Arnov Sharma
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Dodecagon Portal Project

A huge Nanoleaf like device made from soldering 12 PCBs each contains 7 WS2812B LEDs and anESP12F

BeginnerFull instructions provided6 hours2,177
Early Bird - US Based Project
2021 China-US Young Maker Competition

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Nano R3
Arduino Nano R3
×1
ESP8266 ESP-12E
Espressif ESP8266 ESP-12E
×1
PCBWay Custom PCB
PCBWay Custom PCB
×1
ws2812b LEDs
×84
NodeMCU ESP8266 Breakout Board
NodeMCU ESP8266 Breakout Board
×1

Software apps and online services

Fusion
Autodesk Fusion
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

3D Printer (generic)
3D Printer (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

JIG

Schematics

Main Schematic

Gerber data for PCB

schematic for LED STRIP Testing

Code

Main Code

C/C++
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

// ESP8266
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <WiFiClient.h>
#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
#include <ESP8266mDNS.h>

// Webserver Config
const char *ssid = "OneplusNord"; //put your WIFI ssid in between " "
const char *password = "12345678q"; // and password too
ESP8266WebServer server ( 80 );

// Neopixel Config
#define NeoPIN 12 //GPIOI12
#define NUM_LEDS 84 //define number of leds in your strip, mine is 18
int brightness = 250;
Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(NUM_LEDS, NeoPIN, NEO_RGB + NEO_KHZ800);


const int led = 13;

void setup ( void ) {

  Serial.begin ( 115200 );

  // ##############
  // NeoPixel start
  Serial.println();
  strip.setBrightness(brightness);
  strip.begin();
  strip.show(); 
  delay(50);
  Serial.println("NeoPixel started");
  
  // #########
  // Webserver
  pinMode ( led, OUTPUT );
  digitalWrite ( led, 0 );
  
  WiFi.begin ( ssid, password );
  Serial.println ( "" );

  // Wait for connection
  while ( WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED ) {
    delay ( 500 );
    Serial.print ( "." );
  }

  Serial.println ( "" );
  Serial.print ( "Connected to " );
  Serial.println ( ssid );
  Serial.print ( "IP address: " );
  Serial.println ( WiFi.localIP() );

  if ( MDNS.begin ( "esp8266" ) ) {
    Serial.println ( "MDNS responder started" );
  }

  // what to do with requests
  server.on ( "/", handleRoot );
  server.onNotFound ( handleNotFound );
  server.begin();

  
  
  Serial.println ( "HTTP server started" );
}

void loop ( void ) {
  // waiting fo a client
  server.handleClient();
}


void handleRoot() {
  Serial.println("Client connected");
  digitalWrite ( led, 1 );
  
  // data from the colorpicker (e.g. #FF00FF)
  String color = server.arg("c");
  Serial.println("Color: " + color);
  // setting the color to the strip 
  setNeoColor(color);

  // building a website
  char temp[5000];
  int sec = millis() / 1000;
  int min = sec / 60;
  int hr = min / 60;
  char clr [7];
  color.toCharArray(clr, 7);
  snprintf ( temp, 5000,

"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n\
  <head>\n\
    <title>Dodecagon Controller</title>\n\
    <style>\
      body { background-color: #cccccc; font-family: Arial; Color: #008; }\
    </style>\n\
    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, height=device-height, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0\" />\n\
  </head>\n\
  <body>\n\
    <h1>DODECAGON!</h1>\n\
    <p>Uptime: %02d:%02d:%02d</p>\n\
    \n\
    <form action=\"\" name=\"pick\" method=\"post\">\n\
    <input type=\"color\" name=\"c\" value=\"%02d\" onchange=\"document.forms['pick'].submit();\" />\n\
    &nbsp;<span onclick=\"document.forms['pick'].submit();\" style=\"font-size:16pt;\"> CHANGE </span>\n\
    </form>\n\
    \n\
  </body>\
</html>",

    hr, min % 60, sec % 60, clr
  );
  server.send ( 200, "text/html", temp );
  digitalWrite ( led, 0 );
}

void handleNotFound() {
  digitalWrite ( led, 1 );
  String message = "File Not Found\n\n";
  message += "URI: ";
  message += server.uri();
  message += "\nMethod: ";
  message += ( server.method() == HTTP_GET ) ? "GET" : "POST";
  message += "\nArguments: ";
  message += server.args();
  message += "\n";

  for ( uint8_t i = 0; i < server.args(); i++ ) {
    message += " " + server.argName ( i ) + ": " + server.arg ( i ) + "\n";
  }

  server.send ( 404, "text/plain", message );
  digitalWrite ( led, 0 );
}



void setNeoColor(String value){
  Serial.print("Setting Neopixel...");
  // converting Hex to Int
  int number = (int) strtol( &value[1], NULL, 16);
  
  // splitting into three parts
  int r = number >> 16;
  int g = number >> 8 & 0xFF;
  int b = number & 0xFF;
  
  // DEBUG
  Serial.print("RGB: ");
  Serial.print(r, DEC);
  Serial.print(" ");
  Serial.print(g, DEC);
  Serial.print(" ");
  Serial.print(b, DEC);
  Serial.println(" ");
  
  // setting whole strip to the given color
  for(int i=0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {
    strip.setPixelColor(i, strip.Color( g, r, b ) );
  }
  // init
  strip.show();
  
  Serial.println("on.");
}

TEST code

C/C++
// This is a demonstration on how to use an input device to trigger changes on your neo pixels.
// You should wire a momentary push button to connect from ground to a digital IO pin.  When you
// press the button it will change to a new pixel animation.  Note that you need to press the
// button once to start the first animation!

#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

#define BUTTON_PIN   2    // Digital IO pin connected to the button.  This will be
                          // driven with a pull-up resistor so the switch should
                          // pull the pin to ground momentarily.  On a high -> low
                          // transition the button press logic will execute.

#define PIXEL_PIN    6    // Digital IO pin connected to the NeoPixels.

#define PIXEL_COUNT 16

// Parameter 1 = number of pixels in strip,  neopixel stick has 8
// Parameter 2 = pin number (most are valid)
// Parameter 3 = pixel type flags, add together as needed:
//   NEO_RGB     Pixels are wired for RGB bitstream
//   NEO_GRB     Pixels are wired for GRB bitstream, correct for neopixel stick
//   NEO_KHZ400  400 KHz bitstream (e.g. FLORA pixels)
//   NEO_KHZ800  800 KHz bitstream (e.g. High Density LED strip), correct for neopixel stick
Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(PIXEL_COUNT, PIXEL_PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);

bool oldState = HIGH;
int showType = 0;

void setup() {
  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
  strip.begin();
  strip.show(); // Initialize all pixels to 'off'
}

void loop() {
  // Get current button state.
  bool newState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);

  // Check if state changed from high to low (button press).
  if (newState == LOW && oldState == HIGH) {
    // Short delay to debounce button.
    delay(20);
    // Check if button is still low after debounce.
    newState = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);
    if (newState == LOW) {
      showType++;
      if (showType > 9)
        showType=0;
      startShow(showType);
    }
  }

  // Set the last button state to the old state.
  oldState = newState;
}

void startShow(int i) {
  switch(i){
    case 0: colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 0, 0), 50);    // Black/off
            break;
    case 1: colorWipe(strip.Color(255, 0, 0), 50);  // Red
            break;
    case 2: colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 255, 0), 50);  // Green
            break;
    case 3: colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 0, 255), 50);  // Blue
            break;
    case 4: theaterChase(strip.Color(127, 127, 127), 50); // White
            break;
    case 5: theaterChase(strip.Color(127,   0,   0), 50); // Red
            break;
    case 6: theaterChase(strip.Color(  0,   0, 127), 50); // Blue
            break;
    case 7: rainbow(20);
            break;
    case 8: rainbowCycle(20);
            break;
    case 9: theaterChaseRainbow(50);
            break;
  }
}

// Fill the dots one after the other with a color
void colorWipe(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait) {
  for(uint16_t i=0; i<strip.numPixels(); i++) {
    strip.setPixelColor(i, c);
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}

void rainbow(uint8_t wait) {
  uint16_t i, j;

  for(j=0; j<256; j++) {
    for(i=0; i<strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel((i+j) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}

// Slightly different, this makes the rainbow equally distributed throughout
void rainbowCycle(uint8_t wait) {
  uint16_t i, j;

  for(j=0; j<256*5; j++) { // 5 cycles of all colors on wheel
    for(i=0; i< strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel(((i * 256 / strip.numPixels()) + j) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    delay(wait);
  }
}

//Theatre-style crawling lights.
void theaterChase(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait) {
  for (int j=0; j<10; j++) {  //do 10 cycles of chasing
    for (int q=0; q < 3; q++) {
      for (int i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, c);    //turn every third pixel on
      }
      strip.show();

      delay(wait);

      for (int i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, 0);        //turn every third pixel off
      }
    }
  }
}

//Theatre-style crawling lights with rainbow effect
void theaterChaseRainbow(uint8_t wait) {
  for (int j=0; j < 256; j++) {     // cycle all 256 colors in the wheel
    for (int q=0; q < 3; q++) {
      for (int i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, Wheel( (i+j) % 255));    //turn every third pixel on
      }
      strip.show();

      delay(wait);

      for (int i=0; i < strip.numPixels(); i=i+3) {
        strip.setPixelColor(i+q, 0);        //turn every third pixel off
      }
    }
  }
}

// Input a value 0 to 255 to get a color value.
// The colours are a transition r - g - b - back to r.
uint32_t Wheel(byte WheelPos) {
  WheelPos = 255 - WheelPos;
  if(WheelPos < 85) {
    return strip.Color(255 - WheelPos * 3, 0, WheelPos * 3);
  }
  if(WheelPos < 170) {
    WheelPos -= 85;
    return strip.Color(0, WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3);
  }
  WheelPos -= 170;
  return strip.Color(WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3, 0);
}

Credits

Arnov Sharma

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Awards
Early Bird - US Based Project
2021 China-US Young Maker Competition
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