Overview
Things
Story

Things You Need
Forming Into Shape
Arduino Preparation
Joining All
IR Receiver Part
Finally
Get in Touch

Published February 17, 2019 © CC BY-NC-SA

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A freeformable IR remote-controlled LED circuit. An all-in-one applicable DIY light chaser with Arduino-controlled patterns.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Nano R3

LED (generic)

TSOP1738 IR receiver

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)

Story

I have been inspired by the freeform circuit...

So I just made a freeform circuit that is even freeformable (can be formed into any shape and design).

This circuit is a 18 LED chaser in which patterns are changeable with IR remote. Each LED can be controlled separately.

Things You Need

1. A copper or brass rod of 0.5 - 1 mm diameter

2. Thin copper wires. I got it from motor windings.

Starighten the rod

Copper wires

Forming Into Shape

As I designed for a hexagonal frame I shaped it using pliers and used graph for reference.

Hexagonal Frame

Arduino Preparation

Remove the Arduino pins and braces with cutter and pliers. Desolder pins from the Arduino Nano don't break it!

Braces removed Arduino

Joining All

I soldered a four copper rods on the screw hole of arduino with the USB port GND to the hexagonal frame.

soldered frame

Also I soldered LEDs with the wires and used 330ohms resistor for each LED.

Led arms

Finally each LED wire is soldered with frames.

(LED -ve to the frame)

IR Receiver Part

The TSOP1738 IR receiver is mounted on top of Arduino Nano's ISP head And output pin to the Arduino Rx pin.

TSOP1738 pin bending for mounting

soldering TSOP from backside

Finally!

I have messed on soldering part on the frame since copper doesn't allows the soldering to bind together. I suggest to use Brass rods for better results.

Don't use thick soldering leads! it will surely get in trouble...

Working Video

Get in Touch

Follow me and have questions or suggestion?

Contact me via my Instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/itz_me_stark/

Code

Freeformable Circuit Code by Devanagaraj

#include <IRremote.h>
// follow me on insta www.instagram.com/itz_me_stark

int RECV_PIN = 0; //Rx pin
int del= 100;
int led[] = {A4, 4, 5, A5, 6, 7, A0, 8 ,9 , A1 , 10 ,11 ,A2 , 12 ,13 ,A3 ,2 ,3 };

#define val1 1031 // button 7
#define val2 1026 // button 2
#define val3 1027 // button 3
#define val4 1028 // button 4
#define val5 1029 // button 5
#define val6 1223 //power button for full loop effects
#define val7 1030 // button 6
#define val8 1025 // button 1

IRrecv irrecv(RECV_PIN);
decode_results results;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  irrecv.enableIRIn();
  Serial.println("IR Remote Controlled Freeformable circuit by Devanagaraj");
  int i;
  for (i=0 ; i<18; i++)
  {
    pinMode(i, OUTPUT);
    digitalWrite(i, LOW); 
  }
}

void loop()
{
  if(irrecv.decode(&results))
  {
    unsigned int value = results.value;
    switch (value)
    {
      case val1:
      if (results.value == val1)
      {
        for (int i=0 ;i<=2 ;i++)
        {
        effect1();
        }
      }
      delay(del);

      case val2:
      if (results.value == val2)
      {
        for (int i=0 ;i<=2 ;i++)
        {
        effect2();
        }
      }
      delay(del);

      case val3:
      if (results.value == val3)
      {
        for (int i=0;i<=4;i++)
        {
          effect3();
        }
        irrecv.resume();
      }
      delay(del);

      case val4:
      if (results.value == val4)
      {
        for (int i=0;i<=4;i++)
        {
          effect4();
        }  
        irrecv.resume();
      }
      delay(del);

      case val5:
      if (results.value == val5)
      {
        for (int i=0;i<=4;i++)
        {
          effect5();
        }  
        irrecv.resume();
      }
      delay(del);
      
      case val6:
      if (results.value == val6)
      {
        effect1();
        effect2();
        effect3();
        effect4();
        effect5();
        loop();
        irrecv.resume();
      }
      delay(del);

      case val7:
      if (results.value == val7)
      {
        for(int i=0;i<=4;i++)
        {
        effect6();
        effect6();
        }
      }
      delay(del);

      case val8:
      if (results.value == val8)
      {
        effect7();
        effect7();
        effect7();
      }
      delay(del);
    }
    
    Serial.println(value);
    irrecv.resume();
  }
}

void effect1()
{
  int x;
  for (x = 0; x < 18; x++)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], HIGH);
    delay(del);
  }
  delay(del);
  for (x = 0; x < 18; x++)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], LOW);
    delay(del);
  }
}


void effect2()
{
 int x;
  for (x = 0; x < 18; x++)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], HIGH);
    delay(del);
    digitalWrite(led[x], LOW);
  }
  delay(del);
  for (x = 18; x > 0; x--)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], HIGH);
    delay(del);
    digitalWrite(led[x], LOW);
  }
} 

void effect3()
{
  int x;
  for (x = 0; x < 18; x++)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], HIGH);
    digitalWrite(led[x + 1], HIGH);
    delay(del);
    digitalWrite(led[x], LOW);
    digitalWrite(led[x + 1], LOW);
  }
  delay(del);
  for (x = 18; x > 0; x--)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], HIGH);
    digitalWrite(led[x - 1], HIGH);
    delay(del);
    digitalWrite(led[x], LOW);
    digitalWrite(led[x - 1], LOW);
  }
}

void effect4()
{
  int x;
  for (x = 0; x <= 8; x++)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], HIGH);
    delay(del);
    digitalWrite(led[17 - x], HIGH);
    delay(del);
  }
  delay(1000);
  for (x = 8; x >= 0; x--)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], LOW);
    delay(del);
    digitalWrite(led[17 - x], LOW);
  }
}

void effect5()
{
  int x;
  for (x = 8; x >= 0; x--)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], HIGH);
    delay(del);
    digitalWrite(led[17 - x], HIGH);
    delay(del);
  }

  delay(1000);
  for (x = 0; x <= 8; x++)
  {
    digitalWrite(led[x], LOW);
    delay(del);
    digitalWrite(led[17 - x], LOW);
  }
}

void effect6()
{
  int x;
  x = random(17);
  
  digitalWrite (led[x] , HIGH);
  delay(del);
  digitalWrite(led[x] , LOW);
  loop();
}

void effect7()
{
  digitalWrite (led[0&2],HIGH);
}

Credits

Devanagaraj

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Mechanical engineering student. Maker from India. Keen to learn and Change.

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