Published May 16, 2024

The Oracle 9000 Fountain

The Oracle 9000 Fountain Environment System is a smart Home Device that creates Tranquil environment with Water, Soundscapes & Lighting.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

DFRobot Gravity: I2C BME280 Environmental Sensor

DFRobot DFPlayer - A Mini MP3 Player

2 Watt Speaker

Adafruit Flora RGB Neopixel LEDs- Pack of 4

Adafruit Neopixel Ring 12x 5050 RGB LED

ProtoCentral Electronics ProtoCentral VL53L0X Laser ToF Sensor breakout board

TTP223B1 capacitive touch sensor module

SRD-05SVDC-SL-C Relay

Adafruit micro water pump

Push Button

Breadbaord

Particle Argon

Software apps and online services

Adafruit.IO Dashboard

Particle Visual Studio

Solidworks 2023

Adobe Illustrator

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Bambu Studio X1 Carbon 3D Printer

Epi lazer printer

Dremel hand power tool

Soldering iron (generic)

Story

The Oracle 9k Fountain was designed to fulfill a need in home wellness. As modern humans, our lives get increasingly more complex and busy. The time at home should be a time for replenishing and recovery in addition to time we spend nourishing ourselves with family and activity. The Oracle creates atmosphere as a fountain with ambient soundscapes, lights and night time ambiance. It also has smart home functions including a meteorological BME sensor (temp, pressure, humidity), web dashboard for monitoring and activating the many features.

Oracle 9000 Logo

The Logo philosophy: The Enso (Japanese sum-e calligraphy) stands for Enlightenment, Movement and Development. It makes the "O" in Oracle a special meaningful concept.

Presentational YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/-sA3TFX97CQ

Schematics

JP Oracle Fountain Flowchart

The Oracle Flowchart diagram breaks down the main "Call to Action" code features that include 1. the Water pump for the Fountain 2. The DFRobot MP3 Player and 3. The Time of Flight "ToF" control system that operates both MP3 tracks & Volume and the Crystal Ball (Neopixel Ring) functions with Neopixels that change color denoting the operation i.e. turning On/Off the player and pixel ring. Other functions like the Adafruit.IO Dashboard access the On/Off toggle functions and receive data from the BME Sensor (Temp, Pressure, Humidity) with graphic displays rendering the values in real time.