Schlagwort: Workbench Lighting

  • PIR sensors automatically light up workbench zones

    PIR sensors automatically light up workbench zones

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    Arduino TeamMay 21st, 2021

    Jeremy Cook recently constructed a workbench out of wood and plastic supports, and after several iterations, he’s enhanced it with LEDs to selectively shine light where he’s working. Initially, this meant a simple strip of 12V non-addressable lighting that turned on and off. He then augmented it further using an Arduino Nano, with a pair of buttons for PWM brightness control and a PIR sensor to activate the lights when presence is detected.

    Not one to leave well enough alone, afterwards he supplemented this fixed color lighting with a strip of addressable LEDs mounted to a length of tubing. The lights are programmed to stay white – though other colors would be possible – and a total of three PIR sensors are utilized to light sections of the LEDs when motion is detected.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLMBv6ROO7U?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281]

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpsIGmVqafc?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281]

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