Plexiglass LED Table Lamp

RGBW LED

IR Range Sensor

Resistor 10k ohm

Arduino Uno Rev3

Breadboard (generic)

Jumper wires (generic)

Tactile Switch, Top Actuated

Arduino Web Editor

Laser cutter (generic)

Rotary potentiometer (generic)

<p >Some years ago, Arduino was manufacturing this table lamp kit. The kit is now out of production, but here's the tutorial to build it from scratch.</p><figure><img src=https://projects.arduinocontent.cc/78721b64-35f0-4e5b-996f-1bc6769a5a55.png /><figcaption>Kit instruction manual cover</figcaption></figure><p >You can choose to control the lamp in multiple ways, my software and hardware implementation allows you to switch on the lamp trough hand gesture, change the brightness with a potentiometer, and change the LED colors using a simple button.</p><div class="se-component se-video-container __se__float-none" contenteditable="false" style="width: 100%;"><figure style="width: 100%; height: 56.25%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0px;"><iframe frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FjHHoY4jAXs" data-proportion="true" data-percentage="100%,56.25%" data-size="100%,56.25%" data-align="none" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" data-index="0" data-file-size="0" data-origin="100%,56.25%"></iframe><figcaption contenteditable="true"><div>Lamp operation</div></figcaption></figure></div><p ><span >First of all, you need to assemble the lamp structure. The plexiglass is </span><strong >3mm</strong><span > thick.</span></p><figure><img src=https://projects.arduinocontent.cc/e091efd4-9c06-425a-9e7d-09fe7192ded3.png /><figcaption>Lamp structure</figcaption></figure><div class="se-component se-video-container __se__float-none" contenteditable="false" style="width: 100%;"><figure style="width: 100%; height: 56.25%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0px;"><iframe frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yNbaTbTWOrY" data-proportion="true" data-percentage="100%,56.25%" data-size="100%,56.25%" data-align="none" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" data-index="0" data-file-size="0" data-origin="100%,56.25%"></iframe><figcaption contenteditable="true"><div>Plexiglass parts assembling</div></figcaption></figure></div><p ><span >Build the circuit. You could start with a </span><a href="https://create.arduino.cc/editor/smellai/a7d259b3-2013-4942-b8d0-9d6be36e3bec">simpler version with a switch only</a><span >, then add other components later. Be sure to find the right position in the breadboard for the components that needs to be inserted in the base holes. Customize colors and behavior.</span></p><p >Upload the code on the Uno and start playing with your lamp!</p>

Table Lamp

Layout

Plexiglass pieces

Plexiglass LED Table Lamp

Turn on and off the lamp using IR sensor, change lamp color and brightness with button and potentiometer.