As an owner of a 3D Printer I tried a sculpture from Thinkinverse and got a Idea to create out of it a lamp.
Got the parts, designed the base to store the Arduino, got a PCB desk and created a circuit for the LED's.
Tried multiple codes, but went on the most easy one, still not perfect as thought, for example by changing the code I wanted to make each LED to switch in different colors smoothly, but only the 1st one been done.
EXPANDED TECHNICAL DETAILS
Parametric Light Art
The Helix Lamp is a 3D-printable or laser-cut decorative light that uses a helical NeoPixel array to create mesmerizing color spirals.
- WS2812B Spiral Addressing: The Arduino manages a long strip of 60 NeoPixels coiled in a helix. The firmware uses the
FastLEDlibrary to generate a "Tornado" or "DNA" animation that travels up the spiral. - Capacitive Mode-Switching: Features a touch-sensitive base. Tapping the lamp cycles through different visual themes: "Lava Lamp," "Ocean Wave," and "Static Warm White."
Aesthetics
- Organic Fade Kernel: Uses a customized sin-wave function to smooth the transitions between colors, ensuring the lamp provides a calm, premium ambient glow.