Brad Martin
Published © GPL3+

TinyLight

A tiny and feature rich NeoPixel controller.

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TinyLight

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Custom PCB
Custom PCB
Some design errors, but can share files if desired.
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Slide Switch
Slide Switch
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Rotary potentiometer (generic)
Rotary potentiometer (generic)
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ATtiny85
Microchip ATtiny85
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Flora RGB Neopixel LEDs- Pack of 4
Adafruit Flora RGB Neopixel LEDs- Pack of 4
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SparkFun Pocket AVR Programmer
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Hand tools and fabrication machines

3D Printer (generic)
3D Printer (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Knob

Top

Bottom

Schematics

General Schematic

I cut some traces and added jumpers for this specific build.

Code

TinyLight

Arduino
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#ifdef __AVR__
#include <avr/power.h>
#endif
#define PIN 1
#define Pixels 14
Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(Pixels, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);

byte lux; //Neopixel
byte red = 0; //On-board LED
byte sw1 = A1; byte pot2 = A2; byte pot1 = A3; //Analog Inputs
byte color1; byte color2;
byte lastMode; byte fader; boolean faded = false; //Menus
unsigned long previousMillis = 0; long interval; unsigned long currentMillis; //Delay
float redStates[Pixels]; float blueStates[Pixels]; float greenStates[Pixels]; float fadeRate = 0.96; //Twinkle

void setup() {
  #if defined (__AVR_ATtiny85__)
     if (F_CPU == 16000000) clock_prescale_set(clock_div_1);
  #endif
  pinMode(red, OUTPUT); pinMode(pot1, INPUT); pinMode(pot2, INPUT); pinMode(sw1, INPUT);

  //Copied from Twinkle
  for (uint16_t l = 0; l < Pixels; l++) {
    redStates[l] = 0;
    greenStates[l] = 0;
    blueStates[l] = 0;
  }

  strip.begin();
  strip.setBrightness(10);
  strip.show();
}

void loop() {
  byte sw = digitalRead(sw1); //Important that this is digital NOT analog
  if (sw == LOW) {
    analogWrite(red, 25); //Can adjust red lux
    settings();
  }
  if (sw == HIGH) {
    analogWrite(red, 0);
    play();
  }
}

void settings() { //Set brightness and mixer color
  lux = map(analogRead(pot1), 0, 1023, 0, 255);
  strip.setBrightness(lux);
  color2 = map(analogRead(pot2), 0, 1023, 0, 255);
  for (byte i = 0; i < strip.numPixels(); i++) {
    strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel(color2 & 255));
  }
  strip.show();
}

void play() {
  byte mode = map(analogRead(pot1), 0, 1023, 0, 4);
  if (mode != lastMode) {
    lastMode = mode;
    analogWrite(red, 25); //Can adjust red lux
    delay(10);
    analogWrite(red, 0);
    fader = 0; //Used in leiu of 255 step for loops in order to not use delay()
    faded = false; //Workaround for delay()
    previousMillis = 0;
  }
  if (mode == 0) { //Solid color
    color1 = map(analogRead(pot2), 0, 1023, 0, 255);
    for (byte i = 0; i < strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel(color1 & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
  }
  if (mode == 1) { //Fade between solid and mixer colors
    const uint32_t fade1 = deWheel(color1);
    const uint32_t fade2 = deWheel(color2);
    if (faded == false) {
      crossFade(fade1, fade2);
    }
    else {
      crossFade(fade2, fade1);
    }
  }
  if (mode == 2) {
    rainbow();
  }
  if (mode == 3) {
    rainbowCycle();
  }
  if (mode == 4) {
    twinkle();
  }
}

void twinkle() {
  lux = map(analogRead(pot2), 0, 1023, 0, 255);
  strip.setBrightness(lux);
  if (random(20) == 1) {
    uint16_t i = random(Pixels);
    if (redStates[i] < 1 && greenStates[i] < 1 && blueStates[i] < 1) {
      redStates[i] = random(256);
      greenStates[i] = random(256);
      blueStates[i] = random(256);
    }
  }

  for (uint16_t l = 0; l < strip.numPixels(); l++) {
    if (redStates[l] > 1 || greenStates[l] > 1 || blueStates[l] > 1) {
      strip.setPixelColor(l, redStates[l], greenStates[l], blueStates[l]);

      if (redStates[l] > 1) {
        redStates[l] = redStates[l] * fadeRate;
      } else {
        redStates[l] = 0;
      }

      if (greenStates[l] > 1) {
        greenStates[l] = greenStates[l] * fadeRate;
      } else {
        greenStates[l] = 0;
      }

      if (blueStates[l] > 1) {
        blueStates[l] = blueStates[l] * fadeRate;
      } else {
        blueStates[l] = 0;
      }

    } else {
      strip.setPixelColor(l, 0, 0, 0);
    }
  }
  strip.show();
  delay(10);
}

void rainbow() {
  interval = map(analogRead(pot2), 0, 1023, 0, 10000);
  currentMillis = millis();
  if (currentMillis - previousMillis >= interval) {
    previousMillis = currentMillis;
    for (byte i = 0; i < strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel((i + fader) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    fader++;
    if (fader == 255) {
      fader = 0;
    }
  }
}

void rainbowCycle() {
  interval = map(analogRead(pot2), 0, 1023, 0, 10000);
  currentMillis = millis();
  if (currentMillis - previousMillis >= interval) {
    previousMillis = currentMillis;
    for (byte i = 0; i < strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, Wheel(((i * 256 / strip.numPixels()) + fader) & 255));
    }
    strip.show();
    fader++;
    if (fader == 256 * 5) {
      fader = 0;
    }
  }
}

void crossFade(const uint32_t startColor, const uint32_t endColor) {
  interval = map(analogRead(pot2), 0, 1023, 0, 10000);
  currentMillis = millis();
  if (currentMillis - previousMillis >= interval) {
    previousMillis = currentMillis;
    byte startRed = (startColor >> 16) & 0xff;
    byte startGreen = (startColor >> 8) & 0xff;
    byte startBlue = startColor & 0xff;
    byte endRed = (endColor >> 16) & 0xff;
    byte endGreen = (endColor >> 8) & 0xff;
    byte endBlue = endColor & 0xff;
    byte red = map(fader, 0, 255, startRed, endRed);
    byte green = map(fader, 0, 255, startGreen, endGreen);
    byte blue = map(fader, 0, 255, startBlue, endBlue);
    for (byte i = 0; i < strip.numPixels(); i++) {
      strip.setPixelColor(i, red, green, blue);
    }
    strip.show();
    fader++;
    if (fader == 255) {
      fader = 0;
      faded = !faded;
    }
  }
}

uint32_t Wheel(byte WheelPos) {
  WheelPos = 255 - WheelPos;
  if (WheelPos < 85) {
    return strip.Color(255 - WheelPos * 3, 0, WheelPos * 3);
  }
  if (WheelPos < 170) {
    WheelPos -= 85;
    return strip.Color(0, WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3);
  }
  WheelPos -= 170;
  return strip.Color(WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3, 0);
}

uint32_t deWheel (byte WheelPos) {
  WheelPos = 255 - WheelPos;
  if (WheelPos < 85) {
    return Adafruit_NeoPixel::Color(255 - WheelPos * 3, 0, WheelPos * 3);
  }
  if (WheelPos < 170) {
    WheelPos -= 85;
    return Adafruit_NeoPixel::Color(0, WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3);
  }
  WheelPos -= 170;
  return Adafruit_NeoPixel::Color(WheelPos * 3, 255 - WheelPos * 3, 0);
}

Credits

Brad Martin

Brad Martin

4 projects • 3 followers
I like making gizmos

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