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DIY Smart Home summary

Electronics, Featured, Hobby, Smart home, Sound reactive

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”DIY Smart Home summary” alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;” margin_design_tab_text=””][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]We had to say goodbye to our home in Leiden, but made a small tribute film with some of the things me and my roommate did together.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/7d_1FcBnL_c” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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High CRI led spot lights

Electronics, Featured, Hobby, PCB

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”High CRI led spot lights” alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text] I’m getting tired of some of the cheap chinese low light quality leds I have hanging around my house, and I’ve got a bunch of fancy 2700K 90+CRI leds laying around somewhere, but I did not yet have…

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Food basket

Hobby, Misc

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Food basket” alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]I made a motorized basket to share food with the neighbor, max speed is about 15km/h.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/HmSWhZ5Tn1A” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Polycarbonate longboard brackets

CNC, Hobby, Longboards

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Polycarbonate longboard brackets” alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]I tried to make polycarbonate longboard brackets but they broke, so I made thicker ones, but they (and the board) were too flexible and kept hitting the ground.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/kgrgziEStdc” align=”center”][vc_media_grid element_width=”12″ gap=”20″ item=”masonryMedia_Default” grid_id=”vc_gid:1511713242330-29b91162-9695-2″ css=”.vc_custom_1511713255647{margin-top: 20px !important;}” include=”2442,2443,2536″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Sound reactive wall piece

Electronics, Featured, Hobby, Sound reactive

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Sound reactive wall piece” alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]I turned an old shower door into a sound reactive LED wall piece[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwSicus7xws” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Making everything wireless – PCBs

Electronics, Hobby, PCB

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Making everything wireless – PCBs” alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]For a long time I’ve had the plan to make all my projects wirelessly controllable, but I never really found a cheap, reliable module. I experimented with simple 433Mhz RF modules, zigbee modules, and wifi modules before I found…

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Sound reactive IKEA ambilight

Electronics, Featured, Hobby, Sound reactive

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Sound reactive IKEA ambilight” alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;” margin_design_tab_text=””][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]It felt like a good idea to make an ‘audio/video’ transmitter that takes the average color of my screen with a processing sketch, and sends this together with the intensity of the music to the lights. It’s quite disco.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column…

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Wireless IKEA Kallax dimmer 2.0

Electronics, Featured, Hobby, Smart home

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Wireless IKEA Kallax dimmer 2.0″ alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]Apart from the dimmer knob and knock sensor in the last version I also added touch sensors. Touch sensors are good. I also hacked more lights.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/0TPdTjqyksA” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Smartphone controlled Looping Louie

Electronics, Hobby, Smart home

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Smartphone controlled Looping Louie” alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]I designed some PCB’s to make wirelessly control my lights, but it was insanely simple to hook up a motor to the board too. This got us from the idea to make the game looping louie smartphone controlled, to an…

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Wireless IKEA Kallax dimmer

Electronics, Hobby, Smart home

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/12″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Wireless IKEA Kallax dimmer” alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:10px;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:36px;” line_width=”70″ el_class=”accent-border-color” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:45px;”][/ultimate_heading][vc_column_text]To wirelessly control some lights I (re)built I hacked my IKEA kallax drawer with a dimmer and knock sensors.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”7/12″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moBWG0sHuVY” align=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]