IoT Weather Sculpture

A freeform circuit that shows the weather

A-A-W

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Description

I am trying to learn how to use those Arduino modules that connect to the internet. As a starter project, I am making a small sculpture to display the weather.

Details

Freeform circuit weather display.

Files

weather_sculpture_export.ino code for the sculpture ino - 6.30 kB - 04/15/2021 at 20:30		Download
weather.gif Graphics Interchange Format - 12.71 MB - 04/16/2021 at 01:01		Preview

rain1.JPG JPEG Image - 1.43 MB - 04/16/2021 at 01:06		Preview

frontView.JPG JPEG Image - 1.70 MB - 04/16/2021 at 01:06		Preview

snow1.JPG JPEG Image - 1.37 MB - 04/16/2021 at 01:06		Preview

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Components

1 × NodeMCU A WiFi module
7 × 1K resistor (or similar value)
30 × LEDs (just an estimate of the number)
1 × Copper wire 18-20 gauge

Project Logs

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Built It!
A-A-W • 04/15/2021 at 20:48 • 0 comments

I put the LEDs in the mold and soldered the ground together, then added positive rails for each color LED. Then I took it out of the mold and soldered it to the circuit board.

I also had to fix a couple of problems with my code (the pinout for the NodeMCU is confusing...)
Last, I painted over one of the on-board LEDs so that it wouldn't be so bright and distracting.

This was a fun little project that helped me to learn about how to use WiFi with Arduino boards.

Hope you liked my idea!
Internet!
A-A-W • 04/10/2021 at 11:58 • 0 comments

I set up an Adafruit IO feed and connected it to Weather Underground through IFTTT to send the weather every morning at 6:00 AM.
I connected the circuit to the internet and tested it with three LEDs to show basic weather (white=cloudy, yellow=sunny, blue=showers/rainy). I also 3D printed a mold/jig to hold the LEDs while soldering.