Specifications:

MDF Base: Outer Radius: 26 cm, Inner Radius: 20 cm.

Frosted Acrylic Diffuser: Outer Radius: 26 cm, Inner Radius: 20 cm.

Mica Support Rings: Width: 4 cm, Thickness: 1 mm, Outer Ring Length: 164 cm, Inner Ring Length: 126 cm.

The circular lower base of the lamp is made out a 5mm MDF Sheet whereas the top circular diffuser is made out of a 5mm Frosted Acrylic Sheet. The laser cutter files for both the base & diffuser are in the Github Repository. The base & diffuser are supported by two rings made out of 1mm Mica Strips. The distance between the diffuser & the base is 4cm. Using a Mica cutting blade, cut the two Mica strips which will form the Mica support rings. The inner circle from the remaining MDF sheet once laser cut can be used to laser cut the Electronics Enclosure Box.

Start by marking the drill holes on the ends of each mica strip using the template attached below. Once the holes have been marked & drilled, bring both ends of the mica strip together such that the holes on each end are aligned. Do this for both of the mica strips which form the two support rings.

Using the leather string, weave a knot between the holes in order to securely join the two ends of the mica strips. Do this for both of the mica strips which form the two support rings. You will now have two Mica support rings: Outer & Inner Ring with a radius of 52 cm & 40 cm respectively.

Using a mixture of Super Glue/ Instant Adhesive & Baking Soda, stick the support rings to the inner & outer edges of the MDF Base. Drill a hole for the power & control wires at the bottom of the MDF base.

The Raspberry Pi uses Wi-Fi to get the location specific time zone & also uses its internal Bluetooth Module to analyze RSSI values of a Smartphone in order to calculate proximity of the smartphone

The Arduino is used to control & test the analog values which control the intensity of the RGB LED Strip. By changing the analog value using PWM we can control the color produced by the LED Strip.

The Arduino can only supply a maximum of 5V, 20mA through its I/O pins. Whereas the RGB LED Strip generally requires a power source of minimum 12V, 1A.

The solution to this is using a MOSFET as a switch. The Gate pin of the MOSFET can be used to control the ON/ OFF state of the MOSFET. The Source pin is connected to LED Strip while the Drain pin is connected to Ground. Each Gate pin of a MOSFET is controlled by a separate PWM pin on the Arduino. The LED Strip has 4 pins: +12V, R, G & B. The +12V is connected to the +12V of the 12V power adapter. The R, G & B pins are connected to Source of each MOSFET respectively.

The Arduino makes it easy to calibrate the colors of the RGB LED Strip. Calibration of the RGB values varies with the manufacturer & model of the RGB LED Strip. If calibration is achieved, the cost can be reduced by using an appropriate Digital to Analog Converter(DAC).

The Raspberry Pi & Arduino communicate using the I2C protocol.

The Eagle CAD files & Schematics are attached in the Github repository.

The Raspberry Pi is used to detect the presence of a human being & monitor & track the sleeping habits of the human being. Depending on the sleeping habits of the human being, the color changing sequence will be adjusted.

The Raspberry Pi is running the latest version of NOOBS OS. It has to be configured to the location specific time zone. The MAC address of the Bluetooth Module of the user's Smartphone is verified when tracking the presence of the human being. When the human being is asleep, their smartphone should be placed as close as possible to the lamp. Hence it is recommended to place the lamp close to the bedside table. The RSSI strength will vary depending on the distance between the Raspberry Pi & the Smartphone. Once the location of the Raspberry Pi in the room is fixed, a threshold value can be set to configure the Sleep tracking.

For the first two weeks, a pre configured lighting sequence is initialized while the users sleeping habits are tracked. Once sufficient data is collected to determine the sleep & wake up times the system calculates the length & time of the Color Lighting sequence. Typically the light initializes the Sunset phase an hour before sleep is expected and Sunrise phase half an hour before a wake-up/ rising is expected.

Since there are multiple software files, the code for this Instructable can be found here:

LUMOS Software Files

All the files including code, electronic circuits & schematics, CAD & design files are Open Source & are available on the Github Repository.

LUMOS: Open Source Repository

The software & electronics is regularly updated & modified.

The initial design, software & electronics was created with the help of two of my friends Callum(Industrial Designer) & Mark(Architect).

We encourage other Engineers, Developers, Designers, Architects, etc to help us by contributing to the Repository.

If you have any alternate design layout that you would like to make, you can upload the CAD & layout files to the repository, so that others can recreate it too. If you think that we can use an alternate Microcontroller to control the lighting sequence, you too can contribute to the Electronic Circuits & Software.