Build Instructions

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  Step 1

  Welcome to The Light Clock, part art-piece, part timepiece, it's a modern take on the classic analogue clock. Where a traditional clock face uses hands to tell the time, The Light Clock turns your whole wall into a timepiece through a striking display of coloured light. You have the power to choose from millions of colours, allowing you to perfectly complement your existing décor, or simply to match your mood.

  You can build your own, or you can back us on Kickstarter right now

  To create the hour and minute hands, The Light Clock projects light in two different colours. At first glance this might seem complicated, but very quickly you’ll notice that you can read it with ease.

  In this example we’ve used yellow light as the hour hand, and blue light as the minute hand. Comparing each Light Clock with the corresponding traditional displays, you can see how each colour comes to an edge where a hand would normally be. Click for an animated example.

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  Step 2

  You can build it yourself! What you need is a…

  • Power Drill
  • 3D printer
  • Laser cutter

  Bigger tools required (shapeways is a good alternative if you don’t have these tools)

  Parts required:

  • NodeMCU-12E
  • Breadboard
  • Jumper leads
  • 144strip of Neopixel LEDs
  • 3.3v to 5v logic level converter
  • 5V 4A power supply (LEDs use looooots of power)

  OK, let’s do this!

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  Step 3

  Step 1: Installing ESP8266 for Arduino

  For this part you’ll need the Arduino 1.6.5 IDE (or higher).
  

  The IDE for the ESP8266 is pretty new, so you’ll probably need to install it. Open up File->Preferences and, under “additional boards manager”, simply add http://arduino.esp8266.com/staging/package_esp8266com_index.json
  

  Now hit OK and go to “Tools->Board->Board Manager” and

  select “type: contributed”, after which the ESP8266 board should show up.

  Hit “Install” and go make a cup of coffee, this can take quite some time. :)
  

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