Light Buddy by BBSS Hack Club

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  Product without packaging

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  Final product with lights on

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  Final product

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  Product with fan and temperature extension

Inspiration

We personally have had this idea for quite some time, and we finally got the perfect opportunity sit down down, develop the idea, and actually build it. Our team leader especially has been struggling with getting a nightlight which helps her sleep comfortably; It's always either too bright, too glaring and the like. This is why she's been thinking of something like this for a while, and she shared this idea with the team. We, especially her, were so excited to build it!

What it does

Our nightlight has a unique feature, which includes a colour temperature light function, a smart fan and temperature sensor extension, which detects the surrounding temperature and determine if a additional fan is needed as a certain range of temperature is needed for comfortable sleep.

How we built it

We started by planning the layout and adding the LEDs to the breadboard. Next, we connected the pins of LEDs to the microcontroller and wire up push buttons and sensors as user input. We did rounds of testing to determine the average readings from the sensors and used them as a reference.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into challenges like getting the sensors to display accurate data and managing the bunch of wires we had.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We managed to have fun while being productive, and managed to get the LEDs to work with a bunch of wirings which took us more than an hour.

What we learned

We learnt how to solder the fan, the usage of the microcontroller pins and how to use data from sensors.

What's next for Light Buddy by BBSS Hack Club

We would be creating a 3D Model case, more aesthetically pleasing while also possibly switching to a PCB.

Built With

• arduino