Iskarni Hack Ikea Head Lamp Hack with MicroPython 9 April 2023 1 minute read By Kevin McAleer Share this article on Table of Contents OverviewChallangesBill of MaterialsWiringSound Sensor3D Printable STL DownloadsMicroPython code Tags Raspberry Pi Pimoroni Plasma Stick 2040 W IKEA LED Strip 3D Printing Code Repo View Code Repository on GitHub
Overview Saw this in ikea and thought it would be a fun project to add IoT to Envisaged it responding to a persons voice and glowing when listening Could be connected to our Alf AI Assistant to bring that to life Also could be connected to Home Assistant and MQTT Challanges Need to add a microcontroller to the head, with ability to control the RGB LED Lights inside Unknown what kind of RGB LED is inside already Unknown what voltage the RGB LED light requires May not have enough space inside for new components - might need to 3d print some parts Bill of Materials Item Description Qty Cost Head Lamp ISKĆRNA by Ikea 1 Ā£25.00 Plasma Stick 2040 W Pimoroni Plasma Stick 2040 W 1 Ā£12.00 Sound sensor DollaTek Sensor Module Sound Sensor 1 Ā£3.99 RGB LED Ring light Adafruit NeoPixel Ring - 5050 RGB LED 16 pixel 1 Ā£9.90 3d Printing filament 3d printing filament for base 1 - Wiring Sound Sensor 3D Printable STL Downloads Here are the 2 STL files: top.stl - The top section base.stl - the base section MicroPython code Follow this link for the code repository https://www.github.com/kevinmcaleer/chatrgb