Nanoleaf Light Panel Replica
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When I first saw the nanoleaf light panels, I instantly knew that I need to have them on my wall. But after I checked their price, I thought that it would be neat to try make something similar myself. Using arduino nano and a bunch of WS2812 led strips I was able to make a light panel that looks pretty much the same as the commercial nanoleaf. I made my panels a bit smaller than original, but scaling them up shouldn't be a problem. Original plan was to have interlocking connectors on each panel, but bolting the panels together with M4 bolts proved to be way simpler approach. It's difficult to take good pictures of the lights, as the camera makes the colors look less uniform as it is in reality.
The diffuser sheet can be made from ordinary white paper, I made mine from slightly better quality textured "cloudpaper" which gives a slightly better look. The paper is kept in place with a snap-fit cover. Each panel has 6 leds, two in each corner. Leds are powered directly from the nano which is powered from usb, the current draw is surprisingly low and connecting 10 or more panels in series is not a problem as long as no white light is displayed at full brightness. I was planning to add a bluetooth module to control the lights, but decided to leave it as it is, because I would still mostly display "slowly changing rainbow" effect on the panels. I powered the panels directly from the usb port of my laptop, so the panels are only on when the computer is. Mounting the panels to the…
