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Mushroom Zoom

Mushroom Zoom was completed in January 2020. 

 

This project began while I was trying to design an original wooden clock case for the electronics. Out of the blue I stumbled upon a vintage, hand blown, opaque white glass lamp (designed in 1954 by Lisa Johannson-Pape). I loved the form and the challenge of converting the lamp into a clock.

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Telling Time

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Time is revealed in two ways. Firstly, the lamp shade changes color on the hour, cycling through colors in the order ROYGBIV and based on the color wheel shown below where 12 o'clock is red and 6 o'clock is green and the other 10 colors are assigned sequentially to the remaining 10 hours. 

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Time Lapse

[note: you aren't seeing true color of the LEDs because the video camera autocorrects]

Secondly, the analog clock face installed inside the lamp pedestal tells the hour and the nearest five minute interval as shown in the image below: 

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The blue lit LED tells the hour and the red lit LED shows the five minute interval. When the hour and five minute interval overlap there is a single LED lit in purple.

The Build

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Installing The LEDs

NeoPixel Clock Schematic

Mushroom Color Lamp PCB

Source Code

NeoPixel Ring

Source Code

Color Lamp

"DABs Clocks is a unique business that focuses on finding ways to display time in unconventional ways. The goal is to create time pieces that are both functionally and aesthetically pleasing. Please explore the gallery and contact me if you have any questions.

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