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Make Clouds that Change Color via Your Phone

Learn how to use programmable LED strips to make indoor cloud lamps that change color depending on your mood.

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March 21, 2025, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Education Commons TinkerLab
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Open to Penn Students Only

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Clouds made using artificially made foam that is diffused by LED strips

Have you ever wanted to make indoor cloud lamps that change color depending on your mood?

Of course you have.

Come to Education Commons to make ESP32 programmable LED strips to make clouds for your house. Use them as a decorative piece or some soft light in the room or even for social gatherings that involve responsible decision making. We'll show you how to use programmer that takes minutes to install via a browser (no installation required) and how you can change the settings on your phone so you can easily have your head up in the clouds in no time at all.

By taking this program, students will learn how LED strips work and are connected/controlled by microcontrollers, and learn to control and push code into the ESP32 devices.

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