ITP Camp 2023

Lamp Design Pt 1: Electronics

Date: June 12, 2023 4-6pm


Format: In-person only


Tags: #led #arduino #pcomp


Ever thought about making a lamp? This speed run lamp design session will cover the basics from light source, and control mechanism, to enclosure and lamp shade design. You will learn about:

  1. Arduino Basics
  2. LED types
  3. Simple LED control circuitry
  4. How to slice your model for 3D printing
  5. How to laser cut acrylic/cardboard with Illustrator Files
  6. Basic Concepts of CNC machine
  • For 3D printing and laser cutting, shop training is MANDATORY to operate the machines. Please take one of the shop training sessions before attending this session

  • Attending this session DOES NOT mean you have learned to operate or have access to the CNC machine during the camp. CNC can be a complicated process and due to time limits, I will only be demonstrating the process for a basic understanding of CNC.

Please bring the following components if you have them already:

  1. BreadBoard + Jumperwire
  2. DC wall plug 12V (Shop/ER has limited supply)
  3. Arduino of any type + cable to PC (Shop has limited supply)
  4. Computer with Arduino IDE installed
  5. Sensors that you'd like to use for the input of your lamp (Shop/ER has limited supply)
  6. Anything you'd like to use for your lamp design

I will provide LED strips. Bring yours if you prefer!

In the 1st session, I will focus on Arduino Basics, LEDs, and circuitry.

In the 2nd session, we will go into the basement/shop for our fabrication workshop. It's strongly recommended to attend both sessions if possible.

Extra notes: *A little survey of what's your expectation! Please fill it out to help me prepare for the sessions

https://forms.gle/6e1BSJJvHaV7s6Vq5

*Material List that you should get before the session happens

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b6Debc2d350WtpRvAxYaf2-QzZzeRH0IsjNC3Si_Crs/edit?usp=sharing

*I will stay after each session to answer questions and help out :)