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IKEA Storm and powerRGB = GREAT

Here you can see my IKEA Storm Lamp Mod using the powerRGB circuit and the tinyRGB firmware.

Here are the steps:

1. Assemble the lamp but leave the paper shield down
2. Remove the contacts from the bulb's holder:
   
   
3. Now open the holder
   
4. Build the powerRGB circuit on a PCB that fits the inner of th mounting:
   
5. Solder some power supply cables to the PCB and pull them though the mounting down to the lamps base and put the PCB into the holder:
6. So thats it. Now reassemble the lamp with shield and connect a propper power supply to the board.
7. The most important step: Re-Design the Box:
   
8. Here some Images under Day-Light conditions:
9. And when darkening the room:
10. Enjoy your FÄRGRANN

05.01.2007. 18:18

Comments

VoltWord » Blog Archive » IKEA Hacking 09.08.2007. 15:28

[...] for IKEA stuff. Especially for the technical minded, i love the StormLight-Mod combined with the powerRGB [...]

rhodos 01.03.2008. 12:34

please send me circuit and asm file thank you rhodos jim

tobias 03.03.2008. 12:30

See articles powerRGB and tinyRGB to find schematics & source-codes.

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[...] lamps back in rage? here’s another, not unlike this one. tobias converted an ikea storm floor lamp using the powerRGB circuit and the tiny RGB [...]

Audiocorp 03.08.2009. 13:12

GR8 Job , Can we creat more than 7 colours? please send me circuit and asm file thank & regards, Audiocorp

tobias 03.08.2009. 14:14

Hi, the lamps creates color by changing permanently the Red, Green and Blue Component so more than 7 colors are created. You can find the circuit here: http://tobiscorner.floery.net/projects/avr/tinyrgb/powerrgb/70

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