Smart DIY Charging Station with LED Notifications | How to Build
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- How to Build a Smart DIY Charging Station with LED Notifications
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This DIY charging station was built out of a necessity to find a spot for the three tablets constantly roaming our house from my wife and I’s three small roommates. I wanted it to be a fun woodworking project but mix in some cool technology. Enter the LEDs and arduino project. It was my first time working with arduino projects and current sensors and I didn’t get it exactly right. But I learned a few new things about electronics projects and this DIY charging table is going to be just what our family needs to organize the cell phones and tablets.
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Professional programmer here! Shoot me your code and I'll help fix you up!
So many people simply say : "you should ask so-and-so". I was going to offer my help, but I'm a medium level hobbyist.
Thank you for your kindness.
Had to give this comment a like! ;)))) Cheers!
I would love to help, but I guess he is already covered
because the charger will give a high current to detect the device so the led flash
Professional C dev here, if the guy who offers help needs help
wow, even if you had trouble with the code, the effect of the light pulsing around the epoxy is absolutely awesome to look at! that thing is super cool and looks great!
thanks! I was pretty happy with how the LEDs all turned out, just not reliable yet
I have to agree. Even though it was not the outcome you were looking for it does the job nicely. If it works and the kids are more organized and they like it Dad just got even cooler, I think its neat and I'm old!! Thanks for sharing ! :)
If you use wireless charging IT would be a masterpiece :)
The issue is these are cheaper tablets, so they don't support wireless charging. But it could easily be done with the CNC Router table, and has been shown on lots of other DIY youtube channels with and without CNC.
@@TheRogueBro The Google Nexus 7 is the only tablet that supports wireless charging.
@@Sandriell you can buy wireless charging attatchments for phones/tablets to convert them, I like to hide mine under a case
@@Sandriell i had no idea my super old nexus 7 had wireless charging.
@@TheRogueBro a qi charger can did it
If you get with Bob from "I like to make stuff" he does alot of projects with arduino chips and electronics he might help you out.
9:02 The Arduino Due has a scheduler library available, that allows you to create threads running independently from each other, so you can update more strips at a time without messing with timings and other complex things. You can make as many loop functions as you need. It even has a lot more pins and it's a lot faster
Oh, man! That sounds perfect. Apparently I didn't do enough research..ugh
Due and scheduler are INSANE for this. Leave all the LEDs one strip, paint into a buffer (like a screen) and shift it out atomically. Tiny fast code. This is embedded mPU, not Microsoft bloatware.
Daisy-chaining the LED's is the easiest way...
I would love to see a follow up video on resolving the LED problem.
As someone who has followed you a long time, this build is totally next level. I love that you used wood, epoxy, LEDs, arduino, etc.
I like it. The only reason I would’t do it here is because a usb charging cable stops working after 3 months in my house. 😂🤣. And I can’t see myself splicing a new one in four times a year.
I hear ya on that! I may just switch to the USB extender and let them deal with longer charge times for thr sake of easy cord switching 😀
A better option would be to eliminate the cable all together. Wireless coils for charging.
@@Fixthisbuildthat what if u add USB ports on the outside? Can always attach a new cable to it
This is what DIY is all about. Learning from your mistakes and in your next iteration you will become more confident and knowledgeable. DIY life.
"Im using one arduino uno for each charging station" *Ppl who are into electronics start crying in the distance*
Oh yes and one Arduino Pro Mini for all three stations would be more than enough!
@@SuchByte Coded bare metal instead of Arduino of course!
Could have connected all the LEDs in a row.
Works with Arduino and FastLED.
Well,I didn't cry
Coz it would have happened if I was alive
I just love that a carpenter tackled it and made it work! For a non-programmer to get it to do what he did is wonderful!
something about a workshop like you have is just satisfying
i am into both electronics and wood crafting
plz makes more projects like this
Take it from an old Electronics Technician. The effort you put into it shows that you care. You can always get help from an Arduino expert later on, if you haven't already done so. Don't ask me though. I stopped about 10 years ago. I did do LED lights all over inside and outside of my house. Just 2 thirty amp power supplies run everything.
nice work and a great idea for any modern home it’s not just kids that have all those devices heck i’m 55 and i have Ipads, Ipods , and phones all over the damn place myself these charging stations are nice to have for years i lived in my home , Boat ,and Campers whenever it was most convenient so having a station i could take with me would be nice as well
it's beyond my immagination. how could you think about the LED stuff. Brilliant!!!
Thanks for the honesty about the electronics not working like you intended. I think you made a really nice piece from some scraps!
Looks really good, as you said once you figure out the code you can just update it...maybe try multi colour LEDs so when its charging its red then goes green when full
Yeah, I'll try a few varieties
I love the commentary and jokes! They really make your videos stand out! :) And the fact that you show your mistakes instead of only showing a perfect final product!
This is def a check out how much of a cool shop I have and tools and watch what I can do
Very cool!! I really like what you did. This gives me a great idea for one of my projects. I would not call this a fail at all. It looks awesome and I'm sure your kids will get lots of use out of this charging station. Thank you so much!!
This is the first video of yours that I've watched, as it addresses an idea that I have that is similar, only using wireless charging instead of wired.
I really loved your enthusiasm, and your humor - you've got the viewer engagement part of making vids down pat!
Thanks for making my Friday!
great project, your one of my favorite builders, might I suggest using the magnetic usb adapters to solve some of the yanking problems.
Thanks for teaching us sir God bless you sir
I really enjoy your videos and actually decided to build my own table after i saw your wireless charger table video
that's awesome! Send me a pic on Instagram
What a nice gift for your kids! I’m sure they thought it was amazing!!
Nice work! In the code you can use an “if” statement inside the loop to control different pins but you must need to avoid delays and use a timer library instead, then you will be able to multithread in a simple way.
I'll look into that!
What a neat and clean machine and workshop. wow
This idea would work really well with contact charging.
It's refreshing to see someone fail and still post video. I understand others do research and follow notes off camera. But lot of DIY videos oversimplify the process. We don't usually see the struggle.
Would be so cool if the tablets had wireless charging through the table top
No idea of what you were doing or saying but watched the whole video because it was an amazing build! Loved it!
Walnut!! Yeah!
i think Great Scott and Brad are the beat combo in these situations
Someone commented about a scheduler library, I didn't know that existed. I would have probably tried some interrupts and/or shape the code into a structure known as a finite state machine. And if that is not enough, brute force it with a faster Arduino, like the teensy 3.6 that thing clocks at 180MHz! Or if you get your hands on one, a teensy 4.0 that can go 800MHz! You have options my friend!
Walnut is a beautiful wood. It's one of my personal favorites.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing this. Post a link to your current version of the Arduino code so folks can suggest some changes. My experience with things like this that exhibit erratic behavior is that the voltage sensor input needs to be "de-bounced;" meaning that there are very small variations in the sensor readings that should be ignored unless they last for a prolonged period of time (say, 100 milliseconds or so). Much fun. Thanx again....
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I am come form Indonesia I like your project is the best, perfect brother
this video is so wholesome, instant subscribe
I loved it Brad. Thanks for sharing it. I thought it's awesome. I would love to do all that. At 64 years old i still love to learn. Thanks again.
IDEA - Perhaps make the 'snake' of LEDs get longer as the battery fills up
That's a great idea! Unfortunately I can only measuring charging or charged, not % charged
that idea is pure genius
Thanks! Makjosher got me going
You should get with Bob Clagett from ILTMS! Very gorgeous table with or without the LEDs.
I love this channel and its really helped inspire me and my newfound love of wood working. Ive only got a miter saw and a hand held circular saw but its enough for small projects like nice shelving. Hopefully gonna build my own furniture like a dresser and nightstands and maybe even a new bed frame and headboard
Awesome! You can definitely do it!
That looks amazing. I wonder, could the same effect be accomplished with a wireless charger? And don’t feel too bad about the arduino code bugs. I write software for a living and those random bugs are the worst to track down. Even pros struggle with that! Now I definitely need to do something like this that blends my professional expertise and my woodworking passion, with some electronics fun to boot!
You could absolutely do the same thing with wireless. Would just need to cut into the cable or use an extender. And thanks for the encouragement!
Could a possible future build be a wireless charging floating night stand ??? Well that’s what I need for me...:)....but I’m a see some one build it kind of person. I like watching ur channel. Great work.
Cool ... when i saw the table i thod ud make it wireless ... that way cables wont burn out or plugs wont get damage ... but still verry cool ... good job man ...
Honestly in my book, I count that coding as a success!
This video is just amazing!
I freaking love this. I wanted to make a thin table to go behind the couch against the wall then run a wireless charging dock underneath it. The LED idea though, ohhhhhh that is mint I like
Great idea for wireless charging !!!!!!
Very cool table for kiddos. I would have put a simple hoop at the back edge of the table so that the end of the USB cable would not fall off the back, but other than that, great work and I am sure your kids love it. Mine would for sure.
If you quickly blow torch or even use a heat gun on the resin, it will get the bubbles out for a smooth finish
Well I’m impressed ……bloody brilliant!! Well done old boy 😊 saved it so I may use it myself later.
Bob
England
A good,, stronger alternative to velcro is 3M Dual Lock. Check it out. Also, great video.
Very nice idea next time on the redo GoWireless
Man, you got hands that produce masterpieces
nice build
side note : the fly on 2:15 was huge ! wooooowww!
Have you tried the Protothreads library? It would allow 3 instances of the same routine to run at the same time.
He has entered the reign of electronics. what he doesn't know, is there is no way out.
Id absolutely love to have so much equipment at my disposal. Love the videos.
The only thing that would make this cooler is if you were to put a little wireless charger in the middle of each "charging pad." Really cool though! I hope you were able to get the coding worked out.
Awesome project. I might try to incorporate something like that into some bedside tables so my wife and I can keep track of our iPad and iPhone charge status.
yeah, I need to make one for us now so the kids don't have the nicest stuff :)
@@Fixthisbuildthat Sometimes you have to treat yourself. I always build at least two of everything. The kids get the prototypes and we get the improved production models!
For another option to help mitigate the inevitable damage a kid will do to a charging port and cable would be to use the magnetic charging cables for this. Great job on the charging station and thanks for the content.
His analogies are GOLDEN😂
I had the same issue a while back when i added LEDs to my desk.
I used a chip based led striped (WS2812) and i needed a pair of buttons switching between animations.
After running in to forums i figure it out i needed to make custom delays!
Basically arduinos Delay function prevents other loops in the system, idk if thats ur case, tho great Job on the charging station!
Slick build...great ideas.
Truely Awesome!
What a cool idea.
Looks great. Good luck with figuring out the code details you want.
Very cool...I wish I had 1
Packing tape is the best for resins
Really friggin cool Brad! 😃👌🏻👍🏻👊🏻
thanks, Fred!!
That is a beautiful piece of furniture and a great and fun project... Well done
*Super projet, merci pour ce partage* 👍
This is freaking awesome. Now you have my gears working 🧠 ⚙️💡 lol - love this. Endless possibilities and options to brighten up anyones day - 💡💡😐
Exactly! You can do so many things with computer controls. Endless possibilities for sure
Who watches this knowing DAMN WELL they ain’t ever gonna build this?
Edit: thank you for 11 likes, I know it’s not a lot but it is to me!
me
Didn’t expect to get likes or reply’s
Treat yourself, have 26 likes!
How much money do you get for each like?
Oh, I need to take this idea and add it to wireless charging and put it in my new desk build.
Really neat project. I'm a software developer and happy to debug your code if that would be useful to you. Also happy to help with crafting the code to run on a single Arduino for all three chargers if you want. I read the code in the referenced instructable and it can be done far more simply.
Oooooooo nice work Brad. I'm sure someone in the comments will have the answer.
thanks!
Nice!
You could try sending the code to turn LED off if the unit is disconnected. (I guess a simple "if" statement is enough.)
Hi I like ur work and I will make some stuff that I hold when I'm older
magnetic connector would be awesome.
I love this project. I'm adding it to my list.
Thanks!
Thanks for sharing that
a current sensor in the middle of the usb? thats brilliant. yes... you could do that with one arduino. nice job..
I am far from an Arduino expert, but my first thought on the LED issues is floating pins. The pins if not set high or pulled down can be in a state where they are neither low or high and can result in random LED function.
Nice project 👍
Very cool Brad.
Cool build!
Fun idea and great execution. Thanks for another great video.
You're welcome!
That looks so amazing! I'd buy three tablets just for this
Or just have 3 kids 😃
you are a good father
Happy to help with your code! I've built many appliances with Arduino specifically, and have a degree in Computer Engineering with a specialty in Embedded Systems!
And for the record, I'm not smarter, you just lack the training; EVERYONE can code and build awesome things once they practice! Don't let a gap in knowledge ever cause you to back down from a project! Excellent first go!
I've got some considerable experience with arduino, throw up a copy of your code and I'll be happy to have a look over it.
The cool thing with the code is you can always change it up if you needed too 🔥🔥also a very cool build well done 👍
I tend to go way overboard with my tech...I'm an electrical engineer and a woodworker. I cant help it
My gut reaction to your flickering issue is that you probably have an input floating somewhere. That is, you have a connection(s) somewhere that isn't tied to ground or signal voltage (depending on your wiring) through a pullup or pulldown resistor. What tends to happen is that the input then picks up spurious signals from nearby ports or the environment and bounces between on and off or sits in the no-man's land between the two when not being explicitly driven. Generally you can get away with using the arduino's internal pullups so you don't have to run around adding a bunch of 10K resistors. :)
Awesome build! Only thing I would chance, would be adding a spot for wireless spot for phones :)
This aint DIY anymore, more like DIP. Do It Pro
Thought the same lol
I saw the thumbnail and thought cool. He was loosing me at and drum sander, and when got to the x-carve and I stopped it.
You can do this without all the fancy tools :) Bit more labor intensive but it works. I'm just going to use a hand sander.....but then I'm also building this build in wireless charger instead so the only thing that shows is the light when it's charging or charged :)
Pretty great start for a prototype! This was inspiring enough to order an Arduino. Also, I noticed at 8:00 that your cut off snagged in the recess for the blade guard knife. I just had this issue as well when rabbeting. Would love to see your take on a temporary mod to the SawStop plate for this situation.
Awesome project!
Thank you!