It's easy to be amused by calling us, but we think the things that can be done with a microcontroller, some RGB LEDs and a little plastic are really amazing. [andrei.erdei] The beautiful and approachable fiber optic LED light is a good example. This is a desktop-friendly version of a similar work made by [andrei], which is about nine times larger than this one, and is hung on the wall. The construction may be simple, but the product is intricate and lovely.

We really like the visual density of this lamp-it has just the right number of tubes, and it strikes a balance between being too sparse and too chaotic. As you might expect, it contains an Arduino and some RGB LED strips. But the key to this construction is the 16 side-emitting plastic optical fiber tubes. The purpose of side-emission is to allow light to escape along the length of the tube instead of end-emission. The purpose of end-emission is to minimize the light loss from one end to the other, just like a data pipeline. This allows for a variety of interesting effects that you can watch after a break [andrei.erdei] slowly and soothingly through the different colors and patterns in the demo video. Make sure you watch long enough to see the pipe move like the old Windows 3D pipe screensaver

Already have too many knick-knacks and wall hangings? You missed the high-quality real estate-the ceiling. Check out this fiber optic ceiling installation that responds to music.

Now, make the frame prism or cube shape.

Make an infinite mirror effect: https://hackaday.com/tag/infinity-mirror/

Where to place the Isolinear chip?

But will it tell the time?

Yes, I have a cunning plan.

Here the 1m fiber optic cable is 3 pounds, so I want to know if I can just use PVC pipe filled with water (or glycerin or summat). Has anyone tried it? Because I'm a stingy!

For DIY fiber inspection:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=avXgv4g2a8U

very good! And a great music choice to match it!

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