[joppedc] wrote in to tell us that the Method 1® season is coming to an finish, and that the ultimate race must be bangin’. To prepare, he constructed this ultra-sleek brand gentle field final week that does extra than simply sit there wanting good, though it does that fairly effectively. This gentle field reacts to reside race occasions, flashing yellow for security automobiles, crimson for crimson flags, and inexperienced for, effectively, inexperienced flags.
The wonderful gentle field itself was modeled in Fusion 360, and the information can be found on MakerWorld. The design is cut up into 4 components — the principle physique, a backplate to mount the LEDs, the translucent entrance plate, and an enclosure for an ESP32.
Doing it this fashion allowed [joppedc] to not solely print in manageable items, it additionally allowed him to make use of totally different supplies. Getting the entrance panel to diffuse gentle accurately took some experimenting to seek out the fitting thickness. Ultimately, [joppedc] landed on 0.4 mm (two layers) of matte white PLA.
There isn’t a lot in the best way of brains behind this magnificence, simply an ESP32, a strip of WS2812B addressable LEDs, and a USB-C port for energy. But it surely’s the software program stack that ties every thing collectively. The ESP32 has WLED, Residence Assistant runs the present, and naturally, there’s the F1 sensor integration to get reside race knowledge.
When you’re in search of extra of an F1 dashboard, then we’ve bought you lined.
