Smart Ping Pong LED Lamp [Quick&Simple DIY]

[@gregd6022]

Wow, the effort to result ratio on this is wicked!

[@davewright1212]

Built mine a couple of month ago, works great, pity I ended up with 4cm pingpong balls so had to recalc the tube size and the balls I got seemed to be thicker plastic so ended up drilling an 8mm hole in each one and putting the glue around the led and placing the hole over it, worked out well in the end. Really nice that some guy in Germany (I think) did a plugin for Domoticz so my home automation controller looks after it too. Thanks for such a great idea.

[@ДедМартыненко]

Сколько смотрю на этом канале видео - удивляюсь ! Это ж какую умную голову иметь и золотые руки растущие из нужного места чтобы всё это придумывать и воплощать в изделия !

[@rapalma38]

*In a few steps, you teach us, how use the wonderful esp32, your sense of humor is great to, thanks for a excellent video*

[@HorstChristophSchreiber]

Yes, Germans ARE humorous!

[@Damicske]

For the larger ones you can print a top and bottom and the middle part can stay in paper ;)

[@ryanmalin]

I bought a 5m set of the 5050 leds yesterday. I put a strip 1 meter long across the back of my glass computer desk. Now I can sync my computer RGB to my desk! I keep it on white, slightly dimmed. I just like using it for ambient lighting.

[@Nobe_Oddy]

It's so simple yet VERY POWERFUL!!! I can imagine pillars going from the floor to the ceiling in the corner of the room, with mirrors behind them up against the walls. They could be pulled away from the corner a bit and the mirrors would reflect the back side of the tube.... OHHHH, what if you put mirrors behind the ping-pong balls on the tube? You would have to cut the mirrors in pieces or strips to fit them in there, but the mirror doesn't have to be glass. You could make aluminum foil backed paper that has an adhesive layer on the back.... OR for the ULTIMATE ball tower you could made the tube out of flexible CLEAR plastic (like acrylic sheets that are thin enough to bend) then use some "semi-mirrored" plastic film to wrap the INSIDE of the tube... MY MIND IS RUNNING AWAY WITH IDEAS!!!!! - OH MAN!!! I wish I was in a position to buy these lights and controller... I know they aren't expensive but I'm on a VERY tight budget and I KNOW I would go over board!!!! LOL Re-creating Roman Pillars of ping-pong balls lights on the front of my house, with a ping-pong ball LED WALL in between them LMAO!!! ok ok ok... I need to calm down :D - This just looks like so much fun with such a simple Idea!!! This is just so creative!!! Thank you for opening my mind once again! :D

[@LED-Heaven]

Very nice. Upside down book was pretty funny. Have a great journey.

[@PCBWay]

Definitely a peice of artwork!!! You just won our respect again! BTW, welcome back.

[@microdesigns2000]

Ping pong balls are just happy things. And your videos have just the right amount of nerd!

[@Voyager_2]

Just this week I made the same but with a Ikea GRÖNÖ. I 3D printed a tube that fits over the original fitting and spiral 95 ws2812B leds (144 p/m) around it. It also uses the Wemos D1 with Wled. What a awesome pice of software that is ;-)

[@yeahnah6468]

Wow. How have I never seen WLED before?! It's going to save me so much time! I've been writing my own controllers this whole time for no good reason. 😩

[@bitluni]

that's why the faceroll coding. :-D the best part it is open source and you can contribute your stuff

[@almondv]

we need more project like this! such genius

[@JonnyBergdahl]

Welcome back!

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

This seems like the perfect begginers project. Thanks.

[@PhilippMeierGermany]

Nice video and simple and easy design for the lamps. The only thing I didn't like was tinning the wires for a screw connector. Might not be a problem in this particular case but on larger lamps the supply wires can carry quite some current and you don't want an IOT-living-room-ignition device.

[@zenithparsec]

So the "lab" network password was "booobies"? 8:02 [if it's too fast to catch, pause, and advance frame by frame with the '.' key (or back one with ',')] I hope it isn't still that.

[@Apfelloch]

Well spotted lmao

[@bitluni]

I love the nerds that find all the hidden gags... but not all have been found in the past :-)

[@sebasdt2103]

@@bitluni I found another one, at the end your book was upside down 😂

[@virtualize7409]

Now this is what I call *quality content* ! nice video man :D

[@bierhoch1011]

To make a perfect hole into the Pingpong Ball, you can heat up a drill and melt a circle into the ball. I did this for about 400 times for my LED-PingpongBall Matrix.

[@neur303]

Nice tip if one needs it, but are there advantages? I imagine that the second layer would help with diffusion. And most of the time the LEDs are too bright if not heavily dimmed.

[@RawDR]

He certainly has experience with this, he's done huge led displays using ping pong balls and I believe for those he did make holes in the balls using a soldering iron. I'm sure he has his reasons for not doing that here although I'm not sure what they are. Maybe just for keeping it simple.

[@bierhoch1011]

@@neur303 yes it was a much rounder circle. with the soldering iron was the problem that the circle was slightly greater than I wantet it to be. but my soldering iron has not the ability to adjust the temperature. in my case the second layer was not supporting the diffusion. greetings.

[@bitluni]

I'm trying to keep it as simple as possible. I used holes on the ws2811 chains. the smd leds dont suffer much in brightness as the hotglue works like a lightpipe

[@daskasspatzle2396]

I seem not to be the only Wago addicted :-) Cheers from Bulgaria

[@jadenjayar9630]

I don't know who or why some people dislike this amazing content!!

[@sds123faf]

If you add a half opaque sheet cylinder around the finished product in the video, it will even diffuse the light more and it will be more smooth

[@JopSpijkers]

There is always a little picture on the power supply that indicates if the positive lead is on the outside bit or the inside bit of the plug. Usually the outside is negative, but sometimes the inside bit!

[@syber-space]

Awesome design! I've found that sometimes I need a logic level shifter to make the LEDs work reliably with a 3.3v signal, but it looks like that might not be needed.

[@bitluni]

I mentioned this in the instructions on my web site. but usually it works good enough like that :-)

[@e-lox1395]

Wait what lol 1 hour? Wow you can control the time :D

[@BrianLough]

I find a small cap can work too!

@@bitluni the first LED on the strip shifts the data signal level from 3V3 on the input to 5V on the output (it acts as a level-shifter). So, all you need when using 3V3 logic is to have the first LED as close as possible to the controller - which is not a problem in your case :)

[@rgorazd]

A simple solution is a pullup at 5V and an open drain output pulling the output to Vss. WS2812 need Vdd-0.7V at the first diode. Suplying a 3.3V as logical "1" will sometimes cause problems. If Vdd is slightly less than 5V, then is ok, otherwise not.

[@IntermitTech]

Nice video on the pingpong lamps, really novel idea! WLED is really awesome software for running addressable LEDs. I've actually made some plug-in boards called the QuinLED-Dig-Uno and QuinLED-Dig-Quad people can build themselves as a DIY project. If you want to run a larger amount of LEDs things can get a bit complex with power injection and such, I also tried to add some safety features like a fuse or convenience features like onboard level-shifters so using longer cables aren't a problem. Keep the great projects and WLED info coming! :D

[@robertpoynton9923]

I ordered my board last week can't wait for it.

[@DanielPhoxynus]

Absolutely wonderful! Thank yo so much for this, everything works exactly as shown.

[@галинасидорова-у7м]

Ah , well done . We decided to do))) And you , SIR, have already made it a reality )

[@BrianLough]

This is a great project! When the girls are a little older it would be great in their play room or something!

[@5VoltChannel]

WLED AirCoookie - Best RGB LED controller. 👍👍.

[@TheDiessssel]

Best, but it have some little bugs...

[@MrKelaher]

Great to see you back. Hope you are feeling somewhat OK mate, hard days.

[@bitluni]

much better

[@getyerspn]

Niiiiiiiice .. I see a use for some 8" drain pipe I have and those 200 ping-pong balls I never used ......or ...how about a ping-pong Christmas tree 🎄...I'd love to see you're skills make that nearer Xmas.

[@booblla]

That's exactly what I was thinking. I want to make the large one, but my 'Arts & Crafts' skills leave a lot to be desired. Plus I don't think they sell seven inch PVC pipe, so I'm wondering if I could scale it up to eight inches. But having said that. My math skills are about as good as Ralph Wiggum's English skills!

[@TheEmbeddedHobbyist]

I've been waiting for a use for all the ping pong balls i got left over from my ping pong lamp. just need to get the RGBW LED's now. I've load of WS1812 but the white does seem to give them the edge over the RGB ones. Great to see a new video.

[@bitluni]

to be honest I rarely use the white channel. just try with what you have. the rgbw are twice the price

[@cboyslim5490]

i loved when you got glued yourself lol RELATEABLE

[@StormBurnX]

Harlan Coben is one of my favorite authors from a decade or so ago, always great to see one of those books :)

[@andymouse]

Great vid !...you never churn out any old rubbish !

[@electronicstv5884]

Bestes Teil ever! Habe mir direkt LED-Strips und Tischtennisbälle bestellt!😂👍

[@ericlotze7724]

Another great LED project!

[@andreavigo2347]

Wooooooooooooooooow sono Andrea dall'Italia. Sono bellissimi bellissimi tutti e tre il mio preferito e il secondo progetto visto nel video. Li vendi anche già fatti. Complimenti 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 Italy

[@ImLunaUwU]

Thank god you discovered WLED

[@ryanmalin]

those are some nice Yamaha speakers you have there! I have some Yamaha 4 inch titanium speakers for my midrange on my hifi. They are phenomenal. Nice project! Thanks for sharing!

[@bitluni]

when I got the speakers it was like an awakening. similar to when I saw an oled tv in a store

[@ryanmalin]

@@bitluni I can agree with you. The Yamaha bookshelf speakers actually set me off down the rabbit hole for hifi quality. That was in 2014

[@octaviusvanzandt3695]

Super cool, thanks for posting this. I am going to try it.

[@paultargett5211]

Yay, good to have you back ‘Luni!

[@majstealth]

impressive lamps, if i remember i will try that one

[@robertpoynton9923]

Aircookie to the rescue love wled. You would also set macros so that you an turn on the lamp with a push button instead of using a app.

[@ohmslaw6856]

Very cool.. you also could have stuffed the spaces between the ping pong balls with cotton balls.. cloud effect

[@matthewdodrill8720]

I love this project. What I would like to do is adapt it to the the USA standard 4"/ 6" black abs pipe. I have been looking for your excel sheet you show in the video, Is that anywhere I can find? I'm hoping to make these for Christmas gifts. i've watched your video several times and if possible would like some help in figuring out the line spacing to wrap around the 4"/6" pipe. in / outside diam in in. / outside diam in mm 4" / 4.500in / 114.3mm 6" / 6.625in / 168.275mm Thank you for posting this beautiful project. Have you thought about how to make it sound activated? Say playing music in the room and you could have the lamps "dance" with the music?

[@J0ermungand]

Suggestion for style improvement: use some vinyl (something like white marble, or "classic" carbon fiber) to cover all but the LEDs before gluing on the ping pong balls.

[@jquintana7097]

Awesome lamps.

[@manukalias]

A perfect project to dream of and sleep at 4:00 AM 😲😲😜😜

[@londongaz2]

This is so good! I can't wait to try this, thanks for sharing it

[@chrisw1462]

6 inch PVC pipe (6.625 inch diameter, 20.8 inch / 53 cm circumference) is pretty close to your large cylinder (the closest metric size is 160mm). Just a bit smaller - maybe small enough that a hole in the ping pong balls big enough for the LEDs would still let them fit next to each other. PVC pipe is easier to get than 3D printed parts. The ping pong balls with a hole would sit a lot lower, so spacing would be different. But they'd be attached more solidly, I think, and might be a little brighter with only one ping pong wall to go through. Might be tough to drill that hole, though.

[@simfoo]

Missed your videos! Welcome back

[@budderbrotDE]

The return of the King!

[@TH2007TH]

I love your videos! I watched your original ping pong ball wall a long time ago and should have subscribed then. Today I rectify that mistake!

[@MarkMichalowski]

That's sooo cool - I wonder if printing the tube in white would work well? You'd be able to see the LED strip more clearly though, so maybe not.... I know you can get white-backed LED strips, but painting out the marks and copper pads would be harder.

[@adfusion416]

You are great, nice creativity

[@jstro-hobbytech]

Wled is awesome

[@Turkishmath]

Bitluni! It's been a while, Glad to see you put out another video, I almost missed it. Turning on notifications for your channel, hopefully you can make the thumbnail for your video pop out a bit more because it didn't really catch my eye in the subscriptions feed.

[@bitluni]

I made it a tat brighter and added text . not sure if it helps.. the views died off already

[@Turkishmath]

@@bitluni Darn. I do think your normal thing of putting your face in the thumbnail is useful for regular subscribers(I watch all of your videos), but I'm not sure what the stats are for attracting new viewers. The thumbnails do illustrate what you are doing accurately, but I'm not sure how to make them more catchy.

[@elizabethtabitha634]

My favorite KZbinr

[@datathree]

If you dont have a 3d Printer but want it more sturdy then with carboard you can simply use pvc pipe.

[@alexanderwalch8281]

Tolles Projekt. ❤

[@SeldomSeen31]

What is the effect that gently cycles through shades of orange or blue? I really like the "fireplace" look of the lamp when using the setting show at 17:28 of the video next to the fireplace. that looks tremendous and is why I have all the gear to build my own. I've got my led strip working, but not seeing the effect that makes it look like the way it does in the video. Any clues on which that one is?

[@TheKBrosTech]

Okay, so from my testing... It could be: "Candle Multi" on max intensity "Colortwinkles" "Dynamic Smooth" "Fill Noise" with the Fire/Lava colors preset? Okay I give up... A lot of these could be that effect if you tweak the parameters...

[@theodoros_1234]

This is really great! I definitely have to build one at some point.

[@SantiluX]

Great project! Simply beautiful, thank you

[@chaingame3]

Is there any chance you could share the excel file? I have some PVC Pipes but the diameter differs from the ones you mentioned at your website.

[@sizzler9952]

This looks awesome!!!!!! Definitely will be making this soon

[@davidlacey6417]

Good project like to build my self one, just wonder what power supply did you use on the small lamp and the bigger lamp(depends on how many led to use ect) in 5v amp watts safe way to power them ect thanks.

[@riche4you1975]

Excellent project 👍 Thanks for the share I will Deffo make this one and eyeing up the wall to 😆

[@AdamWelchUK]

Looks great. Might have to set aside a couple of hours to make a big cardboard version soon. :-)

[@sobattutorial69]

nice led lamp on table...👍

[@overengineering6096]

Welcome back @bitluni ❤

[@ChristianMeierFilms]

Wow, sehr coole Idee. Das würde ich mir auch hinstellen.

[@hsmptg]

Pure ART. Thank you!

[@RobertSzasz]

I wonder if larger led spacing and larger tubes with tighter spiral spacing would work. Standard sonotube (concrete pillar form) would be cool for larger sizes)

[@iamKORHAL]

Wow I am so happy I watched this today :') this is amazng

[@Nono-hk3is]

Fantastic project!

[@EvandroPastor]

Amazing work dude!

[@Genusswurzel2009]

is it possible to connect 3 buck converter to a 19v laptop charger for the 5 supply to get enough amps for a 5m LED strip? Question for a friend 😅😅😅

[@pratikshabansode217]

Wow 😳 what a idea

[@Digithalis]

haha..you are the greatest Ping Pong Master bitluni, my deepest respect man!!! :-)))

[@zephsmith3499]

Cool project, but it looks like at 16:45 there wasn't enough light to figure out that the book was upside down for a few seconds (smile)

[@SaiKumar-yt7kc]

How to use 4 wire led rgb strip for this project

[@DurzoBlunts]

My reaction to those solder joints:. *Damn Boi! She Thicc!* Sweet build, really like these ping pong diffuser ideas.

[@jcs99100]

Leute, passt bitte unbedingt mit dem Netzteil auf, kauft ein anständiges! Ich habe das aus der Beschreibung bestellt. Nach etwa 5 Tagen Nutzung ging die Lampe plötzlich nicht mehr. Beim Abziehen des Steckers bekam ich mittelstarke Schläge. Es kann sein, dass bei einem anderen Netzteil vielleicht sogar die gesamten 230V durchgelassen werden! Die mittlere Lampe werde ich in Zukunft mit einem großen Handynetzteil betreiben. Die Leistung pro LED laut Google scheint sehr falsch zu sein, selbst über eine USB Port am PC konnte ich die alle 86 LEDs betreiben. Davon abgesehen sieht das Ganze aber wirklich klasse aus und wird sich gut in meiner Wohnung machen, vielen Dank!

[@ZwiftyZwifter]

Can anyone recommend a 3-D printing service in the UK? What thickness or material is best?

[@sonodrome]

Fantastic, the lamps look great! :)

[@ericlejacques2704]

Super original, bravo.

[@gaborungvari784]

thanks for the video and for the idea!

[@maciej1214]

How strong power adapter is needed for the biggest lamp? On movie I saw 5v and 5A. But it seems that 150 LEDs need more power.

[@tommytwotimes2838]

Is it possible to do it with a sphere/ball body? Would look much better then cylindrical

[@RixtronixLAB]

Vote it up, nice video clip, thank you for sharing it :)

[@loudnessjero]

Why do these ledstrips have the remark that they have solderjoints every 0.5m? This makes it sound like it are some leftovers or bad quality strips soldered togeher. I want to use the SK6812 for lighting around the house so want to buy strips of decent quality. Anybody any thoughts?

[@IraQNid]

If you'd used a holographic diffraction grating as the diffuser layer how do you think it would look? Have you ever made any projects using digital cutters like the ones from Brother Scan 'N Cut DX machines?

[@danielsmullen3223]

Can you share the spreadsheet that you used? I want to try to redesign the 3d printed cylinder so that it can have the strips mounted on the inside and I need to calculate the hole position to let the SMD LED poke through. I was also thinking of making a design where there are holes to shove the balls (or in my case, I want to use clear glass cabochons) inside the hole as diffusers. This way the flat-flex and the LED itself are totally hidden from view.

[@bitluni]

please poke me on discord... otherwise i forget it tomorrow

[@danielsmullen3223]

@@bitluni sure, thanks for the reply.

[@julius8631]

So on the included website with the dimensions of the cardboard I see a circumference of 549mm and a row distance of 31mm (this is difference in the height I hope). In the video I count 12 vertical rows, so the minimal height of the cardboard is 12x31=372 plus a little. Is this more or less correct?

[@utgman]

Awesome idea, absolutely beautiful! I'm actually wondering if you have a link to your sheet, as I have a 160mm diameter tube and I wonder what the best spacing for that is, so I just wanted to use your sheet to do the math ;) Thanks!

[@matthewdodrill8720]

Did you find the Excel file?

[@utgman]

@@matthewdodrill8720 Nope, didn't I built a few without it. You could maybe ask him on Discord for it.

[@pascal3111]

Hello, I like this build. Currently I'm building a nanoleaf replica, but this could be my next build. Can you please share the gsheet to compute a custom size ?

[@boerny6757]

Is it possible to control these lamps with alexa/smart home hub? Or if not what is necessary to make them controllable

[@64-bit63]

I know these ping pong ball lights look 1000x better in real life i would suggest everyone to build it or to go somewhere to look at it

[@benediktsommer3196]

Vielen Dank für die großartige Idee, das werde ich mal als Einstieg in die Microcontroller-Welt probieren. Könnte man den LED-Strip auch zerschneiden und Parallel anordnen (also dann an den Schnittstellen wieder verlöten)? Die Lücken am Anfang und Ende finde ich nicht ganz so schön.