Over the next couple months we will be transitioning for all boxes, UFO/3D Mystery Box/Maker Box, to all come with 20 meter samples and to eventually bring the boxes together to become a single box. All reveal pages will be combined into a single reveal page instead of 1 per box. We feel this is the best approach to provide a singular experience for all of our subscribers.
Filament Samples
Those looking for a sample spooler, MadMonkey designed this one and it's been my favorite so far https://www.printables.com/model/36621-expandable-sample-spool-holder
DSK has also made a sample spool specifically to fit the samples from the new machine: https://www.printables.com/model/428314-sample-spool-snap
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Accessory
Candy Thermometer
If you've ever wanted to cook chocolate or other sweets at home, you'll know that temperature monitoring is very important. This candy thermometer will serve you well.
Project!
DNA Lamp
The DNA lamp is a very interesting configuration. There is an RGB LED strip down each side, so you can have fun programming different effects into your own DNA
1) start off by cutting your LED strips so that you have 20 LEDs per strip. You should see where you can cut them fairly clearly. Pay attention to the little arrows to see which direction the data flows. If the arrow is pointing at the connector, your LED strip will not work.
(note: some strips have some old solder on the connector and that will not work with our solderless clips. You can either solder directly to that or cut that section off)
2) Start by taking 2 of the wires that have female connectors on both ends and cut them in half. This will be used to put female connectors on the ends of the LED strip clips.
solder a female connector to the end of the "solderless connector" that clips onto the end of the LED strip, then clip them onto the strips.
3) thread the LED strips upward into the DNA spiral. There's an indention at the top that will inform you exactly how far to go. Use the adhesive back to hold the strip in place.
4) slide the horizontal bars down over the spirals one at a time. Each side should get 20 bars, then a cap on top.
(note, the cap is loose by design. you can glue it into place if you wish)
5)connect the LED connector wires to the ESP32. One data line goes to D16, the other to D17
Make special note of the arrows on your LED strips
Both strips need to connect to the Vin pin on the ESP32, this will require that you solder two wires together to attach to the pin.
6) Place the ESP 32 in the base. 2 m3 screws hold it in place.
7) install the top on the base. There is a small notch for alignment. There are 4 little holes you can use m3 screws in, to hold it in place.
8) Connect to the ESP32 and flash with with WLED. You can use https://install.wled.me using Chrome or Edge browsers to flash the WLED firmware onto your EPS32. During the setup it will ask for your wifi information, enter the correct information to control your light over wifi using your phone.
9) connect to your ESP32 through the mobile app or through the IP address and follow these instructions:
- go to config, LED preferences
- scroll down to LED outputs
- make number 1 be a length of 20 and add a second one with a length of 20 as well.
- change the data GPIO for the 2nd one to 17
You should now be able to control your lamp using the WLED application!
Programming the ESP32-WROOM Boards:
There are 2 ways you can program the board.
Arduino Web Editor:
One way is to use the Arduino web editor. You can create a project in the online editor and copy the code into it. Just follow the websites directions on getting the needed plug in installed. The board you would select is the esp32 dev module
Locally on PC:
First you will need the Arduino IDE installed on your computer. Which you can install from
https://www.arduino.cc/en/software . If you are using windows 11 I would suggest to download and install the legacy IDE version as new one gets some access denied errors.
Once the IDE is up and running you will need to install the esp32 board.
First thing you will need is to install the Espressif esp32 board library. You can do so by following the tutorial on the website below: [Note for our board select the esp32 dev board]
https://randomnerdtutorials.com/installing-the-esp32-board-in-arduino-ide-windows-instructions/
After the board is installed you can open up the .ino file for the project.
You can the select the board Esp32 Dev Module and the correct port and click upload.
This should compile the code and send it to the board for you!