Color Changing & Automatic LED

The Challenge:

One of the main problems that are very common nowadays is wasting electricity by using it when it is not needed. This issue leads to many bigger issues like global warming and perhaps more electrical malfunctions.

The Solution:

Hence, this project helps tackle the mentioned problem by programming an LED to work automatically in the dark and get turned off when it is no longer necessary. Moreover, the LED could also switch colors with every button click to make the product more appealing to the user.

System Design:

Hardware and Materials:

• WaveShare Raspberry Pi Pico Entry-Level Sensor Kit.
• LDR sensor to sense the lighting of the room,
• The RGB LED which is the light that will be controlled.
• IR Remote Control.
• The IR RX module which enables the board to receive infrared signals from the remote control.

Prototype Sketch:

Simulation:

Downloaded from https://wokwi.com/projects/414096486391718913

Simulate this project on https://wokwi.com

Note: The data values of the IR Remote on Wowki differ from the ones from the WaveShare Raspberry Pi Pico Entry-Level Sensor Kit.