LED Ornament

The LED ornament is a very simple project we did in our high school engineering class. Everyone picked out a design they liked and used Inkscape to transfer that design into a laser-engraveable file. Some did simple geometric design and then there was me who recreated the whole FC Bayern Munchen Logo. These designs were then laser-engraved onto acrylic panels and placed on display stands. These stands were assembled by all of the students and we all chose the LED colours we wanted and then hand soldered. It was designed to take a 9v battery and be simply switched on and off. 

Later iterations of this project combined the LED ornament with the Arduino Clock project and gave my desk some well-needed engineering-inspired decor. The Arduino's 5v output and wiring that bypass the resistor in the original 9v design allowed for the LEDs to shine brighter and be powered via a USB power supply instead of a battery.

Key Takeaways:

• Soldering

• Inkscape vector file example

• Simple electronics