Star Wars - Rebellion Mirror (WLED)

DIY illuminated mirror with the StarWars rebellion logo.

BOM

• ESP8266 or ESP32
• USB A to Micro USB B cable
• Silver/Mirror foil
• Some foil with a blur effect
• LED cables (most will do)
• Solder iron
• Hot Glue
• WS2812B
  See supported LEDs: https://kno.wled.ge/basics/compatible-hardware/
• Glitter effect spray 

How I built it

1. Print
2. WS2812B LEDs cut and glue in place
3. Solder
   Solder VIN,GND,DATA back together. Double check the data direction (arrow on the light strip) 
4. Hot glue cables
   Just glue the cables with hot glue and
5. Put the mirror foil on the front
6. Apply the blur foil over the mirror foil
   You want that, otherwise if you just use the mirror foil you will see the reflection of the LEDs and wiring
7. Use a ESP8266 or ESP32
   Connect to you machine and open your browser: 
   https://kno.wled.ge/basics/install-binary/
8. Flash
   Flash the WLED binary to your microcontroller
9. Connect the microcontroller to the recommended pins:
   See: https://kno.wled.ge/basics/getting-started/
   I recommend reading the getting-started guide. Since I don't use full brightness and I have only a few LEDs running behind the logo, I just connected them directly to the ESP module to the respective PIN. 
   Consider getting help  - you deal, even if it is low current, with electric components!
10. Frame
    I used a frame from a round oil painting board and removed the canvas

Print instructions

Caution

Always protect yourself and your hardware!

Before you ran a test, double-check your wiring. Maybe triple-check. 
A nice test is to hook your setup to some old power bank. In that case, you don't ruin a USB port or short a power plug.

I would consider it as a relative easy project.
Mostly you rely on stuff what you get like round frame or the foils.
Be creative, or just start with one part or change the frame to something else.


Would love to see your makes or any remixes!

DIY or DIE - cheers