DIY RGB Tube light is a multi functional tube light which can be used in photography, light painting photography, film making, gaming, as a VU meter and more. The tube light can be controlled by Prismatik software or by a push button. These tub lights are made using a Arduino Nano and WS2812B LED strip.
*Disassemble the tube light by removing end caps, separating diffuser and removing whites LED strip from the tube.
*Make all the connections as shown in circuit diagram.
*Put all the electronics in the tube, put back the end caps and seal the diffuser using clear tape.
*Similarly make the second tube but this time use only WS2812b LED strip, connector, wires and connect the tube lights.
*Download the given zip files and extract them.
*Open the RGB Tube code & software file, open the code given in Arduino IDE.
*Install the FastLED library in Arduino IDE.
*You can enter the number of LEDs you used in your tube lights, I used 65 LEDs in each tube lights, i.e. 130 LEDs in both tube lights.
#define NUM_LEDS 130
*Remember the port number. (for example: com8)*Connect the Arduino to your PC, select the board type, select the port and upload the code.
*Install the prismatik software in your PC.
*Open the software and click on device.
*Click on Run configuration wizard and simply click on Next -> Next.
*Enter the Serial Port number and click Next -> Next
*Enter the number of LEDs at sides (i.e. in my case top=0, side=65, bottom=0) and click on custom -> Next.
*Adjust the sliders to get white color on the tube lights and click on finish.
*Now you can choose different mode in the software and display on tube lights.
NOTE: The Arduino should be connected to the PC.
*Open the Button_Tube code in Arduino IDE.
*With this code you can change the color of the Tube Lights with the push of button.
*Install the Pushbutton library by clicking on sketch ->Include library -> Add zip library and select the Pushbutton-2.0 zip file in Button_Tube file.
*Enter the number of LEDs.
#define NUM_LEDS 130
*In this code you can enter the values of the colors at CRGB(----, -----, -----);
for(int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++){
leds[i] = CRGB(0, 100,255);
FastLED.show();
*You can copy paste the color values from color picker.
*Connect the Arduino to your PC, select the board type, select the port and upload the code.
*You can make this lights portable by using a power bank or some batteries.
*By using any Wi-Fi board like ESP8266 or ESP32 you can change the colors of the tube lights with a mobile app.
