StringLight - A project to interactively turn on a solar light string that uses an IR remote control.

SunForce LED Bulbs Solar String Light w/ Remote Control

Hardware List (links for reference only)

SmartBee S3 or Data Logger microcontroller (S3 recommended for low power consumption) smartbee

• JST-PH 2-pin Jumper Cable - 100mm long adafruit
• Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 500mAh adafruit
• Waterproof DC Power Cable Set - 5.5/2.1mm adafruit
• Adafruit Universal USB / DC / Solar Lithium Ion/Polymer charger adafruit
• 2.1mm DC Jack Adapter Cable adafruit
• 2x 5MM LED Holder amazon
• DIY Waterproof Box 3.94 x 2.68 x 1.97 inch (100 x 68 x 50 mm) amazon
• 12mm Momentary Push Button Waterproof amazon
• IR Infrared LED Diode 5mm Emitter
• 5mm Green LED
• 6in usb-c cable

Diagram

• todo

Programming

Installing on device

• Install CircuitPython 9.x on Bee S3 or Bee Data Logger
• From root folder install required libraries (circup install -r requirements.txt)
• Copy files from src to device
• Rename (or copy) settings.toml.default to settings.toml
• Update settings in settings.toml file to match your network and mqtt login

Dependencies

• Microcontroller: Bee Data Logger (https://www.devboarddb.com/details/QPE0RcornwrYC29O_qsZC) NOTE: Will eventually work with a Bee S3 without RTC and no data logging installed (https://www.devboarddb.com/details/8Pr9-73v4cqhcKhvoGybx)
• CircuitPython 9.x (even though its in beta)
• Circup for installing libraries (https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/circup/en/latest/index)