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How to Build a Smart DIY Charging Station with LED Notifications
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This DIY charging station was built out of a necessity to find a spot for the three tablets constantly roaming our house from my wife and I’s three small roommates. I wanted it to be a fun woodworking project but mix in some cool technology. Enter the LEDs and arduino project. It was my first time working with arduino projects and current sensors and I didn’t get it exactly right. But I learned a few new things about electronics projects and this DIY charging table is going to be just what our family needs to organize the cell phones and tablets.
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@azureumbra 5 лет назад

Professional programmer here! Shoot me your code and I'll help fix you up!

@dozog 5 лет назад

So many people simply say : "you should ask so-and-so". I was going to offer my help, but I'm a medium level hobbyist. Thank you for your kindness.

@SuperKazekageSama 5 лет назад

Had to give this comment a like! ;)))) Cheers!

@JelleWie 5 лет назад

I would love to help, but I guess he is already covered

@lifeai1889 4 года назад

because the charger will give a high current to detect the device so the led flash

@fr3shlama 4 года назад

Professional C dev here, if the guy who offers help needs help

@szymonweintritt5578 5 лет назад

If you use wireless charging IT would be a masterpiece :)

@TheRogueBro 5 лет назад

The issue is these are cheaper tablets, so they don't support wireless charging. But it could easily be done with the CNC Router table, and has been shown on lots of other DIY youtube channels with and without CNC.

@Sandriell 5 лет назад

@@TheRogueBro The Google Nexus 7 is the only tablet that supports wireless charging.

@justintietz4477 5 лет назад

@@Sandriell you can buy wireless charging attatchments for phones/tablets to convert them, I like to hide mine under a case

@kaseygroen8171 4 года назад

@@Sandriell i had no idea my super old nexus 7 had wireless charging.

@lifeai1889 4 года назад

@@TheRogueBro a qi charger can did it

@KingsFineWoodworking 4 года назад

I like it. The only reason I would’t do it here is because a usb charging cable stops working after 3 months in my house. 😂🤣. And I can’t see myself splicing a new one in four times a year.

@Fixthisbuildthat 4 года назад

I hear ya on that! I may just switch to the USB extender and let them deal with longer charge times for thr sake of easy cord switching 😀

@charlieodom9107 3 года назад

A better option would be to eliminate the cable all together. Wireless coils for charging.

@samuvisser 2 года назад

@@Fixthisbuildthat what if u add USB ports on the outside? Can always attach a new cable to it

@JLXTV 4 года назад

"Im using one arduino uno for each charging station" *Ppl who are into electronics start crying in the distance*

@SuchByte 4 года назад

Oh yes and one Arduino Pro Mini for all three stations would be more than enough!

@MegaSteamfreak 4 года назад

@@SuchByte Coded bare metal instead of Arduino of course! Could have connected all the LEDs in a row.

@Manu-nr1yt 4 года назад

Works with Arduino and FastLED.

@nanajaan4345 4 года назад

Well,I didn't cry Coz it would have happened if I was alive

@salbahejim 4 года назад

I just love that a carpenter tackled it and made it work! For a non-programmer to get it to do what he did is wonderful!

@kenyonhurst7874 5 лет назад

If you get with Bob from "I like to make stuff" he does alot of projects with arduino chips and electronics he might help you out.

@GoofySillyGuy 4 года назад

Who watches this knowing DAMN WELL they ain’t ever gonna build this? Edit: thank you for 11 likes, I know it’s not a lot but it is to me!

@gamaqu 4 года назад

@GoofySillyGuy 4 года назад

Didn’t expect to get likes or reply’s

@despaterson8918 4 года назад

Treat yourself, have 26 likes!

@R-Lee- 4 года назад

How much money do you get for each like?

@Maj000000 5 лет назад

This aint DIY anymore, more like DIP. Do It Pro

@VisualJoey 4 года назад

Thought the same lol

@aaroncarrig6689 4 года назад

I saw the thumbnail and thought cool. He was loosing me at and drum sander, and when got to the x-carve and I stopped it.

@TheCowboysdude 3 года назад

You can do this without all the fancy tools :) Bit more labor intensive but it works. I'm just going to use a hand sander.....but then I'm also building this build in wireless charger instead so the only thing that shows is the light when it's charging or charged :)

@Holzy09 5 лет назад

wow, even if you had trouble with the code, the effect of the light pulsing around the epoxy is absolutely awesome to look at! that thing is super cool and looks great!

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

thanks! I was pretty happy with how the LEDs all turned out, just not reliable yet

@reginalawson8008 5 лет назад

I have to agree. Even though it was not the outcome you were looking for it does the job nicely. If it works and the kids are more organized and they like it Dad just got even cooler, I think its neat and I'm old!! Thanks for sharing ! :)

@IiTzToss 5 лет назад

9:02 The Arduino Due has a scheduler library available, that allows you to create threads running independently from each other, so you can update more strips at a time without messing with timings and other complex things. You can make as many loop functions as you need. It even has a lot more pins and it's a lot faster

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

Oh, man! That sounds perfect. Apparently I didn't do enough research..ugh

@GyroGearlooseHelis 4 года назад

Due and scheduler are INSANE for this. Leave all the LEDs one strip, paint into a buffer (like a screen) and shift it out atomically. Tiny fast code. This is embedded mPU, not Microsoft bloatware.

@GogogoFolowMe 4 года назад

Daisy-chaining the LED's is the easiest way...

@sidneyking11 4 года назад

I would love to see a follow up video on resolving the LED problem.

@philipferreira1030 7 месяцев назад

These types of how to builds don't make any sense. Here I am doing this cool DIY project but oh wait I have 100k worth of tools, and a setup that is crazy... (I'm not hating for real) I'm just saying if your how to was done with what normal dudes have at their house it would be very helpful. Now I can see what you can do with a basically a commercial shop, and that is cool, inspiring, and definitely good job.. but now I can't make the charging station because I don't have much of that gear :). That said feel free to reach out and I can help you with the code for your arduino charing stuff because well... haha I don't have 100k worth of wood working tools there, but I do have a 100k+ data center in my basement. To each nerd his own :) Once I get your arduino code sorted maybe we can form voltron and you send me my precut pieces and I'll send you the code and arduinos and sensors to do any project.

@ivangutowski 4 года назад

Would be so cool if the tablets had wireless charging through the table top

@joeymerrell8585 5 лет назад

I tend to go way overboard with my tech...I'm an electrical engineer and a woodworker. I cant help it

@rahulghosh4289 5 лет назад

I thought the led strips reflects the charge %....the thumbnail is fooling the same...good job...but in next prototype make the LEDs to show how much charge is done such that one can see it from far away....and make the table(CTM side) in little inclination.

@oskimac 5 лет назад

i thought the same. it will be great so the kids dont keep picking the devices each 3 minutes...

@math6844 4 года назад

Those colored letters look so fuckin bad dude

@WhiteLabWorkshop 5 лет назад

That looks amazing. I wonder, could the same effect be accomplished with a wireless charger? And don’t feel too bad about the arduino code bugs. I write software for a living and those random bugs are the worst to track down. Even pros struggle with that! Now I definitely need to do something like this that blends my professional expertise and my woodworking passion, with some electronics fun to boot!

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

You could absolutely do the same thing with wireless. Would just need to cut into the cable or use an extender. And thanks for the encouragement!

@adamefernando89 5 лет назад

Could a possible future build be a wireless charging floating night stand ??? Well that’s what I need for me...:)....but I’m a see some one build it kind of person. I like watching ur channel. Great work.

@leebannister3759 4 года назад

IDEA - Perhaps make the 'snake' of LEDs get longer as the battery fills up

@Fixthisbuildthat 4 года назад

That's a great idea! Unfortunately I can only measuring charging or charged, not % charged

@pareshpanchal91 5 лет назад

Looks really good, as you said once you figure out the code you can just update it...maybe try multi colour LEDs so when its charging its red then goes green when full

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

Yeah, I'll try a few varieties

@Simphome Год назад

it's beyond my immagination. how could you think about the LED stuff. Brilliant!!!

@TinkerManMick 5 лет назад

Awesome project - if you want some help with that code feel free to get in contact with me, wont take long to fix that You can also buy smaller versions of the arduino, look into the micro and the nano. Much cheaper for projects like this. The attiny85 is a smaller arduino chip that may do this also, but i would have to see if its capable first.

@SIRCRACKALOT 3 года назад

My name is ALSO Brad Rodriguez, an Animation Storyboard Artist. My wife says this skill set is useless to her because she married the wrong Brad: Storyboards don’t fix things around the house 😂😂😂😂

@ShinryuZensen 4 года назад

You probably could have used 3 Arduino Nano - or maybe even Mini - instead, making it much cheaper. :)

@Thepracticalengineer 5 лет назад

That looks so amazing! I'd buy three tablets just for this

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

Or just have 3 kids 😃

@BraKemZ 5 лет назад

Sólo un Chileno entenderá este comentario🌚

@GeorgeWMays 5 лет назад

Very cool. Thanks for sharing this. Post a link to your current version of the Arduino code so folks can suggest some changes. My experience with things like this that exhibit erratic behavior is that the voltage sensor input needs to be "de-bounced;" meaning that there are very small variations in the sensor readings that should be ignored unless they last for a prolonged period of time (say, 100 milliseconds or so). Much fun. Thanx again....

@hubshooter 5 лет назад

Walnut, epoxy, and LEDs.....dude are you trying to break the internet? :D

@Crushonius 5 лет назад

11:22 is that table already banged up and scratched or am i seeing things right under the c

@brokenglish 4 года назад

kids bruv...kids...

@Joesdownloads1 5 лет назад

Very cool!! I really like what you did. This gives me a great idea for one of my projects. I would not call this a fail at all. It looks awesome and I'm sure your kids will get lots of use out of this charging station. Thank you so much!!

@ZCoreStudio 4 года назад

i am into both electronics and wood crafting plz makes more projects like this

@teque1531 5 лет назад

I really enjoy your videos and actually decided to build my own table after i saw your wireless charger table video

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

that's awesome! Send me a pic on Instagram

@joecandoit5341 5 лет назад

Someone commented about a scheduler library, I didn't know that existed. I would have probably tried some interrupts and/or shape the code into a structure known as a finite state machine. And if that is not enough, brute force it with a faster Arduino, like the teensy 3.6 that thing clocks at 180MHz! Or if you get your hands on one, a teensy 4.0 that can go 800MHz! You have options my friend!

@jdmderick 5 лет назад

Not coding doing the flickering, if you have individual USB blocks this wont happen. The USB picks up power from the block charger and causes the flickering.

@jtg4522 5 лет назад

Bob from I like to make stuff, has a bunch of stuff that uses arduino. Pretty sure he could help out with any coding problems

@hmsiegel79 5 лет назад

He's the first person I thought of too when he said the word "Arduino".

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

Bob is definitely the Arduino master in our space 👍

@FredMcIntyre 5 лет назад

Really friggin cool Brad! 😃👌🏻👍🏻👊🏻

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

thanks, Fred!!

@lilliank3542 3 года назад

I am so jealous of your kids!😂

@shift1177 5 лет назад

He has entered the reign of electronics. what he doesn't know, is there is no way out.

@RodriguezX82 4 года назад

This is cool and all but I don't have the equipment for this DIY.

@albinoblksheep9231 5 лет назад

I did not like the lack of information. I liked what I could learn from you, the cinematography, your voice over levels and little jokes, as well as the content. I just didn't like you deferring the process to your sources without showing that. It was like: here's A B C, I struggled with D and E(go here for that) and here's F and G. People will watch you even if you have to make multi-part videos for the same project because you are entertaining and informative. Keep it up and thank you!

@gavin_z28 4 года назад

something about a workshop like you have is just satisfying

@aarong1868 4 года назад

DIY? Right, for anyone with a degree in engineering and a $1,000,000 worth of high tech carpentry and cnc equipment in their workshop. No problem.

@GiantDevilDog 3 года назад

I've been diving more into woodworking videos as I find them very interesting but....when they all say, "DIY" and they are using planers and jointers and cnc machines it is no longer a DIY project.

@luisgonzalez7774 5 лет назад

great project, your one of my favorite builders, might I suggest using the magnetic usb adapters to solve some of the yanking problems.

@cosmefulanito5933 4 года назад

Nice and easy project if you have all that millon dolar tools available. Too much arduino for this single and simple task. Too much current for charging devices. Low performance.

@ComputingCode 4 года назад

Also no need to use an entire UNO. For this application I would go for a an ATTiny 45 (it's cheaper and smaller and does the same thing, just less IO). Since you did not post the electrical schematic I can't say if 1 is enough (I guess not becuase of the IO quantity)

@TrailerTrashBuddah 5 лет назад

I love this channel and its really helped inspire me and my newfound love of wood working. Ive only got a miter saw and a hand held circular saw but its enough for small projects like nice shelving. Hopefully gonna build my own furniture like a dresser and nightstands and maybe even a new bed frame and headboard

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

Awesome! You can definitely do it!

@Нежелательныйочевидец 5 лет назад

сдрассьти... будь у меня такой парк станков ...я бы спрашивать рецепты у других не стал...

@You2-be 4 года назад

Всегда интересно где они столько бабла берут чтобы это все купить....может у них цена раза в 3 дешевле чем у нас?

@MariusBartkevicius 4 года назад

@@You2-be а может у них зарплаты нормальные и они могут себе позволить? 🤷🏻‍♂️

@jensensjourneyofdiscovery2152 5 лет назад

Ex software engineering lecturer and current software architect here! If you'd like to shoot me a message about a version 2.0 I can go through the code with you :)

@aaroncarrig6689 4 года назад

Here is a project you can do at home. All you'll need is a joitner, drum sander, and x-carve.. and... forget it. First and last video.

@JimmyTan-o6o Год назад

Hi, SW2812B w/5v adaptor, Can i use up to 10Meters strips length?

@sch79 Год назад

A Raspberry Pi might be easier for more complex stuff with multiple LED's

@joejazwinski8873 4 года назад

The only thing that would make this cooler is if you were to put a little wireless charger in the middle of each "charging pad." Really cool though! I hope you were able to get the coding worked out.

@mchughj 5 лет назад

Really neat project. I'm a software developer and happy to debug your code if that would be useful to you. Also happy to help with crafting the code to run on a single Arduino for all three chargers if you want. I read the code in the referenced instructable and it can be done far more simply.

@MephistoSieben 4 года назад

What a waste of energy. We use in every piece of tech a power save plan and waste the saved energy with LEDs. Amazing...

@djnevous3us 2 года назад

U shoulda used the wireless chargers and took them apart. The 1 I have it shuts off when it’s done charging.

@MakingStuffco 5 лет назад

Awesome work. It would be super awesome if you could make it work without cables. :D

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

Yeah, I would have done wireless but these are Kindles and don't have that feature

@lilliank3542 3 года назад

I love the commentary and jokes! They really make your videos stand out! :) And the fact that you show your mistakes instead of only showing a perfect final product!

@jeramybearamy8539 4 года назад

A good,, stronger alternative to velcro is 3M Dual Lock. Check it out. Also, great video.

@DapurDIY21 3 года назад

I am come form Indonesia I like your project is the best, perfect brother

@miki_w 4 года назад

What about using wireless chargers in this project? I think it would be much cooler

@leonardomaldonado3772 5 лет назад

Cool ... when i saw the table i thod ud make it wireless ... that way cables wont burn out or plugs wont get damage ... but still verry cool ... good job man ...

@UnapologeticConservative 2 года назад

Could you just do an on and off led when you set down and pick up your phone. Would love to see a walk-through of that.

@JaySpoonn 4 года назад

DYI!? I don't own any of these things!? Should I go to home depot, and have em do these cut outs?

@JeremieCollins 4 года назад

This is not a DIY video...I mean yes, DIY because he made it but the tools used is ridiculous.

@lifeanywhere 5 лет назад

Good stuff dude. Bob at I Like To Make Stuff could’ve helped. Not sure if you’re close to that guy or not but he uses a ton of arduinos to control stuff around his shop

@wakkywabbit5446 4 года назад

No notifications. No lights. No alarms. No buzzing. Nothing.

@javilarg 4 года назад

Why 3 Arduinos? One is enough. Or one ESP-32, or one ESP-8266.

@JohnLGalt_1 4 года назад

This is the first video of yours that I've watched, as it addresses an idea that I have that is similar, only using wireless charging instead of wired. I really loved your enthusiasm, and your humor - you've got the viewer engagement part of making vids down pat! Thanks for making my Friday!

@FredyArg 5 лет назад

Great DIY, i just need $20,000 worth of tools to do it...thank god they offer free shipping on most of these tools, other wise, my wife would be very upset...oh and being an amazon prime member also helps...NOT...

@RobiBue 4 года назад

Hi Fred, I am sorry you seem so upset that you need to get $20Ks worth of tools ... This is a diy vid, that is: do it yourself (with tools and methods you have and know and ideas from the guy that did the vid) That’s my take on it, and sorry if I mistook that you were upset.

@ReyJ 4 года назад

If you quickly blow torch or even use a heat gun on the resin, it will get the bubbles out for a smooth finish

@kataseiko 4 года назад

I would love to re-do this with qi charging pads. You can easily read their state because they commonly come with an LED that indicates charging, but to my knowledge there is no "this is fully charged" status on them.

@m.junior4726 5 лет назад

Nice work! In the code you can use an “if” statement inside the loop to control different pins but you must need to avoid delays and use a timer library instead, then you will be able to multithread in a simple way.

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

I'll look into that!

@JamesRichman138 5 лет назад

As someone who has followed you a long time, this build is totally next level. I love that you used wood, epoxy, LEDs, arduino, etc.

@JustinSchieck 4 года назад

the arduino uno may not be powerful enough for three of them, if you used something a little more like the leonardo you might have been able to use one board

@J.Osterman 4 года назад

1 Arduino for each charger?!?!?!? this project sucks. lol

@yatesie1789 3 года назад

I watched the whole video thinking it was a wireless charging dock got so confused untill I reread the title haha

@lancemcque1459 3 года назад

Walnut!! Yeah!

@kevintomb 3 года назад

DIY if you call DIY someone with a whole wood workshop......lmao

@Kamel419 4 года назад

i'm a software engineer, i'd love to help out! i think you have the beginnings of what could end up being a cool little open source project there. do you have a link to the code you used?

@timothymbess 5 лет назад

Hit up Bob Clagett. He does a ton of Arduino, Raspberry Pi and wiring work in projects.

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

Yes, he is definitely a guru

@JkCanvas 5 лет назад

would like to work more walnut but my budget won't let me do so. Hopefully someday I can.

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

Yeah, unfortunately it's not the cheapest...but oh so good

@dazuk1969 4 года назад

That table looks great dude...i bet your kids love it to. I was wondering if you thought of doing the same kinda thing with wireless charging ? i don't know what tablets you used of if they had wireless charging capability but it is possible. I saw someone do that recently and it eliminates a lot of the wires and other issues...peace brother.

@Fixthisbuildthat 4 года назад

Yup, would have done wireless if they had it. But I just found some magnetic USB cords and I'm gonna use those!

@dazuk1969 4 года назад

@@Fixthisbuildthat Thank you for your reply and good luck luck with future projects....Peace.

@danielgreen5905 4 года назад

I am not saying i hate walnut but it pales in comparison to pacific madrone. I am sorry.

@jrwilfing 4 года назад

who keeps their socks unmatched or not paired in a sock drawer? that's just crazy

@ameliabuns4058 4 года назад

aww I thought u were gonna use wireless charging!

@sethjhontv119 3 года назад

Thanks for teaching us sir God bless you sir

@letsmake8166 5 лет назад

Awesome project. I might try to incorporate something like that into some bedside tables so my wife and I can keep track of our iPad and iPhone charge status.

@Fixthisbuildthat 5 лет назад

yeah, I need to make one for us now so the kids don't have the nicest stuff :)

@letsmake8166 5 лет назад

@@Fixthisbuildthat Sometimes you have to treat yourself. I always build at least two of everything. The kids get the prototypes and we get the improved production models!

@austinmcnair612 4 года назад

The real question is, do the kids always take them to the table? It would make a nice mini bookshelf.

@Geeksmithing 5 лет назад

Dude! This is a fantastic project Brad! I may need to try this project myself and hopefully figure out what the issues are in the process ;) BTW, I hope you get some Oreos sometime! ;)

@edmartoncik5959 2 года назад

I know this video is old but you should talk to bob from I like to make stuff he does a lot of the electronics

@brianhylkema13 4 года назад

I’m curious as to the reason for gluing the planks unevenly?

@sentane8031 3 года назад

surprised no one talking bout how this isn't diy. no one has a carver or whatever that is

@adamkreuz9068 5 лет назад

I freaking love this. I wanted to make a thin table to go behind the couch against the wall then run a wireless charging dock underneath it. The LED idea though, ohhhhhh that is mint I like

5 лет назад

Yeah... Arduino stuff is always fun to figure out xD

@BruceAUlrich 5 лет назад

Thanks for the honesty about the electronics not working like you intended. I think you made a really nice piece from some scraps!

@HauntedSheppard 4 года назад

Pro tip: don't get your kids ipads. Make them work for their electronics. They will value it more, and you keep them safe for a little while longer from beinf f'ed up by the internet.

@Fixthisbuildthat 4 года назад

That's why these are $50 Kindles 😀