AstroPixels R2-D2 Dome Lights - Great Bang For The Buck!

Looking for a great looking, pre-built, simple set of R2-D2 dome lights but don't want to spend too much? So was I and I've found them - AstroPixels! This set provides all the standard lighting in R2-D2's dome which includes three HPs (holoprojectors), two PSIs (process status indicators), front & rear Logics (you know, the blinky panel lights).

We have Darren Poulson to thank for this all inclusive R2D2 dome light kit, which in my opinion is currently the best ready made, pre-programmed R2D2 dome lighting kit you can get for the dollar. At around $100 USD (+shipping), Darren's light kit is less than half the cost of the more popular Teeces or RSeries R2-D2 dome light kits; and emulates the fluid analog look of a color wheel that many R2 builders are after without the build complications or tedious fiber optic installs.

AstroPixels R2 light kits use red/green/blue addressable LEDs (just like the RSeries) controlled by an ESP32 microcontroller running the Reeltwo Astromech RSeries library. Basic 3-conductor (power/ground/signal) RC servo wiring/connectors are used to connect the light panels to the control board making it a very simple lighting kit to connect and set up. The control board also has extra headers incase you want to add other lights such as a magic panel.

The ESP32 micro controller board is powered by 5 VDC, and recommended power connectivity is through the green screw terminal block on the board (OBSERVE POLARITY)! As shown in the video, nominal current load running the included lights ONLY is around 500mA and peaks around 700mA. A stable, 1 Amp power source (buck converter or regulator) is recommended.

Darren has pre-soldered all the headers on the light boards and control board, installed the R2 ReelTwo dome light script and tested each light set before shipping, making this R2 dome light kit a true plug and play install as demonstrated in the video.

Video Time Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:56 RSeries Dome Lights
1:30 AstroPixels Overview
2:54 Unboxing
3:59 Addressable LED's
5:29 Connectivity
6:54 AstroPixels Working Demo

Purchase Darren's AstroPixels At We Make Things UK:
https://we-make-things.co.uk/product/...
NOTE: AstroPixels are purely for Droid Builders and members of the R2 Builders Club, following the rules set out there of non profit. These are not to be used in droids being built for profit.

UK Droid Builders Club:
https://droidbuilders.uk/

Learn All About Darren's AstroPixels:
https://r2djp.co.uk/category/electron...

Customizing AstroPixels (including colors & brightness):
https://r2djp.co.uk/2022/06/05/custom...

Reeltwo RSeries Astromech Firmware Main Page:
https://reeltwo.github.io/Reeltwo/htm...

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