My uncle gave me a really nice oil lamp. However, I didn't want to actually burn oil in it. Enter ESPHome. I transplanted the wick construction with a fake candle flame and installed a D1 mini with battery shield and a Li-Po battery in the oil reservoir.
Really happy with the result, the fake flame looks amazing.
#Oil Lamp on ESPHome
strong raven
This is the fake flame that I sourced from a battery-powered fake candle.
fathom rose
what is the D1 doing in this concept?
strong raven
It allows me to hook the thing up to Home Assistant.
It implements a switch component, which drives a FET that powers up the fake flame.
Now some testing to see how long the battery lasts. If the battery drains too quickly to my liking, I might add a micro-USB port for powering. But of course it looks more convincing when it's fully wireless.
vernal sapphire
nice job the flame looks great
strong raven
Yeah, I really like this fake flame type. Got a set of three candles, so as a bonus I have two extra candles.
Of course, I'll have to take a look if I can sneak ESPHome in those too 😉
Also a fun thing, is that the flame part has an IR receiver on it. The candles came with a remote control, for turning on/off the candles, dimming down and up, and a few extra functions.
So I taught the codes to my broadlink remote, giving me some extra control over the candles via Home Assistant.
odd forum
strong raven
I simply went for switch to turn on/off the FET that drives the LED. But good point, a template light might be more appropriate here (if only for the lack of "oil lamp" as a platform 😕 )
marsh tusk
mdi:oil-lamp
😇
night cosmos
Reminds me of this 🔥
grim kindle
how about pwming with the mosfet to allow dimming? You got the hardware up for this 😉