{"id":12448,"date":"2023-09-14T06:34:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outer-space.co\/?p=12448"},"modified":"2024-05-01T05:58:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T05:58:44","slug":"engineering-electronics-for-light-my-bricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outer-space.co\/engineering-electronics-for-light-my-bricks\/","title":{"rendered":"engineering electronics for Light My Bricks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our electronic engineering team was contacted by Light My Bricks with a challenging brief. The technical team at Light My Bricks were working on a pilot project, to evaluate the feasibility and viability of developing a new lighting product, to complement the LEGO\u00ae building brick system.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Light My Bricks\u2019 focus was to develop a new consumer product range to align with their successful lighting accessories developed for LEGO\u00ae products. This was a new target market and consumer profile for them, representing a shift away from developing lighting products for the traditional maker market.<\/p>\n

The challenge for\u00a0outerspace<\/a>\u00a0was to design a system of lighting products that was simple and intuitive to use. The new Night Mode consumer range would need to allow greater flexibility and integration, allowing consumers to add lighting to construction sets and blocks.<\/p>\n

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a flexible circuit board replaces traditional wiring systems<\/b><\/h4>\n

The key product development focus was to create a design solution that was flexible and consumer friendly, to provide the most options possible when adapting Night Mode products and systems to LEGO\u00ae creations.\u00a0This meant designing items to be as compact, thin and flexible as possible.<\/p>\n

Our\u00a0electronic engineering<\/a> team replaced the electrical wiring systems that traditional maker customers were using, with a more consumer friendly and flexible circuit board design format.<\/p>\n

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flexible circuit board system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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flexible circuit cables connect lighting to car construction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The flexible circuit board is integral to the new system. It\u2019s flat, compared to traditional wiring, and easily slides underneath and between bricks. It\u2019s very robust and provides direct connection, removing the need for additional connectors and provides simplicity to the design and assembly process.<\/p>\n

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cables and components are designed to fit easily into tight spaces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our team<\/a>\u00a0conducted usability studies to observe, document and test how consumers would thread the flexible board through complex structures, to avoid snags. This informed the technical design and detailing of the new format.<\/p>\n

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multiple special effects capabilities in one micro-product\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

Our electronics experts condensed multiple \u2018effects\u2019 boards in the existing Night Mode line-up, to create a single special effect product, the FX Spectrum.<\/p>\n

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the FX Spectrum all-in-one special effects product<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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the FX Spectrum with control button activates multiple special effects by rotating a central dial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FX Spectrum is designed to be small and flexible. It\u2019s easily incorporated into designs. The compact product is micro-controlled with a two stack PCB, providing a multi-function interface in the very small 3\u00d73 LEGO\u00ae footprint.<\/p>\n

An STM 32 micro-controller contains all the firmware needed to produce LED flashing sequences to create multiple effects such as \u2018flickering fire\u2019, gunfire, \u2018spooky\u2019, pulse and emergency lighting effects that are dialled up or down to the desired frequency – slow, medium and fast.<\/p>\n

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Night Mode lighting components, designed to be easily added to complex constructions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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designed for seamless and safe power distribution<\/b><\/h4>\n

To distribute power through the Night Mode system, our engineering team designed – Docks. These are designed to distribute power via flexible connectors that ensure people don\u2019t plug into the wrong port, preventing malfunction and increasing usability. All ports in Docks are fused to further ensure safety.<\/p>\n

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the Docks system – designed for Night Mode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Night Mode\u2019s Eclipse – cable management clip; Flux pack – battery pack for power distribution and Meteor Light products were also developed by the outerspace team<\/a>\u00a0in collaboration with Light My Bricks.<\/p>\n

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Night Mode Eclipse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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lighting up the design awards<\/b><\/h4>\n

Our multi-disciplinary design and engineering team had great fun working with Light My Bricks and recently celebrated Night Mode\u2019s well-deserved award win at the Good Design Awards!<\/p>\n

images supplied by Light My Bricks<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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