Lighthouse Beacon
Lighthouse Beacon
At the beating heart of every lighthouse is the beacon and this has to be one of the most realistic and customizable scale lighthouse beacons available.
This IoT beacon features a micro geared stepper motor for precise movement, dual LED modules with high-power red, green, blue, and white LEDs, mounted on a solid CNC aluminum light carriage, designed to efficiently manage heat dissipation and supported by a sturdy nylon chassis and lens mounts.
This beacon illuminates the horizon with a mesmerizing array of colors, brightness levels, and dynamic lighthouse modes. The motor and lights are controlled via a locally hosted webpage. Optional firmware/script available for control with Home Assistant via ESPHome.
Combine the beacon with a lightroom and tower or add it to your own lighthouse.
Specifications
- Power: USB-C, 5V/2A
- Dimensions: 71.5mm x 57.1mm
Features
- WiFi Web UI
- Dual rotating 4W RGBW LEDs with mode/color/brightness control
- Geared Stepper Motor with speed/direction control
- Configuration saved to memory
Modes
- Solid color
- Pulse color
- Pulse color alternating lamps
- Strobe color
- Strobe color alternating lamps
- Bell Rock (red/white)
- Wolf Rock (white/white)
- Yokohama (emerald/white)
- Emerald time (simulated warm-up of metal-halide lamps)
- Rainbow
- Random
- Random pulse color
- Random pulse color alternating lamps
- Random strobe color
- Random pulse color alternating lamps
- Demo (cycles modes with random color/speed/direction)
Development
- Open source repository
- WiFi provisioning
- OTA updates
- On/off timer
- Enhanced light and motor combinations
- Audio to light/motion