I've created a set of 8 channel disco lights using an Arduino UNO, HM-10 BLE and a 5v 8-Channel Solid State RelayBoard. I got the guys in work to fabricate the aluminium casing for me. To control the lights, I developed an iPhone/iPad app and there are 8 sequences on the app to choose from which you can select over and over. There is also a slider to control the speed.
It works like a charm, so I gave them to my 16 year old granddaughter for Christmas and she absolutely loves them, and so do my other grandkids.
So, I thought I'd put the app on Apples App Store. It's taken 6 months of arguing with Apple to get them to release it. They stated that the app was only for a niche audience and wouldn't release it.
I finally convinced them that millions of people use Arduino products and the audience is wide spread...... So they have released it. To add insult to injury, they have omitted some of the screen shots. but at least it is out there. The range of the HM-10 BLE is about 50m, so she can use it all around the house.
Well, that's my rant over. If you want to create the lights yourself, using an UNO, Mega or ESP32 then you can download it from apple's App Store here: Izzy's Lights on the App Store
No offence, but I’d be keen to see the hardware assembly guide, being safe around mains power is critical.
With my granddaughter having them now I cant send you images but I'll try to explain. I use a daisy chain to supply the live wires to each of the relays. When each of the relays energise, it supplies 240V to each of the lights. I use this Power Supply to supply the 5V to the Arduino and the 5V relay board. I 3D Printed the box to enclose and isolate the power supply and relay board and also earthed the aluminium casing. The power supply is fused and the power plug its also obviously fused. I soak tested the lights for 8hrs in my printing room and when I checked the power supply was slightly warm and worked perfectly. The output was a perfect 5V. The lights do get hot when running, which is to be expected..... but as a whole the project turned out fantastic. I'll throw a video of the lights on YouTube in a few minutes and send you the link and you can view them working. Hope this helps?
Here's the YouTube link. It states on YouTube that it will be released tomorrow 2nd April but it could be earlier https://youtu.be/RDZtyYuC1Bo
Just created this for you. It's not great but I think you'll get the idea
I feel your pain. I used to work for a company that made lots of custom wearable devices. On each project time estimate, if there was an App involved we'd always have to allow for time to deal with getting it past Apple reviewers. Google Play store usually went very smoothly.
