Smart House & Street Lighting for Dark Skies

The Smart House & Street Lighting for Dark Skies is a fun STEM project that combines environmental sensing, automatic lighting, programming and 3D printing into one interactive educational model.

Using a Kypruino board, an LDR light sensor, a warm white LED and the Kypruino onboard NeoPixels, the model automatically detects day and night conditions. The street lamp switches on only when it gets dark, while the house is illuminated using the onboard NeoPixels to create a realistic smart lighting demonstration.

Designed for beginners and experienced makers alike, this project introduces smart lighting, environmental awareness, sensor integration and embedded programming through a fun and practical STEM build.

Perfect for makers, students, classrooms, workshops, planetariums and STEM education.

Highlights:

• Smart Lighting Control: Automatically switches the lights on when it gets dark.
• Dark Sky Friendly Design: Demonstrates responsible outdoor lighting to reduce light pollution.
• Environmental Awareness: Learn how smart lighting can help protect the night sky.
• Beginner Friendly: Learn electronics, programming, sensors and automation.
• STEM Learning Project: Combines coding, environmental science, electronics and 3D printing.

Specifications:

• Project Type: Smart Lighting, Dark Sky STEM Project & 3D Printing Design.
• Main Board: Kypruino or Arduino Compatible Board.
• Light Sensor: LDR Light Sensor.
• Street Light: Warm White LED with 1K Resistor.
• Built in Features: 4x NeoPixel LEDs (onboard on Kypruino).
• Communication Interface: Analog Input and Digital Output.
• Analog Input: LDR Light Sensor (A0).
• Digital Output: Warm White LED (D9).
• Power Supply: USB Type C.
• Shell Type: 3D Printed PETG House, Street Lamp and Base.
• Features: Automatic day and night detection, smart street lighting, illuminated house, ambient light sensing and dark sky lighting demonstration.
• Application: STEM education, coding, electronics, environmental awareness, light pollution education and 3D printing.
• Smart House Dimensions: ~145×131×60mm.
• Kit Weight: ~120g.

Complete Kit Includes:

• 1x Kypruino Compatible Board.
• 1x Light Sensor.
• 1x Warm White LED.
• 1x 1K Resistor.
• 1x ZY-55 Mini Solderless Breadboard, *Random Color.
• 5x Male to Female Dupont Wires.
  
• 1x Male to Male Dupont Wires.
• 1x 3D Printed House with Street Lamp.

Ideal For:

• 🌃 Dark sky and light pollution awareness projects.
• 💡 Smart lighting and automation experiments.
• 🏠 Environmental sensing demonstrations.
• 🤖 Electronics and embedded systems learning.
• 🎓 Arduino & STEM education projects.

Note:

• House and street lamp colors may vary slightly from the images shown.
• Requires basic wiring and Arduino IDE programming.
• USB Type C cable is needed.
• The code can be customized for different ambient light levels and lighting behaviors.
• Full project instructions, wiring diagram, source code and 3D printing files are available on our Blog.