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I did something like this a few months ago but never got to making an enclosure for it. My version also provided multiple light modes that could be selected by pressing a button. It also used a photo cell for a flash trigger in the first mode. Other modes include a Solid White, Solid Orange, Solid Purple, and Fire light flicker effect for video.
I did something like this a few months ago but never got to making an enclosure for it. My version also provided multiple light modes that could be selected by pressing a button. It also used a photo cell for a flash trigger in the first mode. Other modes include a Solid White, Solid Orange, Solid Purple, and Fire light flicker effect for video.
Here is a link to my code for this:
https://github.com/RichardA1/Ring-Light/commit/54c9f3245b0101c953aaa5965206ac5c29958afd