Hello everybody! I stumbled onto this formu while searching the internet, and figured I might be able to give it a try.
My name is Nathan. My entire life has been devoted to figuring out how things work, why they sometimes don't work, and how to make things work better.
I have an idea for an alarm clock. I love being awoken slowly by light. During the summer, this is no problem, because the sun does that. But, during the winter, I'm stuck with the annoying buzzing sound of the normal alarm clock. Is there any way that I could hook up or invent from scratch an alarm clock connected to a panel of LEDs aimed at my pillow, that would slowly fade on over about 20-30 minutes, ending at full blaze, then have a beeping sound at the desired time? I have been researching other sites, and they seem to be able to make clocks and other whatnots seemingly easily, and so I would imagine this would be possible for me. I have had a lifetime of working with electronics, but have never really studied practical application and or circuit creation. I don't necessarily need a step to step from you guys, I would just like to know how much something like that would cost, and how hard it would be to make. I thank all of you in advance!
-Nathan Gold
My name is Nathan. My entire life has been devoted to figuring out how things work, why they sometimes don't work, and how to make things work better.
I have an idea for an alarm clock. I love being awoken slowly by light. During the summer, this is no problem, because the sun does that. But, during the winter, I'm stuck with the annoying buzzing sound of the normal alarm clock. Is there any way that I could hook up or invent from scratch an alarm clock connected to a panel of LEDs aimed at my pillow, that would slowly fade on over about 20-30 minutes, ending at full blaze, then have a beeping sound at the desired time? I have been researching other sites, and they seem to be able to make clocks and other whatnots seemingly easily, and so I would imagine this would be possible for me. I have had a lifetime of working with electronics, but have never really studied practical application and or circuit creation. I don't necessarily need a step to step from you guys, I would just like to know how much something like that would cost, and how hard it would be to make. I thank all of you in advance!
-Nathan Gold