Wireless Tower of Lights

The Wireless Tower of Lights at the University of Idaho is an ongoing project to convert the show's electronics to a fully wireless system. The Tower Lights show is displayed on the south side of the University of Idaho's Theophilus Tower. Each window is rigged with a set of LED lights which illuminate in synchronization to music. The old system relies on the building's unused CAT-5 wiring that runs from the basement up through every room, the new system will no rely on wires, and could be used in any building.

Background
The Tower Lights Show has been an exciting part of the University of Idaho for years. The system used to make this light show happen is outdated however. We are renovating the Tower Lights hardware and making it wireless. This new system will be easy to transport and set up, so that the light show could be used in any building. There has been interest for using the system in buildings in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to put on light shows for events.

Problem Statement
The​ ​University​ of​ Idaho’s​ ​Tower Lights​ ​project​ ​currently​ ​runs​ ​on​ ​old unused​ ​ Ethernet​ ​wiring​ ​in​ ​the Theophilus​ ​Tower.​ ​Our​ ​ team​ ​is​ ​faced with​ ​the​ ​problem​ ​of​ ​turning​ ​the current​ ​Tower​ ​Lights​ ​control​ ​system into​ ​a ​battery​ ​powered​ ​wireless system.

Project Goals
The current control system must be made wireless. The changes that we will make to the system are outlined below:

Contact
Paul Martin (mart2659@vandals.uidaho.edu)

Kevin Dorscher (dors7905@vandals.uidaho.edu)

Andrew Butler (butl6046@vandals.uidaho.edu)

Adrian Beehner