RGB Control

[TANE 12]

Today I managed to control the RGB leds strips from HC2.

Concept:

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running small web server

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Interface is connected to the Raspberry Pi

Leds strips are connected to a

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HC2 Virtual device is sending HTTP command with the desired color to Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi wills end the color to the led drivers.

Concept will be optimize in the next days for more control …like slider color election.

Jelle thanks for your help

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[Krikroff 199]

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[Sunny 0]

This sounds great, what software are you running on the Raspberry Pi for controlling all this?

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On the PI the standard installation is running with a small webserver that will send the commands directly to the USB interface.

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- lighttpd

- python, spawn-fcgi, php5-cgi en php5-common

I will post later more about it including a youtube video.

It runs very smooth and fast response.

Jelle is optimizing the Python scripts so that you can control up to 255 led strips with single installation

[Shad 4]

Very nive, I am waiting your information about that.

[Guest jrkalf]

Yeah,

Still working on it. Had a heavy day today. Long work/home traffic and less time to code.

I'll check into the code about the device stearing and seeing how I can break up the sliders into passable code.

I must say, quite cool having a discolight party at someone elses house.. How's the Gold and Aquamarine lighting up your room TANE?

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Jelle

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Changed some code that I can control 2 different strips.

I have done that dirty way (double code)

Also added some nice options like Fade en Red Alert

PS. don't use the red alert....

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[Sunny 0]

Thanks for the details, another quick question, what software are you using to integrate with the USB led driver and what actually runs on the web server that actually sends the commands to the USB led driver?

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There is no additional software for controlling the led driver.

From a python script the commands are directly send to the comport

This command will turn the strip-1 in red

ser.write("\x01\x01\x00\x03\xff\x00\x00")

This one is color green for strip-2

ser.write("\x01\x02\x00\x03\x00\xff\x00")

Last 3 commands are the hex color codes

[Sunny 0]

Ah ok, thanks. I am not that tech savy so I might wait for you guys to provide more details when you get time. Sounds great though!

[JohnnyC 7]

Could you not use one of these also?

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[TANE 12]

The Domation system is fully wireless.

Not sure if the DMX can do that. This was not so in the past.

[Krikroff 199]

Wireless DMX can do that but it is very expensive

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[A.Socha 133]

a small leak

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[Guest jrkalf]

Ohh noes, did he just leak it out to Poland before leaking it internationally....

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[rb338 5]

Very nice! I'm in the process of building my own new house, and just a few weeks from being finished. I've already installed 12 Fibaro modules (mostly dimmers) and also three sets of high power RGBW led strings. Those leds are controlled via WiFi, it already works on my iPhone.

I'm hoping to sniff the data the iPhone app sends, so I can try controlling it with the Fibaro. But my guess is that the Fibaro can't connect/communicate with devices over WiFi, so I'll have to make some kind of pass-through on a PC, which receives commands from the Fibaro and sends them to the led controller over WiFi.

Is anyone familiar with these controllers? This is it:

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If you can find the commands.

Is there any browser control option available?