Lighteng Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 There's an all new LED controller on Kickstarter that creates music synchronized lightshows automatically and operates entirely on it's own. It plugs directly into the LED strips and uses audio from a 3.5mm port from line-in or a mic. It would be great for controlling custom made pieces covered in light strips.https://www.kickstar...-led-controller Some Demo Videos:https://youtu.be/oYjcUCscF-k https://youtu.be/JFEiGnH4QkY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 How convenient that your name is the same as the name of the guy on Kickstarter?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighteng Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 It would be awkward if it was otherwise, because that is me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I think what David is saying is that we prefer you identify yourself, i.e. "I have created this great new LED lightshow device.... Please help me get it funded on kickstarter" Looks like an interesting idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighteng Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 I think what David is saying is that we prefer you identify yourself, i.e. "I have created this great new LED lightshow device.... Please help me get it funded on kickstarter" Looks like an interesting idea Ah yes, I see. Unless I'm missing something, it seems that posts cannot be edited, but I think these replies now make it clear. I developed an all new WS2812B LED strip controller and put it on Kickstarter, check it out! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyMitchell Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Unsure if he "invented it" per se, however Paul Mardon (Pulsar) developed frequency band split lighting control three or four decades ago, with the Masterpiece. In simple terms, that a non-lampie may understand, what exactly is unique or new here? It is "plug & play", not time coded, therefore does that not make it just another dj disco STL controller that flashes lights in a random way, vaguely relative to the program, becoming boring/irritating after a short while? Please tell me it's something so different to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighteng Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 In simple terms, that a non-lampie may understand, what exactly is unique or new here? It is "plug & play", not time coded, therefore does that not make it just another dj disco STL controller that flashes lights in a random way, vaguely relative to the program, becoming boring/irritating after a short while? Please tell me it's something so different to that! Yes! It is different than that. The different part is the software it runs which I developed over nearly 6 years specifically because I was unhappy with the "boring/irritating" existing automatic controllers and I didn't like the complexity and cost of the controllers that could make nice shows. This controller creates shows where each action is based on the music to create good looking shows and it's super easy to use and operates entirely independently. It controls strips with individual pixel control to make much better effects than typical LED strip controllers that change the whole strip at once. It is also highly customizable using it's app so you can choose the animation style, colors, and whether it is always changing or stays on the same animation/color. There are even more animations than shown in the videos so far and I can still add more if anyone suggests something that will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkicallaghan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Good looking is only a personal opinion. No two people like the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 There is definitely a market for this sort of thing if you can make it good enough - like auto-Madrix. However I think you will need to make it work in 2 dimensions rather than just along the length of a single strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleah Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 At first glance I thought it was "just another STL" unit in a small box. There are many disco lights that can use sound to control speed and select from a series of preset programs and when done well, to very good effect that isn't as boringly repetative as you might expect. However, upon watching the videos of the OP's device, I realized that there was something different going on..... it is driving those LED strips where the individual LEDs are 'addressable', so it does offer an extra 'dimension' to the effects. I would assume each of the three outputs can control a particular number of LED 'elements' within a strip. If a channel can drive say 25 elements, that's a total of 75 LEDs it can drive. I don't know but I assume each of those 75 also has RGB control, making 150 individual outputs, maybe x 256 levels each?? So it looks like a much enhanced version of the basic units on AliExpress that just output a series of preset effects. Before looking at this thread this morning, I knew nothing about these 'clever' LED strips or the WS2812B protocol.I did some research and came up with what I've just posted, which sounds about right, but of course I may have it wrong. I'd suggest the OP hasn't done himself too many favours by starting this thread with rather a vague description and not making it clear that his unit is designed to drive (and make the most of) already 'clever' LED strips. Unless you are already familiar with WS2812B LED, then it does appear to be 'just another STL'! Did I really just write all that!!! :** laughs out loud **: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighteng Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Hi sleah, Marketing has never been my strength http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/guiltysmiley.gif ViVi can control up to 450 unique LEDs, split anyway among the three strips, you could have just one with 450 or three with 150 each. You can also split the output to mirror the same display on multiple strips. Each LED has RGB control with 256 levels for R, G, and B; the IC for each LED is built right into the face of each one, the WS2812B LEDs are pretty awesome. Here is a page with more info about them https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/ws2812-breakout-hookup-guide/#ws2812-overview That close-up is a WS2812 and the breakout board just below has the WS2812B, the B reduced the number of pins and internal surfaces, but operates exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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