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USB Controlled RGB Ambient Lighting

post #1 of 4
10/18/10 at 10:39pm
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Yes, this is a different kind of mod. It's a ROOM mod

So the plan is to install USB controlled RGB mood lighting throughout my room.

I recently discovered this awesome USB RGB LED controller.. the LED Wiz. It can drive each of its 32 outputs at 500ma each with 48 levels of PWM intensity.. so theoretically, there are up to 110,592 possible colors using RGB LED's

Best part, there is already software written to utilize this controller! Someone even wrote a PHP interface to remotely change the colors!

I'm planning to expand on his PHP interface and make it more touch screen friendly.. that way.. I can go find a cheap iPod touch and use it as my ambient light controller


More juicy details to come!
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10/19/10 at 11:37am
sub'd...sounds cool, might have to give this a try myself down the road.
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10/19/10 at 7:42pm
I've imagined doing this myself, but didn't have the knowledge. I'm taking an electronics course this year so maybe then I can
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10/16/12 at 11:26am
This is the route i am going

http://www.beeles-place.be/?p=117 as the software is simpler than the original
http://siliconrepublic.blogspot.com/2011/02/arduino-based-pc-ambient-lighting.html
also described here
http://lifehacker.com/5875365/how-to-start-making-your-own-electronics-with-arduino-and-other-peoples-code

other methods using basically the same thing
http://learn.adafruit.com/adalight-diy-ambient-tv-lighting

4 corner method
http://www.instructables.com/id/30-channel-LED-RGB-Ambilight-Clone/
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