Building your own Ambient Light system, using the LED Wiz piece (I need help!)

[bleedscarlet]

So I've gotten as far as the testing procedures.

When I run the LED Wiz software and turn on the lights, they flash, or do whatever I want them to.

Does anyone have experience with boblight or any of those momo/atmolight softwares? I can't seem to get it to work...

[arzoo]

What exactly are you trying to do?

[BASS!]

either pimp out his car, or something interesting.

[bleedscarlet]

I'm trying to do this:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Building-your-own-color-LED-bars/

and I searched around for help, found this place.

I've troubleshooting as much as possible.

[Dazz]

I'm trying to do this:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Building-your-own-color-LED-bars/

and I searched around for help, found this place.

I've troubleshooting as much as possible.

I know the guy that created this one...  Let me see if I can contact him and see if he'll post here.

[Blanka]

Just use an Arduino with some good power Mosfets. Cheaper and easier to program for stand alone use.

[bleedscarlet]

arduino is more expensive, I don't have any more money to spare on free projects for a while

[Blanka]

The arduino itself is cheaper (30$), but it depends on what you want to do. If you want a stand-alone 3 channel PWM RGB ambient light that runs by itself your personal pattern on some power leds (1A or more/channel), using direct input (some switches, a temp sensor, a touch sensor, RGB input) Arduino is easier and cheaper, and delivers 256 steps of brightness per channel. If you want to drive many lights up to 500mA/channel, use basic preprogrammed patterns, and don't mind the computer being on all the time, the LED wiz is a good choice.