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Title: Building your own Ambient Light system, using the LED Wiz piece (I need help!)
Post by: bleedscarlet on December 11, 2008, 05:14:38 pm
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...
Title: Re: Building your own Ambient Light system, using the LED Wiz piece (I need help!)
Post by: arzoo on December 12, 2008, 08:46:10 am
What exactly are you trying to do?
Title: Re: Building your own Ambient Light system, using the LED Wiz piece (I need help!)
Post by: BASS! on December 12, 2008, 03:36:30 pm
either pimp out his car, or something interesting.
Title: Re: Building your own Ambient Light system, using the LED Wiz piece (I need help!)
Post by: bleedscarlet on December 12, 2008, 08:54:56 pm
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.
Title: Re: Building your own Ambient Light system, using the LED Wiz piece (I need help!)
Post by: Dazz on December 12, 2008, 10:56:29 pm
Quote from: bleedscarlet on December 12, 2008, 08:54:56 pm
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.
Title: Re: Building your own Ambient Light system, using the LED Wiz piece (I need help
Post by: Blanka on December 13, 2008, 07:28:03 am
Just use an Arduino with some good power Mosfets. Cheaper and easier to program for stand alone use.
Title: Re: Building your own Ambient Light system, using the LED Wiz piece (I need help!)
Post by: bleedscarlet on December 13, 2008, 10:35:37 am
arduino is more expensive, I don't have any more money to spare on free projects for a while
Title: Re: Building your own Ambient Light system, using the LED Wiz piece (I need help
Post by: Blanka on December 15, 2008, 12:19:45 pm
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.