joshuajamison / HueLightPlus

Ambilight-clone for NZXT HUE+ LED-Controller

HueLight+

Ambilight-clone for NZXT HUE+

Features

• Ambilight-clone
• High fps LED color updates (depending on CPU + resolution)
• Supports 1 HUE+ with a max of 2 channels
• Each channel kan have up to 4 LED strips

Requirements

• Windows
• NZXT HUE+
• DFMirage Mirror Driver

Assumptions

• Current version assumes the LEDS strips are mounted as follows:

• x ← ← TOP ← ←x

• ↓                    ↑

• ↓                    ↑

• ↓                    ↑

• L                    R

• E                    I

• F                    G

• T                    H

• ↓                    T

• ↓                    ↑

• ↓                    ↑

• x ← BOTTOM ← x ← ← ← ← ← ← HUE+

• Channel 1: (Right (10 leds) => Top (20 leds) => Left (10 leds)) ** Right: bottom-right => top-right ** Top: top-right => top-left ** Left: top-left => bottom-left

• Channel 2 (Bottom (20 leds) ** Bottom: bottom-left => bottom-right

Configuration

• A Config.ini file can be used to control certain settings. Put each value on a line without delimiters!
  • bool startsHidden;
  • double gamma;
  • int rightLedCount
  • int leftLedCount
  • int topLedCount
  • int bottomLedCount
  • String huePlusPort
  • int baudRate
  • byte delay
  • int scanDepth
  • int pixelsToSkipPerCoordinate

Todo

• Make .exe downloadable somewhere
• Better configuration for LED setup
• Support more than 1 HUE+
• Turn off LEDs after closing the software

Bugs

• Feel free to post issues on this github page

Showcase video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn5HEN5PzPE

Credits

• h0uri whos C# Ambilight algorithm was way faster and thus got used as the basis for this.
• kusti8 whos project contained an example of the reverse engineered Hue+ protocol