This repository is dedicated to document this project I made for my PC setup.
• Arduino Uno. (Can work with any Microcontroller.)
• 178 cm of 100 LEDs/m 5v ws2812b LED Strips (178 LEDs Total).
• 40A 5v Power Supply (to power the LEDs).
• KY-022 Infrared Reciever.
• 330 Ω Resistor
• And a lot of wires...
Controlling the LEDs with a .NET program on the PC.
Controlling the PC with a remote control
Controlling the LEDs with a remote control.
Below is the circuit diagram:
The LED Strip data pin is connected to digital pin 5 with a 330 ohm Resistor.
The Infrared Reciever Signal pin is connected to digital pin 7.
Controlling the LEDs with a .NET program on the PC (Java port also avaliable but lacks some features.)
Using a .NET Framework WinForm Application to Control the Leds in many ways (not only Ambilight).
The LEDs are Controlled by Serial Communication with a Buad Rate of 250000 (500000 with esp32) with the Arduino via the PC in 5 main ways.
Individual Colors - Lets you Choose from a Color Palatte.
Rainbow - Changing Colors by continuously incrementing the hue property of the color.
Party - Continuously Changing Colors which is very cool lol :).
Ambilight - Taking screen pixel data to change the LEDs to colors displayed on the screen. (Best Mode).
Spectogram - Taking audio device audio level to update the LEDs Brightness According to the current Level (Reset sound device option).
Turbo - Lowering LEDs Update times so it will update faster. (May cause flickering due to hardware limitations)
There is also a Brightness slider Control
The same .NET Application also checks for the Arduino Serial Port data and sends various keystrokes to the PC.
Pressing The "ON" button on the LED remote controls enables only the remote control to control the led.
Controls include brightness control and color setting.
The best way you can support me is by checking for bugs and suggesting new features.
The remote controls:
