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Step 7Software
The LED-Wiz controller comes with some decent software for doing animations and testing:
- LED-Wiz
- LedBlinky
- Luminaudio
I've found a open source program called BobLight which was designed to do Ambilight effects using a custom controller. I've taken BobLight and modified to work with the LEDWiz under the name ShadLight.
In addition to this, I've also added support for sending it a new "command string" via UDP. This is to allow for a php interface on a different machine to set the colors. I run this program on my media PC at all times and use the web interface (on my fileserver) via my blackberry to remote control it.
ShadLight was my first attempt at C# programming and the php interface was hacked together pretty messily. I do not recommend leaving either of these exposed to the internet, definitely put an .htaccess on the php.
Download everything here
Command setting - This is a comma seperated list of settings for each port. 48 is maximum brightness. LR,LG,LB are the red, green and blue ports for the left side of the ambilight and RR,RG,RB are the right side. See the PBA command in the led-wiz developer documentation for more information. This allows you to set your room to be one color, disable a few lights and still have ambilight working on specific light bars.
PHP Configuration - All you need to change is the hostname at the top of the file. PHP must be compiled with sockets support for it to send UDP packets.
Making your media client work:
Windows Media Player (WMP) Classic (with Boblight): Start WMP Classic, go to view and select options. In the options menu go to playback and select output. In the output screen select under DirectShow Video VMR9 (renderless)**! Now restart WMP Classic and open a video (either DVD, avi, divx or something else). The Momolight system should now work with WMP Classic using the Boblight software!
Windows Media Player (WMP): The only way to get Momolight working with standard WMP is by turning of overlay (for example by turning of Hardware Acceleration with your video device). This also only works together with the Boblight software.
VLAN player (with Boblight): Setting the video output in the video options menu to OpenGL will enable AmbX lighting effects with playback of video’s (DVD, divx, etc) with the VLAN player.
- LED-Wiz
- LedBlinky
- Luminaudio
I've found a open source program called BobLight which was designed to do Ambilight effects using a custom controller. I've taken BobLight and modified to work with the LEDWiz under the name ShadLight.
In addition to this, I've also added support for sending it a new "command string" via UDP. This is to allow for a php interface on a different machine to set the colors. I run this program on my media PC at all times and use the web interface (on my fileserver) via my blackberry to remote control it.
ShadLight was my first attempt at C# programming and the php interface was hacked together pretty messily. I do not recommend leaving either of these exposed to the internet, definitely put an .htaccess on the php.
Download everything here
Command setting - This is a comma seperated list of settings for each port. 48 is maximum brightness. LR,LG,LB are the red, green and blue ports for the left side of the ambilight and RR,RG,RB are the right side. See the PBA command in the led-wiz developer documentation for more information. This allows you to set your room to be one color, disable a few lights and still have ambilight working on specific light bars.
PHP Configuration - All you need to change is the hostname at the top of the file. PHP must be compiled with sockets support for it to send UDP packets.
Making your media client work:
Windows Media Player (WMP) Classic (with Boblight): Start WMP Classic, go to view and select options. In the options menu go to playback and select output. In the output screen select under DirectShow Video VMR9 (renderless)**! Now restart WMP Classic and open a video (either DVD, avi, divx or something else). The Momolight system should now work with WMP Classic using the Boblight software!
Windows Media Player (WMP): The only way to get Momolight working with standard WMP is by turning of overlay (for example by turning of Hardware Acceleration with your video device). This also only works together with the Boblight software.
VLAN player (with Boblight): Setting the video output in the video options menu to OpenGL will enable AmbX lighting effects with playback of video’s (DVD, divx, etc) with the VLAN player.
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here people a link to the same he has posted as everything i just fixed 64bit support............
http://techmasterjoe.com/apps/shadlight.rar
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i keep getting asked a lot so here is my all around led-wiz fix all pack as well
http://techmasterjoe.com/apps/wiz-fix.zip........
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the site is like 2 days old so be nice i am not a web site builder.
i fix hardware not software BUT i can fix the simple things.
remember to right click shadlight.exe and under compatibility set disable desktop composition
this way it will shut off windows Aero when you start it and back on when closed....
i fixed 64bit and that will stop the Crash on Start every one has
i might add it later if i do you will see a added readme file inside tell then it's the same as Shadows just fixed 64bit
irc.rizon.net
#TechMasterJoe
if anyone needs me
and cut down cpu usage at the same time lawl "got more for less"
might be to fast for some use movie 10, movie 30, or movie 10+fast scene detect.
(delay works by fading change over X number of frames)
movie10+FSR works by letting brightness change as fast as it can and only fading color data (can look a tad washed out if color is set less then 40)
FSR base starts at 128 up for smother down for faster inc delay is based on capture timer witch is in ms
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fyi--people 8ms = 60fps -----------
this will most likely be the last update tell i beat cancer.---im just to sleepy to even use the 4 ledwiz i have setup in my room.....yes that's 40 RGB channels each channel is a 3watts star lawl----------
ledblinky with music really makes my room move
--------if you like this software REPLY that-s the only way i know people are using it-------http://wizlight.webstarts.com/index.html---------http://techmasterjoe.com/superwiz.exe
http://techmasterjoe.com/app/wiz-fix.zip----
i will post a 2nd link on http://techmasterjoe.com to all my apps i have made
even to a 10channel ver for use with the ledwiz
the site runs off a server in my house so it's a bit slow PM me if links die
or if techmasterjoe.com has a error (torrents tend to kick it off)
thats how i use it still working on my I2c setup with 32 RGB channels i have not forgot it's not as easy as you think
i have a working 12 channel setup with messy code but it's 16bit per color at 6X the fq as led wiz works well but is unstable when done i will most likely post it as my own guide but it will be a lot harder then this led wiz setup i made the led wiz setup just like his in about 2hrs
my kit might take a bit and cost more as it's meant more for house lighting
my goal is 9watt LED's ran with AT328 and RF to a USB / ethernet brain
(arduino with ethernet and bluetooth atm)
the idea is to have as many lights you want and have as much range as you can get
my lights cost almost 40$ to build each and about $80 for brain
but
1. no limit on # of lights
2. 2048 steps per color ya that's how crazy it is
3. color correction using icm profiles
4. each light fits in standard light cans
5. 6db ant with a max range of 1000 feet to brain
If I were to do it again, I'd use an Arduino and write my own protocol. Back when I first tried this I was just coding for myself, now that I actually code professionally it only makes sense to code the stuff I want on my own :p
Mainly I attempted with MPC. Made the VMR9 (renderless) change. Running shadlight i get no light output.
Also, I am confused about what I have to do to get the web interface for color control up and running.
Please any help would be appreciated.
this will get it working in vista and windows 7 as well (1/2 sec lag or so but dose work )
just remember to run the batch as a ADMIN or is a no go
this will get LuminAudio working right in vista to
http://techmasterjoe.com/installers/wiz-fix.zip
shad will not run it will lock up if vista AREO is running look at screen shot to set compatibility and 99% of the time this +.net 3.5 will fix most probs
also, is there a way to make all the lights fade from color to color together?
sorry for the stupid questions, just cant seem to find anything.
I have a windows mobile remote control written for this if anyone wants it just drop me an email, shadow at overdrawn dot net.
Revision 2 of this is in the works and has gone from just building the controller to rebuilding the entire thing from scratch. If you are thinking about building this and aren't in a major rush, wait ~2 months or so for the much better model :)
Anyone looking to build this might want to look at these instead:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4530
They put out about the same amount of light as my current bars, but in a much smaller size and with less work. The disadvantage is that they will get hot enough to burn out and require cooling. I'm hoping to use these for version 2 with some metal mounts to act as heatsinks.