AtmoLight Remote (1 Viewer)

[Rick164]

Overview

In the recently released AtmoLight update (1.17.0.0) we added a remote control API which offers direct control over AtmoLight via IP Multicast, it doesn't need the traditional IP / port setup and will just receive commands so long as you are in the same local network which makes it easy to use and setup.

To make use of this new feature there's an Android app called AtmoLight Remote.

Features

Currently you can control the following AtmoLight functions:

- Change color
- Change effect
- Override current effect / color (priorities)

When you enable priorities in the app you will override certain internal AtmoLight actions which at the moment means it will no longer change effects when you start / stop a video or close / minimize Mediaportal.

Tutorial

Make sure you are running AtmoLight 1.17.0.0 or higher
You can Install the latest version of AtmoLight via the Mediaportal Extensions Manager

Step 1

First enable the remote control API in the AtmoLight configuration window as follows

Step 2

Install the Android app via the Google app store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ambilight4mediaportal.atmolightremote

Step 3

Now start Mediaportal and you will be able to control AtmoLight via the app.

Credits

- @azzuro for the awesome icons and artwork
- CWAC-Colormixer ( https://github.com/commonsguy/cwac-colormixer ) - color sliders


To Do

- Additional app settings to control multiple Mediaportal installations separately or all at once (PIN / ID)
- 2 way communication with AtmoLight to read status (effect / color / etc..) and predefined static colors.
- Add color wheel
- Add predefined static colors, both globally or per group.

 

[Baserunner]

Awesome work! Is it compatible with MP 1.11 as well?

 

[Lightning303]

Awesome work! Is it compatible with MP 1.11 as well?

No, since AtmoLight 1.16.1.12 only MP 1.12 and above is supported. Sorry.

 

[Rick164]

New update was just pushed (0.11) which is pretty small, it adds an first time run dialog which links to this tutorial.
Have a few new features planned for next month if time permits, like:

- Group support, select which devices you want to use and assign them a group name which is select able in main view.
- Pin code support which allows for basic authentication and also is used for unique receiver ID so that you can select which Mediaportal instance you want to send to.

Also if you like it please rate it on Google Play

 

[azzuro]

@Rick164 : do you think you can implement an alternativ for the color selection ;
https://github.com/chiralcode/Android-Color-Picker/

 

[Rick164]

Yeah should be possible, thinking about a button to popup a color wheel as to conserve space.
That link looks like a good example which I couldn't find last time so will see if it works and if it does will be added to next release

 

[azzuro]

you can maybe take example on cyanogen
http://stackoverflow.com/a/14174590
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...ttings/notificationlight/ColorPickerView.java

http://www.yougli.net/android/a-photoshop-like-color-picker-for-your-android-application/

 

[azzuro]

for me what is can be added :
save predefined color ( customcolor )
use color predefined inside Atmolight ( ability to read/overwrite Atmolight setting )

for now, i can see only this missing function.

maybe in future, add the way to edit each setting of Atmolight plugin.

 

[Rick164]

Added the color wheel, had to change a few things as the samples didn't allow real time color sending because you had to press ok first (kinda beats the point ).
Tweaking the design and will push to app store somewhere today

save predefined color ( customcolor )
use color predefined inside Atmolight ( ability to read/overwrite Atmolight setting )

That would fit nicely into the new settings menu, can make it so that you can save colors depending on groups (type of device for instance) as well.

// Update

Pushed release 0.13 to app store which has the new color wheel, the one from chiralcode looked best as we already have the color code in the main view as well.
For the color wheel button I used one from the official android icon pack which looks ok, let me know what you think