- April 5, 2005
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Hey guys,
inspired by @Lightning303 I am trying to find my way to build my individual ambient lighting system. Will try to find the answers here which I need.
Situation:
So, where to start?
inspired by @Lightning303 I am trying to find my way to build my individual ambient lighting system. Will try to find the answers here which I need.
Situation:
- 46'' LED TV, directly attached to wall, distance between wall an screen approx 5cm.
- Ambient Lighting from different sources (HTPC, FireTV, both via AV-Receiver) with maaaaaany LEDs (since I tried Lightpack with 30 LEDs, which were way too few)
So, where to start?
- Quite a few questions (in german) answered by @Lightning303 here: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/ambilight-karatelight-lightpack.132839/page-3
- Good readings here https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...-guide-hyperion-ws2801-ws2812b-apa102.128526/ and here https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...t-–-ws2812b-ledstrip-arduino-leonardo.124994/
- Raspberry Pi B+ (since I want to capture the video signal with a hdmi splitter to get Ambient Lighting from my FireTV)
- HDMI Splitter
- USB Video Grabber
- LEDs
- Power Supply
- Arduino?!?
- Other Cables/Connectors?
- Do I really need a separate Arduino board? If so, why?
- How many LEDs do I really need?
- What LEDs do I need?
- Do I get the Pi configured as I know nothing about linux?
- Is there an easy was of connecting the LEDs without soldering?
- Is it possible to use long cables and to pack the Pi and the arduino and the PSU beneath my Receiver?