StripInvaders

A led strip system controlled by your Smartphone or Tablet. Connect StripInvaders to your LAN and enjoy your own Lightshow!

Features:

• 15 different Light Modes, more will follow
• Stepless adjust the RGB values​​
• Stepless adjust the animation speed
• Control StripInvaders wireless with your iPhone/iPad/Android Phone/Android Tablet (OSC)
• Bonjour and mDNS support
• DHCP support
• Configure your strip (connected pins, nr. of leds) without reflashing firmware, use OSC to configure

Website: http://pixelinvaders.ch/?page_id=396

(c) 2011 by Michael Vogt michu@neophob.com

Required Hardware:

• Arduino Ethernet
• ws2801 based led strips, I sell some at my shop
• 5v regulated power supply
• Optional: Seeedstudio Grove Base Shield
• Optional: Seeedstudio Grove - Universal 4 Pin Cable
• If you want to use the Grove Base Shield, make sure you need 2x 8-pin Header and 2x 6-pin Header, like the Seeeduino Mega Protoshield Kit

OSC Messages:

Name:   Type:   Range:   Descr:
/knbr   float   0..1     R Color Vale
/knbg   float   0..1     G Color Vale
/knbb   float   0..1     B Color Vale
/delay  float   0..1     Delay Value
/audio  float   0..1     Enable audio sync (toggle button)
/mode   float   0..1     if mode = 1, switch to next effect
/modd   float   0..n     direct change to effect x
/cfg    4x int           first byte must be 66 (magic byte), then DATAPIN, CLKPIN and then LEDCOUNT. this change is 
                         stored in the eeprom. The Arduino will reboot after the update

Effects:

00: color lines
01: solid color (white)
02: solid color wheel fader
03: solid color random fader
04: color wheel aka rainbow
05: knight rider 1 mover
06: knight rider 4 movers
07: knight rider 8 movers
08: knight rider block
09: xor 1
10: xor 2
11: xor 3
12: xor 4
13: xor 5
14: xor 6

Network:

DHCP Enabled (and needed!)
MAC: 00:00:AF:FE:BE:01
mDNS: invader.local (ping invader.local)

TODO:

• More effects (Plasma, Fire, Perlin Noise)
• Improve Audiosync
• Gamma correction
• save/load present (current mode, rgb values)

Misc:

• One Firmware for both drivers (WS2801/LPD8806) is not possible, due size limitation.
• check http://neophob.com/2012/01/stripinvaders-howto-assemble/ for more information how to assemble the LED Strip

OSC GUI

StripInvaders provide some ready to use OSC GUI's:

• OSX/WIN Application to configure the PixelController
• PureData OSC Gui, path: OSCGUI/simple.pd (needed to configure the PixelController)
• Control OSC Gui, path: OSCGUI/si.js
• TouchOSC OSC Gui, path: OSCGUI/StripInvaders_iPhone.touchosc
• TouchOSC OSC Gui, path: OSCGUI/StripInvaders_iPad.touchosc