Web-controlled Christmas Lights with Node.js, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
Hardware
smart lights
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Web-controlled Christmas Lights with Node.js, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
Web-controlled Christmas Lights with Node.js, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
gnewt.at#christmas lights#raspberry pi#arduino#node.js#led controller
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7comments
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QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 2 comments about the project.
Execution: 0 for, 1 against
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Cheerlights reference is cool and relevant
From 1 comment
That's incredibly cool! Thanks for that. I think my next project will be implementing Cheer Lights functionality.
Gnewt on HN
Objections
Raspberry Pi Linux is not realtime, so timing LED writes is hard
From 2 comments
I tried porting the ColorEffects library from the Arduino to the Raspberry Pi, and it's either not possible to do, or it has to be done much differently than the Arduino does it.…
btgeekboy on HNYeah, that's the issue I initially foresaw. I didn't try it but I know enough about non-realtime-OSes that I know it would not have worked consistently. Even on the Arduino,…
Gnewt on HN
Alternatives named
CheerLights
From 1 comment
Also relevant: http://www.cheerlights.com/
rubypay on HN
MooresCloud Holiday lights
From 1 comment
Another also relevant – especially for people who'd rather buy the hardware than put it together from parts: http://dev.moorescloud.com/ and http://holiday.moorescloud.com/ Its…
bigiain on HN