so i tried this this weekend with the order links in the discription. It works perfectly! some tips that might help you guys to do this yourself as well 1. i used 147 leds but using them all induvidualy makes it stutter a little bit with me so i used the number of chips (devide by 3) in the code and ambibox, which was way smoother and you barely see the difference. (my guess is that ambibox couldnt cope with the amount of squares it had to analyse so it started lagging) 2. between the arduino and the data line put a 220 ohm (values may differ this worked for me) resistor to filter out some weird signal that sometimes causes the strip to glitch. 3. you have to connect gnd pin to te ground of the led strip and and the power suply(otherwise the strip will glitch out). i used a 12 volt adapter i had laying around so it didnt have a common ground with my laptop.
Thank you for this tutorial, I managed to do this really easily and for so cheap, thanks again for the complete file download, this is so simple and easy to do!
What is the stuff that looks like nail polish? Your soldering looks so much better and cleaner than I've been able to do so maybe that stuff would help
Awesome video, but where do I connect the controller? I am probably just not following along very well cause I am tiered but you solder the led strip wire to the controller and then never show where to put it?
Arduino get signal from PC where installed Ambibox software. Ambibox taking screenshot every 0.025 sec. After analysing with our zones, ambibox sending color values to the arduino via serial port (usb > serial)
most arduinos dont really support usb at all. communication between pc and arduinos are actually really slow and done with ftdi/serial adapter or build in usb chip (arduino acts as usb hid serial adapter)
Hi there, Seems like i missed a step, so you connect the power and ground to the PC (this is just for getting power right? Alternatively can plug it to other power source as well right?) The third cable you soldered it to the arduino, however where do you plug the arduino? (sorry i've never done this before) Because after you soldered the cable to the arduino you jumped straight to your screen for setting things up. Thanks!
Hi! My version of Arduino isn't standard, there is no normal USB port, and it connects through the adapter FT232RL. The one on which I left the link in the description will simply be connected through a normal USB cable to the computer, so you do not need my way through the FT232RL.
It's impossible to get any actual signal from the TV to this thing. You have to use either a computer or a HDMI splitter, which is a more expensive solution.
that's also what i want to ask if it is possible for smart tv... but I saw one product called LIFX it can be use on smart tv like that but it is expensive
I made one, but it costed a hell of a lot more. HDMI Splitter HDMI to Composite adapter Composite video capture USB dongle Raspberry Pi 5v 20a power supply 3m RGB Addressable LED Strip 2x HDMI Cables I think that about covers it. It all came out to about $100. I thought it was still reasonable for the effect you get, but the price might turn some people off.
Hi, I am a total noob in electronics and please need help setting up the connections! Ive already tried many tutorials, troubleshooting but I still don’t get it to work. I have WS2801 LEDs, an Arduino Uno Chip and a 5v / 1 amp power cord. Side 1 from the LED strip (tried it with a strip with 66 LEDs and one with 29) is connected to the Arduino Uno (GND to GND, Clock to Pin 13 and DATA to PIN 11). Side 2 is connected to the power supply (Positive to positive and ground to ground). Arduino Uno is connected via USB to my PC. When I connect the cables from the LED strip to the Arduino the first LED lights light up, sometimes green, sometimes red, then disappear and get no more reaction. After I connect the power supply the LEDs don’t light up (I also don’t know if they should). I thought they could light up after installing the software and everything. So I proceeded and followed tutorials with Arduino software with which I also got no light… (but I probably also did something wrong, these tutorials are not made for noobs). Your help would be much appreciated!
This setup is for when your computer is the source of the video displayed on the screen. The nano is connected via usb to the computer. The Ambibox software is detecting whats on the screen and sending the info to the Nano, the Nano sends the signal to the LEDs.
"Arduino get signal from PC where installed Ambibox software. Ambibox taking screenshot every 0.025 sec. After analysing with our zones, ambibox sending color values to the arduino via serial port (usb > serial)"
This looks amazing, but with all due respect, the title is quite misleading. Even though you're using a TV, Its functioning like a monitor since its connected to a PC and the ambient light effect wouldn't work without it. So it's more like a PC Monitor Ambient light than a TV ambient light. I hava a 55' Smart Tv and this wouldn't work with it since I use by itself.
Help! I bought the recommended LEDs but apparently has FastLED no support for the chip (SM16703p) on the ICs. So the LEDs can not be controlled by my Arduino. They are just flickering in random colors. I'd love to get some help. Thank you
I have exactly the same problem. I also ordered the leds from the link but unfortunately the do not work and have SM16703p chip. Is it possible to get it to work with this chip?
I have contacted the seller and got a 5$ discount for a different strip. However these flickered as well. I did some research and found that I forgot to connect the ground with the arduino ground pin. I would really like to know if this will solve your problem as well. Because then I can use my old strip with the SM16703P Chip.
I don't know about fastLED but I got my strip with the same chip to work with adalight from the tutorial flashed on the arduino. I then used ambibox on the PC (also from the tutorial) to controll the leds. Every thing works fine and ambibox can use windows own screen capture so you don't need claw or something like that. if you use adalight from this tutorial, make sure you use the right signal pin on the arduino. It is also important to be very careful with the soldering connections. These led strips are all a pain in the ass when it comes to connectivity. if you have a multimeter, check if all the connections are working correctly.
Средняя наценка на телевизоры с LED подсветкой в магазине составляет порядка 150-200 баксов, за эти самые диоды с одной лишь разницей, что они вшиты в корпус. Т.е. экономия порядка 130-180$
But how the led strip runs with LED screen, i mean where to arduino take signal from LED? mean from which port of LED??? And is it work with cable tv screen??
What a horrible job. His lights randomly flash because he doesn't have a capacitor in circuit. Voltage is fine here but he doesn't consider amps in the calculations. Don't try this and expect it to work correctly.
Ok so I have the WS2811 Leds with Arduino Nano and I have it connected with Ambibox on my Windows laptop. Now I am trying to connect the leds to my Minix Uh-9 on libre elec 8.2.2.3, with the Arduino Nano plugged in the box. And I managed with the Hypercon/Hyperion software to install it through SSH. And the leds show the booting lights when I press start. And then the leds stay on. However the LEDS are not responding to any video being played in KODI on the Minix... Not sure why. Did I miss something? I followed the Hypercon guide.
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instructions not clear I made an RGB bomb
so i tried this this weekend with the order links in the discription. It works perfectly!
some tips that might help you guys to do this yourself as well
1. i used 147 leds but using them all induvidualy makes it stutter a little bit with me so i used the number of chips (devide by 3) in the code and ambibox, which was way smoother and you barely see the difference. (my guess is that ambibox couldnt cope with the amount of squares it had to analyse so it started lagging)
2. between the arduino and the data line put a 220 ohm (values may differ this worked for me) resistor to filter out some weird signal that sometimes causes the strip to glitch.
3. you have to connect gnd pin to te ground of the led strip and and the power suply(otherwise the strip will glitch out). i used a 12 volt adapter i had laying around so it didnt have a common ground with my laptop.
What do you mean by glitch? I have a 5v 60 LED strip, and the USB disconnects after a short time. Is that what you mean by glitch?
Great cheapest solution!
Thank you!
Thank you for this tutorial, I managed to do this really easily and for so cheap, thanks again for the complete file download, this is so simple and easy to do!
Thank you for this english version. 👍
What type of cat do you have ?
Thank you so much!
With your tutorial I could do my own ambilight, and learned a lot of new things (to me).
:-)
Did you do them?
which led you bought from Aliexpress? there are so many option 30led ip30 60 led ip67... cn you tell which one you used in this video?
I recommend choosing the brightest led: 60led
Tape 30led will not be very bright. Also IP67 is waterproof, I bought 60led ip30
What is the stuff that looks like nail polish? Your soldering looks so much better and cleaner than I've been able to do so maybe that stuff would help
Solder Flux
Many Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Great work
i want use this for my tv, to work with this is necessary to be connected to a pc?
Yep
This will not work for cable. Go spend a ton more on the extra parts.
So the Arduino works with one wire only???
Awesome video, but where do I connect the controller? I am probably just not following along very well cause I am tiered but you solder the led strip wire to the controller and then never show where to put it?
I found this after search= www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-Ambilight-Tutorial-for-PC-Using-Arduino/
HOw did you give the video signals to the arduino?
Arduino get signal from PC where installed Ambibox software.
Ambibox taking screenshot every 0.025 sec. After analysing with our zones, ambibox sending color values to the arduino via serial port (usb > serial)
Does USB3.0 get more performance for the arduino or does arduino not support the USB3.0 speed?
most arduinos dont really support usb at all. communication between pc and arduinos are actually really slow and done with ftdi/serial adapter or build in usb chip (arduino acts as usb hid serial adapter)
Would it work with two monitors configuration? I'd like to install that on a tv which is actually configured as a second display in windows.
For this to work..does the video output always have to be from the computer? say if video output is cable tv...it wont work?
Can i use another led strip?
hello, i want to add ambi light tp my Sony led tv. how to do it?
Will this only work with a pc i want to use on cable when eatching tv
Fame1418 Yea, looks like this *ONLY WORKS ON A PC SO THE TITLE IS CRAP*
can we make it standalone? maybe with a rasberry pi or so?
Cani do it wirelessly with wifi and power adapter
This is a good video bro... can this set up be done on a TV?
Thanks! Yes, but only with another way.. you need raspberry pi + usb video-capture device
I will try it in the future
I want to put on my 60 inch tv, but I do not know which model if you can help me, there are simpler synchronized led installation
Sir any rgb led strip working
What if I don’t have the welding tools?
Hi there,
Seems like i missed a step, so you connect the power and ground to the PC (this is just for getting power right? Alternatively can plug it to other power source as well right?) The third cable you soldered it to the arduino, however where do you plug the arduino? (sorry i've never done this before) Because after you soldered the cable to the arduino you jumped straight to your screen for setting things up. Thanks!
Hi! My version of Arduino isn't standard, there is no normal USB port, and it connects through the adapter FT232RL. The one on which I left the link in the description will simply be connected through a normal USB cable to the computer, so you do not need my way through the FT232RL.
Amazing!!
Where is the arduino in the connection? Is it connected to the computer?
Thank you!
Arduino (by my link in description) connects via standard USB cable. Just plug in USB, and It's will start work
So basically you have to hookup pc or other computer to have it running. Show me now a $20 solution for a regular sat tv or ps4 :)
+TheDrunkenPL: oops. 😊
It's impossible to get any actual signal from the TV to this thing. You have to use either a computer or a HDMI splitter, which is a more expensive solution.
that's also what i want to ask if it is possible for smart tv... but I saw one product called LIFX it can be use on smart tv like that but it is expensive
You can build it on your own with a raspberry pi and some other stuff... I'm doing this right now these days...
I made one, but it costed a hell of a lot more.
HDMI Splitter
HDMI to Composite adapter
Composite video capture USB dongle
Raspberry Pi
5v 20a power supply
3m RGB Addressable LED Strip
2x HDMI Cables
I think that about covers it. It all came out to about $100. I thought it was still reasonable for the effect you get, but the price might turn some people off.
is this light are working on netflix
Написано ТВ... в ланном соучае тв как монитор...где рпбоиа подсветки тв без компа то?
Hi, I am a total noob in electronics and please need help setting up the connections! Ive already tried many tutorials, troubleshooting but I still don’t get it to work.
I have WS2801 LEDs, an Arduino Uno Chip and a 5v / 1 amp power cord.
Side 1 from the LED strip (tried it with a strip with 66 LEDs and one with 29) is connected to the Arduino Uno (GND to GND, Clock to Pin 13 and DATA to PIN 11).
Side 2 is connected to the power supply (Positive to positive and ground to ground).
Arduino Uno is connected via USB to my PC.
When I connect the cables from the LED strip to the Arduino the first LED lights light up, sometimes green, sometimes red, then disappear and get no more reaction. After I connect the power supply the LEDs don’t light up (I also don’t know if they should).
I thought they could light up after installing the software and everything. So I proceeded and followed tutorials with Arduino software with which I also got no light… (but I probably also did something wrong, these tutorials are not made for noobs).
Your help would be much appreciated!
Will it work if I'm using my video source as movies on my ipad (that I connect with lightning to HDMI into my TV) ?
Nitesh Sewnandan no won't work because amibox is installed in PC
use the reflector program on ur pc to mirror your ipad to ur pc
Ok cool - thanks for the tips
Uuh, I can't find where did you configure the leds to have that effect with the music instead of the colours. Can you help me?
What is this thing called 2:55
Kacper Duc, this is flux for soldering
arduino
Will it work with ATmega168?
detail of wiring ?
how does neno know which color to throw on RGB? i mean there is no sync between tv and Nano
This setup is for when your computer is the source of the video displayed on the screen. The nano is connected via usb to the computer. The Ambibox software is detecting whats on the screen and sending the info to the Nano, the Nano sends the signal to the LEDs.
SuckXmyXchickeN can you share sketch of connection...thanks mate.
perfect this is what I need for my projector screen. Ive been searching for one
"Arduino get signal from PC where installed Ambibox software.
Ambibox taking screenshot every 0.025 sec. After analysing with our zones, ambibox sending color values to the arduino via serial port (usb > serial)"
That probably won't work with protected content like Netflix etc.?
nice vídeo..but how to conect to muy TV...?
This looks amazing, but with all due respect, the title is quite misleading. Even though you're using a TV, Its functioning like a monitor since its connected to a PC and the ambient light effect wouldn't work without it. So it's more like a PC Monitor Ambient light than a TV ambient light. I hava a 55' Smart Tv and this wouldn't work with it since I use by itself.
My Arduino nano doesn't want to upload the ambilight ISO for some reason. It comes up saying it cannot upload to COM3 port
Help! I bought the recommended LEDs but apparently has FastLED no support for the chip (SM16703p) on the ICs. So the LEDs can not be controlled by my Arduino. They are just flickering in random colors. I'd love to get some help. Thank you
I have exactly the same problem. I also ordered the leds from the link but unfortunately the do not work and have SM16703p chip. Is it possible to get it to work with this chip?
I have contacted the seller and got a 5$ discount for a different strip. However these flickered as well. I did some research and found that I forgot to connect the ground with the arduino ground pin. I would really like to know if this will solve your problem as well. Because then I can use my old strip with the SM16703P Chip.
I don't know about fastLED but I got my strip with the same chip to work with adalight from the tutorial flashed on the arduino. I then used ambibox on the PC (also from the tutorial) to controll the leds. Every thing works fine and ambibox can use windows own screen capture so you don't need claw or something like that. if you use adalight from this tutorial, make sure you use the right signal pin on the arduino.
It is also important to be very careful with the soldering connections. These led strips are all a pain in the ass when it comes to connectivity. if you have a multimeter, check if all the connections are working correctly.
Hello, this program for pc (.exe) have for to Android (.apk)?? I like to use on my android tvbox
Every thing is fine but, from where it gonna recive signals from tv,
my tv doesnt have the red and yellow wires and also windows
Netflix works ?
почему так сложно говорить на русском ?
*Меня просто попросили перевести это видео на Английский, вот и залил еще одно с переводом =)*
FPV Time | Квадрокоптеры ты говорил это очень экономно а 20$ это 1200?!!!
Средняя наценка на телевизоры с LED подсветкой в магазине составляет порядка 150-200 баксов, за эти самые диоды с одной лишь разницей, что они вшиты в корпус. Т.е. экономия порядка 130-180$
есть и русская версия
LMAO
Ohhh cyka bleat
it is blyat
you not clearly describe the connections, please tell about connection between the LED and Arduino.
"Wizard capture" bro. Lololol He did them himself
5:44 No, No, No No No No No! Red + Blue = Purple, so *PURPLE* should be between them, not yellow... :( :/
То есть, её нельзя подключить к телевизору, её надо подключать к компьютеру? Тогда это не то
для телевизора ,тебе придется сделать мини пк, это делают с rasberry и сам этот микро пк стоит 30$ + другие компоненты ...дорого
ohh british accent
respect
аймэкськюзьме вот кайнд ов щит из зис?
Александр Бэ ай донт ноу май диар френд, бат ай синк зис нот щит, ти из вери гуд мод фор тв
Chop is dish? You je very good speak in Russkiy!
+NightFox Chanel хахах
Video would be a lot better without the music.
But how the led strip runs with LED screen, i mean where to arduino take signal from LED? mean from which port of LED???
And is it work with cable tv screen??
No this is for PC use only. You use this with your co.puter that is hooked up to a TV or monitor. Pretty easy.
that's great.. now make it work with Philips hue.
Это для монитора а не тв, научись отличать
i live in iceland omg
L A DITEE
Ахах с 2к19 года орнул
Tvoi angliskiy ochen horoshiy
Бля а по ркусски можно?
Акцент просто жесть, даже хуже, чем индийский.
Хоть бы субтитры сделал, что ли...
У тебя тип лучше? Сомневаюсь
The cable management is awful
норм тема отписался
Works with digital TV. dvb-t, dvb-c??
What a horrible job. His lights randomly flash because he doesn't have a capacitor in circuit. Voltage is fine here but he doesn't consider amps in the calculations. Don't try this and expect it to work correctly.
R u dumb
А где на русском посмотреть?
ruclips.net/video/tx5GxvFgkh0/видео.html держи бро
ruclips.net/video/3NSYXGyh5AY/видео.html держи бро
Ёр инглиш из лаек рили бээд
tired of this PC ambiligh
That moment when ur tv is 1 inch bigger *sigh*
You have a 47 foot 1 inch TV?
Ну да русские не оценят эту чушь!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pizdu tak trakatsa, lucse norm ambilight kupit a ne huinjoi zanematsa... xDDD
This so called English hurts my brain
Ok so I have the WS2811 Leds with Arduino Nano and I have it connected with Ambibox on my Windows laptop.
Now I am trying to connect the leds to my Minix Uh-9 on libre elec 8.2.2.3, with the Arduino Nano plugged in the box. And I managed with the Hypercon/Hyperion software to install it through SSH. And the leds show the booting lights when I press start. And then the leds stay on.
However the LEDS are not responding to any video being played in KODI on the Minix... Not sure why. Did I miss something?
I followed the Hypercon guide.
Would this Set up support 4k/hdr signal
Yes, 4k it's not problem
That moment when ur tv is 1 inch bigger *sigh*