/HueLightPlus

Ambilight-clone for NZXT HUE+ LED-Controller

Primary LanguageC#MIT LicenseMIT

HueLight+

Ambilight-clone for NZXT HUE+

Features

  • Ambilight-clone
  • High fps LED color updates (depending on CPU + resolution)
  • Supports 1 HUE+ with a max of 2 channels
  • Each channel kan have up to 4 LED strips

Requirements

Assumptions

  • Current version assumes the LEDS strips are mounted as follows:

  • x ← ← TOP ← ←x

  • ↓                    ↑

  • ↓                    ↑

  • ↓                    ↑

  • L                    R

  • E                    I

  • F                    G

  • T                    H

  • ↓                    T

  • ↓                    ↑

  • ↓                    ↑

  • x ← BOTTOM ← x ← ← ← ← ← ← HUE+

  • Channel 1: (Right (10 leds) => Top (20 leds) => Left (10 leds)) ** Right: bottom-right => top-right ** Top: top-right => top-left ** Left: top-left => bottom-left

  • Channel 2 (Bottom (20 leds) ** Bottom: bottom-left => bottom-right

Configuration

  • A Config.ini file can be used to control certain settings. Put each value on a line without delimiters!
    • bool startsHidden;
    • double gamma;
    • int rightLedCount
    • int leftLedCount
    • int topLedCount
    • int bottomLedCount
    • String huePlusPort
    • int baudRate
    • byte delay
    • int scanDepth
    • int pixelsToSkipPerCoordinate

Todo

  • Make .exe downloadable somewhere
  • Better configuration for LED setup
  • Support more than 1 HUE+
  • Turn off LEDs after closing the software

Bugs

  • Feel free to post issues on this github page

Showcase video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn5HEN5PzPE

Credits

  • h0uri whos C# Ambilight algorithm was way faster and thus got used as the basis for this.
  • kusti8 whos project contained an example of the reverse engineered Hue+ protocol