/HueLightDJ

Hue Light DJ using Hue Entertainment API

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HueLightDJ

Hue Light DJ using Hue Entertainment API

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What is it?

This web app connects to a Philips Hue Bridge over the local network. It uses the Hue Entertainment API to update the lights almost instantly. Hue Light DJ is meant for setups with 20+ Hue Lights. Don't use this app for your personal setup with less than 5 lights. Things might get interesting with 10 lights, you can try it out. There is also a DEMO mode build in so you see how it would look like on a 20+ light setup.

NOTE: Hue Entertainment supports max 10 lights in an Entertainment Group. To get this to work with more than 10 lights, you need to have 1 bridge for every 10 lights.

Hue Entertainment demo with 32 Hue Light Strips Hue Light DJ with 32 Hue LED strips

Features

  • Comes with a lot of build in effects
  • BPM input to specify speed of effects
  • Preview window, to see the result of the effects
  • Random mode, runs a random effect on a random group
  • Auto mode (Party Mode), starts a new random effect every 6 seconds
  • Build in groups like front/back, left/right
  • Random group, creates a new random group every time
  • Effect Composer, try out new effects by selecting a group, IteratorMode and effect
  • Touch effect, click or touch the preview area to start an effect from that position
  • Brightness Slider to control overall brightness
  • DEMO mode, to test the app without a Hue Bridge
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Connect to multiple Hue Bridges at the same time to control more than 10 lights
  • Multi Bridge light location configuration using the /Configure page

Tech

  • ASP.Net Core 2.1 backend
  • SignalR for realtime communication between frontend and backend
  • Q42.HueApi for communicating with the Hue Bridge
  • Vue.js frontend
  • PixiJS for WebGL preview window
  • Mousetrap for keyboard shortcuts

Build and Install Instructions

  • Make sure to have ASP.Net Core 2.1 installed to build this project
  • Get the IP, Key and EntertainmentKey for your Hue Bridge using the API or the included /Setup page (run the project and navigate to /setup)
  • Enter the IP, Key and EntertainmentKey in appsettings.json
  • Run the HueLightDJ.Web project(dotnet run inside the HueLightDJ.Web directory)

Docker

https://hub.docker.com/r/michielpost/huelightdj/

docker pull michielpost/huelightdj
docker run -d -p 8080:80 michielpost/huelightdj

HueLightDJ is now available on port 8080

Feature Wishlist

  • More build in effects
  • Support for a hardware controller using WebMidi

Screenshots

Main Setup Multi Bridge Location Editor

Disclaimer

This app not affiliated with the Light DJ series of light show apps by NRTHRNLIGHTS, LLC