DIY LED Lighting System

[korttoma]

I would also refer to the same thing @gregl mentioned since it can be used with any 12VDC LED lights/bulbs/strips/whatever. I even use it with a 12VDC PC fan without problems.

[bjornhallberg]

I will just add that I haven't been terribly impressed with the LED bulbs and strips I've bought on Ebay. I have strips glued to the back of the TV and they work, but only because the light reflects off other surfaces before you see it. Otherwise it looks terribly blueish. Had I picked a warm-white strip it would probably have been more yellow than white. I've had RGB strips as well but they were downright impossible to get to display any acceptable white. Bonus points for the adhesive on the back of the strips never sticking, but smelling atrocious nevertheless.

Just so no one buys things on Ebay / Ali and gets disappointed I'd like to point to three major problems with the bulbs (and to some degree, strips). Watts, Kelvin and RA / CRI / whatever. First, larger bulbs almost always don't live up to their watt rating. Second, finding the right K(elvin) is like finding a needle in a haystack. And thirdly, color rendering is usually extremely crappy, things will look extremely off when illuminated compared to a "daylight" standard. Perhaps things have improved since last I looked ... I don't know ...

[candylion]

vote for led :)

[kalle]

We have create a RGB MySensors Node which can control a RGB strip by voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0eQkpekIus

http://voxcommando.com/forum/index.php?topic=1921.msg17517#msg17517

[BulldogLowell]

@kalle

:thumbsup:

[kalle]

If anyone is interested in the arduino sketch / python code or PCB Board file (only as fritzing file) let me know.
VoxCommando is available as free trial which works just like the paid version. The trial never expires, but you are limited to 40 commands before you must close and then restart the program. http://voxcommando.com/home/downloads/

The python code works as interface between Voxcommando and MySensors serial gateway.

Kalle

[naveen]

I would love to see the code behind this! Very cool

[kalle]

No problem, here is the arduino sketch:

RGBdimmer_1_6.ino

[Cowboy1980]

Id love to see your fritzing pcb also :)

[Dave]

Here it is :)
RGBcontrollerNewV5_2.fzz