<![CDATA[DIY LED Lighting System]]>I'm looking to build a set of 3 spot light to put behind my TV for 'mood lighting' - it would be pretty easy to do with a relay and commercial LED bulbs/fixtures - but I'm wondering if there's an easier way to do it with a single transformer and a dimmer controlled through the arduino. Anyone know where I can start finding bulbs? Is it possible to dim bulbs if there is an external power supply?

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/topic/299/diy-led-lighting-systemRSS for NodeFri, 16 Oct 2026 08:58:56 GMTWed, 20 Aug 2014 01:35:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:28:24 GMT]]>Here it is :)
RGBcontrollerNewV5_2.fzz

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/15499https://forum.mysensors.org/post/15499Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:28:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Sun, 14 Jun 2015 17:48:54 GMT]]>Id love to see your fritzing pcb also :)

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/15474https://forum.mysensors.org/post/15474Sun, 14 Jun 2015 17:48:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Sun, 31 May 2015 09:10:44 GMT]]>No problem, here is the arduino sketch:

RGBdimmer_1_6.ino

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14902https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14902Sun, 31 May 2015 09:10:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Sat, 30 May 2015 13:04:30 GMT]]>I would love to see the code behind this! Very cool

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14877https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14877Sat, 30 May 2015 13:04:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Thu, 28 May 2015 16:55:10 GMT]]>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

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14819https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14819Thu, 28 May 2015 16:55:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Thu, 28 May 2015 10:30:49 GMT]]>@kalle

:thumbsup:

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14807https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14807Thu, 28 May 2015 10:30:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Thu, 28 May 2015 10:46:24 GMT]]>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

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14806https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14806Thu, 28 May 2015 10:46:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Thu, 28 May 2015 03:23:34 GMT]]>vote for led :)

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14797https://forum.mysensors.org/post/14797Thu, 28 May 2015 03:23:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:10:13 GMT]]>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 ...

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3218https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3218Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:10:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:05:25 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3217https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3217Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:05:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:52:38 GMT]]>@naveen
for the bare bulbs I think so, but the first one has a small driver, so I guess it could be DC.
I'm sure there are DC led lamps arround. Take a look

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3216https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3216Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:52:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:45:10 GMT]]>@ferpando

For these you would feed AC right? I was thinking it would be easier to have one transformer and feed DC to the bulbs...but I guess this works too.

Please share the dimmer node info when finished! That sounds great.

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3202https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3202Thu, 21 Aug 2014 02:45:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:57:22 GMT]]>@naveen
You have tons of dimmable bulbs in china, like this one:

Led1

or this one:

Led2

Not all are good quality, but you can order a couple and do some testing.

Also I'm building a dimmer node. Right now it only has one channel, but I'd like to increase the number of dimmer channels in the future.

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3191https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3191Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:57:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:57:10 GMT]]>@gregl

I was looking at the strips, I think they will look kind of funky - does anyone have any first hand experience using them indoors? I figured the bulbs would be easier to position and maybe look a bit nicer since they are directly, as opposed to what I understand of the strips

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3187https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3187Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:57:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DIY LED Lighting System on Wed, 20 Aug 2014 03:03:11 GMT]]>http://forum.mysensors.org/topic/155/dimmer-sensor/2

Do you need "bulbs" - what about LED strip?

]]>https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3171https://forum.mysensors.org/post/3171Wed, 20 Aug 2014 03:03:11 GMT