Very very good video, I actually did this a year ago using the same dongle and splitter but also using a switch. Works great. I find your video very well made and you take the time explain everything properly compared to others. Good job and keep it up!
@@ThisSmartHouse One more thing, I actually used SK6812 instead, might wanna look into those, I think they produce way better light because the white is separate, check out my videos (i'm not a content creator, just a regular guy)
They do have HDMI matrix switchers that allow you to take multiple inputs and put it into a single one in your tv. But this particular one is the opposite of that. It takes a single HDMI signal and splits it.
I got mine going, and the "effects" work great, but I get no lights with the live video. Technically, I got a coupe of seconds a few times, about 20 minutes apart, where it was mostly white, but you could see faint colors 'flickering' among the white. After a couple of days of troubleshooting, the best I can come up with is that it's my video capture device, so I'm buying one like used in this video and a splitter to see if that fixes it, so I'll post an update once they get here and installed as to whether or not it fixed it.
Could you make a video on how to calibrate the colors. I do have some problems with my setup. White on the screen is shown azure on the leds, and red is more white. I cant figure it out whats wrong.
Great video dude, thanks a lot! I was wondering what the thickness of the wires used to extend the connection of the LED strip to the power supply is? Because the LEDs can possibly draw 18A, I'm a bit concerned with safety issues. What did you use?
EDIT: One year later and I had to set up the Pi again due to a bad SD card. I am glad I could refer to my old video for the settings. 🤣🤣 This project took me longer than I expected. But it sure was fun! I am going to enjoy some Halo Infinite this weekend. If you are on Xbox Live, add me: live.xbox.com/Profile?Gamertag=LittleKingDutch Let me know if you attempt this project!
Hi great video. I have an issues that I can't seem to solve. My led strips don't seem to do anything. When they power on only the first 2 leds light up. The first led is colored and the 2nd led is pure white. Any thoughts?
Thanks! A few things to check. 1. Make sure that you have all of your connections solid between the Pi and the LEDs strips. Make sure that you have a ground connected between the Pi, the LEDs, and the power supply (even if you are connecting the power directly to the LED strip, you still need a common ground. 2. Make sure you have the correct GPIO pin selected in Hyperion. 3. Did you set up the LEDs yet? Define the number, etc?
@@ThisSmartHouse I think I got to the bottom of it. I had the pi over clocked and apparently removing the gpu OC solved the issue. I don't know why that was the issue but a 2ghz OC seems to be fine. I super appreciate your comment and once I get this fully mounted up I'll drop a comment if I have any other issues. Here's a sub
Yes, any HDMI source. However, you can actually run Hyperion in Windows and send the information to the Raspberry Pi over the network. So they don't have to be connected.
Can you please list the best LEDs to use for an 85" tv. The ones you listed dont come in a long enough size. I would need one that is about 20'. These only go to about 16'. Ive been looking but dont want to order the wrong thing. Thank you.
You can hook them together. You don't need to have one single strip. So you could easily buy two shorter sections and connect them with some of the clips that I have listed or solder them.
Thanks! I am sure you could look around and find a sealed power supply (that looks like a laptop charger). But the more power you have to generate the bigger the power supply is.
Thanks for the video. I think there is an error in the way people calculate the power consumption of these LEDs. I measured 25 watts for around 200 LEDs + Pi4
Hi, Question. I'm trying to find any info online but I didn't have any luck :( Does hyperion support yuv422? Since my ps5 is connected via hdmi 2.0 cables, it only does this type of format instead of RGB. Thanks for the help
great video man! Will this work with apps like kodi and netflix installed on the tv? Or is it possible to install kodi on the same ras pi with hyperion?
So I have tried get Hyperion to work before. I tried your way hoping to would work. It’s so weird I can get the picture to pass threw to Hyperion but LED do not react? I tried to load a affect but nothing happens to the LED’s. Any thoughts?
Do you have the LED configuration correct? Have you tested some of the patterns to see if the LEDs react? I would start at the LEDs and make sure they are fully working. One viewer reported they had set the number of LEDs but something reset them to 0, which screws everything else up.
@@ThisSmartHouse yeah that’s the problem they all turn on but do nothing when i try to run a test pattern . When I start to watch something on plex they will change colors but nothing matches to the picture
Great videos! How does this handle HDCP? I have read a couple articles that HDCP can cause issues. Does this splitter bypass it? I would like the hear your thoughts on that. Thanks!
Good question on the HDCP. I think the splitter is what is important. If you have one that can handle HDCP (like the one I have), then you won't have issues. I think only the older style splitters had issues with loosing HDCP. I have not had an issues with my Xbox, BluRay, or ChromeCast connections.
@@ThisSmartHouse thanks for the reply. I did a quick search on Amazon and didn't see anything. I thought maybe you may know. Excellent tutorial! I think I'm going to start buying the products now and hopefully I'll find a pass thru that will be able to do 120
thanks for the guide. what version of pi would suffice for this project?. pi4 with 8gb i think woujld be overkill. also pi's are expensives right now due to shortage of supply. there are some pi3 tho on my local auction shop.
Thank you for the video! It helped me to set up. But I have a problem. HB Captures only the BOTTOM part of the frame (there is no capture on the left, top and right). With USB capture - everything is the same. In the "night" version HB everything is the same((( I tried all the settings - the problem is not solved. LED strip WS2811 (12 v), Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.4 (8 Gb RAM). What could be the reason? Thank you in advance! ;)
So I tried this and got it working using the same LEDs as used in the video. My biggest issue is color balancing. White on the screen produces blue. Has anyone tuned the colors successfully yet? Googling around hasn't been super helpful.
Hey great video! Quick question, I wired mine up accordingly and I see the boot up effect work, even changed it from 3-10seconds and they light up on reboot. Afterwards, trying the test effects doesnt light up any of the LEDs... any idea of the issue?
@@ThisSmartHouse Initially nothing, I "fixed" it by just clicking a color on the color wheel, then doing continuous test and the LEDs start working, pretty weird but good so far. Ill try the usb capture card stuff this weekend. Thanks for responding so quickly! Any idea why the LEDs might flicker randomly once every 10ish seconds?
I had a lot of issues when I first got started, of course they didn't show up when I was filming the video. My biggest was getting stuck in testing mode and not being able to get out. Glad you got it sorted!!
It'll only work through the incoming hdmi. Because that's how it gets the color data for the LEDs. I think there are some products like from govee that use a camera to pick up the color data that will work with any sort of app.
Only if your TV has HDMI out. One way around this would be to use a Roku or Chromecast connected to the splitter. You can use the set top box to watch your content and then the video data would still get captured for Hyperion.
Ok, I’ve made it, but I’ve got other issue. Even if I turn off my Xbox and tv leds are still on, how can I change it to them turn off after turn off tv and Xbox?
I just set this up on mine yesterday but the delay is bad enough that it’s hard to watch shows with it. When scenes switch it’s extremely distracting. I’ve tried all sorts of stuff to make it faster but I haven’t been able to get rid of the delay enough for it not to bug my wife and myself.
@@Littleferris if you haven’t figured it out yet, try lowering the resolution on the capture device to one of the lowest ones and increase the decimation, around 720 and 15 decimation for mine to work, also if you are having any issues with flickering and stuff, shorten the data cable
You can also run Hyperion through wled. Connect your LED strip to an esp32 running wled. Then in the Hyperion settings have it send the Hyperion information to the ESP 32. That way the raspberry pi is just processing the incoming signal and not controlling the actual LEDs also. I am also using a raspberry pi 3B+. My setup goes... Three-way input splitter (1. PS4 2. Cable 3. PC) into the capture card. One output splits out to the TV one splits to the raspberry pi 3B+ and then the raspberry pi broadcasts the signal to the ESP 32 which is connected to the LED strips. I use 144 LEDs per meter, with 400 LEDs total. The effect is beautiful and because of the three-way splitter on the input I can use Hyperion with multiple inputs.
I actually have that setup on my PC. The PC is running Hyperion and I have an ESP8266 connected to lights. I just wanted make it similar for first timers.
some one faced the following error? " Jun 01 11:25:19 HyperBian hyperiond[1368]: 2023-06-01T11:25:19.174 |__| DAEMON : Lock/unlock han> Jun 01 11:25:19 HyperBian hyperiond[1368]: Lock/unlock handler- Session bus is not connected"
Thank you! This video was instrumental in me using Hyperion to control my WLED rig. I installed Hyperion on Win10 instead of rpi, but otherwise I have a very similar setup to you. Cheers from Brookside! And GO CHIEFS!!!
You can't find any raspberry pi's anywhere these days unless you shell out a ridiculous amount of money. You're better off buying the Phillips Ambilight Kit for about the same price and less hassle.
There are other kits as well. This video was posted before the great shortage of Pis. But if you have one laying around or you can reporpose one then it is a better solution.
Dude this is exactly what I have wanted to do with my gaming monitor for a while now. Thanks so much for your video :)
Very very good video, I actually did this a year ago using the same dongle and splitter but also using a switch. Works great. I find your video very well made and you take the time explain everything properly compared to others. Good job and keep it up!
It is a fun element to add to a room. My son loves it when he is playing Roblox. Thanks for the great comments!
@@ThisSmartHouse One more thing, I actually used SK6812 instead, might wanna look into those, I think they produce way better light because the white is separate, check out my videos (i'm not a content creator, just a regular guy)
Does the switch allow you to have more than the 1 HDMI input like AppleTV and Cable Box and DVD Player
They do have HDMI matrix switchers that allow you to take multiple inputs and put it into a single one in your tv. But this particular one is the opposite of that. It takes a single HDMI signal and splits it.
thank you for such great explanation
Holy shit this is all the info I wanted for this project in one place, thank you
Glad it helped!
I got mine going, and the "effects" work great, but I get no lights with the live video. Technically, I got a coupe of seconds a few times, about 20 minutes apart, where it was mostly white, but you could see faint colors 'flickering' among the white. After a couple of days of troubleshooting, the best I can come up with is that it's my video capture device, so I'm buying one like used in this video and a splitter to see if that fixes it, so I'll post an update once they get here and installed as to whether or not it fixed it.
I can use Dolby surround as an HDMI source?
Could you make a video on how to calibrate the colors. I do have some problems with my setup. White on the screen is shown azure on the leds, and red is more white. I cant figure it out whats wrong.
Great video dude, thanks a lot! I was wondering what the thickness of the wires used to extend the connection of the LED strip to the power supply is? Because the LEDs can possibly draw 18A, I'm a bit concerned with safety issues. What did you use?
EDIT: One year later and I had to set up the Pi again due to a bad SD card. I am glad I could refer to my old video for the settings. 🤣🤣
This project took me longer than I expected. But it sure was fun! I am going to enjoy some Halo Infinite this weekend. If you are on Xbox Live, add me: live.xbox.com/Profile?Gamertag=LittleKingDutch
Let me know if you attempt this project!
Hi great video. I have an issues that I can't seem to solve. My led strips don't seem to do anything. When they power on only the first 2 leds light up. The first led is colored and the 2nd led is pure white. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
A few things to check.
1. Make sure that you have all of your connections solid between the Pi and the LEDs strips. Make sure that you have a ground connected between the Pi, the LEDs, and the power supply (even if you are connecting the power directly to the LED strip, you still need a common ground.
2. Make sure you have the correct GPIO pin selected in Hyperion.
3. Did you set up the LEDs yet? Define the number, etc?
@@ThisSmartHouse I think I got to the bottom of it. I had the pi over clocked and apparently removing the gpu OC solved the issue. I don't know why that was the issue but a 2ghz OC seems to be fine.
I super appreciate your comment and once I get this fully mounted up I'll drop a comment if I have any other issues. Here's a sub
Cheers!
I've been having the exact same issue... First led is white and second flickers multicolor.... Did you find long term success with the solution???
I an getting an error in log saying - lock/unlock handler - session bus is not connected
Does RPi need to use its own power supply or can use those power brick powering the leds?
Thank you for Video. I have a question how can I reduce brightness? I didnt find in Hyperion web interface a slider oder something else
That is a great question. I just moved mine to a new TV and I need to set it back up. I will figure it out and let you know.
@@ThisSmartHouse thank you so much
Can the same concept be applied, by applying it onto a monitor, i.e. using the monitor as the input instead of the xbox as the hdmi splitter?
Yes, any HDMI source. However, you can actually run Hyperion in Windows and send the information to the Raspberry Pi over the network. So they don't have to be connected.
@@ThisSmartHouse Thanks a lot! And well done on the project!
Thank you!
Can you please list the best LEDs to use for an 85" tv. The ones you listed dont come in a long enough size. I would need one that is about 20'. These only go to about 16'. Ive been looking but dont want to order the wrong thing. Thank you.
You can hook them together. You don't need to have one single strip. So you could easily buy two shorter sections and connect them with some of the clips that I have listed or solder them.
love your video. The power supply /cord looks so big und ugly. Is there a smaller one possible which can be better for hiding behind the TV?
Thanks! I am sure you could look around and find a sealed power supply (that looks like a laptop charger). But the more power you have to generate the bigger the power supply is.
Thank you this video helped so much
Glad it helped!
Thanks for the video. I think there is an error in the way people calculate the power consumption of these LEDs. I measured 25 watts for around 200 LEDs + Pi4
What type of LEDs are you using? Do you have them in white mode (the most consumption).
@@ThisSmartHouse I bought the ones from your video, 5m 60 LEDs/m. Yeah I tried white at 100%.
Have you measured your consumption before?
18A is too much for those 2 thin wires
@@jasonbourne1474 18A at what voltage?
Hi, Question. I'm trying to find any info online but I didn't have any luck :( Does hyperion support yuv422? Since my ps5 is connected via hdmi 2.0 cables, it only does this type of format instead of RGB. Thanks for the help
I dont know if this is what you mean, but I do use my capture card with YUYV and not MJPG, and that works fine with my SK9822 LED strip
great video man!
Will this work with apps like kodi and netflix installed on the tv? Or is it possible to install kodi on the same ras pi with hyperion?
So I have tried get Hyperion to work before. I tried your way hoping to would work. It’s so weird I can get the picture to pass threw to Hyperion but LED do not react? I tried to load a affect but nothing happens to the LED’s. Any thoughts?
Do you have the LED configuration correct? Have you tested some of the patterns to see if the LEDs react? I would start at the LEDs and make sure they are fully working. One viewer reported they had set the number of LEDs but something reset them to 0, which screws everything else up.
@@ThisSmartHouse yeah that’s the problem they all turn on but do nothing when i try to run a test pattern . When I start to watch something on plex they will change colors but nothing matches to the picture
So i am using a Pi4 with LEADNOVO Video HDMI Capture Card with Loop Out, 4K HD 1080P 60FPS USB 2.0 .
Which led s did you get? So they don't change at all or the are the wrong color?
Great videos! How does this handle HDCP? I have read a couple articles that HDCP can cause issues. Does this splitter bypass it? I would like the hear your thoughts on that. Thanks!
Good question on the HDCP. I think the splitter is what is important. If you have one that can handle HDCP (like the one I have), then you won't have issues. I think only the older style splitters had issues with loosing HDCP. I have not had an issues with my Xbox, BluRay, or ChromeCast connections.
@@ThisSmartHouse Thanks for the info!
So do they make a pass thru for 4K 120? I just got a new TV to accommodate my PS5.
I hadn't seen one but I am sure there is one out there. It would just be more expensive.
@@ThisSmartHouse thanks for the reply. I did a quick search on Amazon and didn't see anything. I thought maybe you may know. Excellent tutorial! I think I'm going to start buying the products now and hopefully I'll find a pass thru that will be able to do 120
@@ThisSmartHouse so for 4k 120 fps I only need HDMI 2.1 splitter? or something else too? please reply...
You would need a splitter that is capable of 120 fps 4k. I am not sure which ones are available.
@@ThisSmartHouse cool , thanks so any video capture card ll work with 4k 120 fps splitter? Even 1080p one's?
thanks for the guide. what version of pi would suffice for this project?. pi4 with 8gb i think woujld be overkill. also pi's are expensives right now due to shortage of supply. there are some pi3 tho on my local auction shop.
Thank you for the video! It helped me to set up. But I have a problem. HB Captures only the BOTTOM part of the frame (there is no capture on the left, top and right). With USB capture - everything is the same. In the "night" version HB everything is the same((( I tried all the settings - the problem is not solved. LED strip WS2811 (12 v), Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.4 (8 Gb RAM). What could be the reason? Thank you in advance! ;)
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I banged my head on this stuff for soooo long.
I'm interested in doing some thing like this with a CRT. Will Hyperion support a setup that has no bottom strip?
Yes you can customize each side with the number of LEDs. So you would just set the bottom to 0.
So I tried this and got it working using the same LEDs as used in the video. My biggest issue is color balancing. White on the screen produces blue. Has anyone tuned the colors successfully yet? Googling around hasn't been super helpful.
Did you run the RGB byte wizard? There is also a color balance option under it.
Does the linked capture card work with hdcp signals?
No issues so far. I assume the Xbox uses hdcp.
The splitter ahead of it might be removing the hdcp though...
Got it, thanks. I bought a capture card with loop out and it failed in 1 day :(. Going this route now.
That was my thought process as well. I like being able to replace individual components that they fail.
Can this thing work without internet access?
Yep. It runs locally on the Pi.
@@ThisSmartHouse Because previous versions of about 1½ yrs ago turns off after about 10 seconds without internet.
Previous versions of Hyperion?
@@ThisSmartHouse Hyperion.
@@ThisSmartHouse You are right. It's working on Raspberry Pi Zero W without internet.
Hey great video! Quick question, I wired mine up accordingly and I see the boot up effect work, even changed it from 3-10seconds and they light up on reboot. Afterwards, trying the test effects doesnt light up any of the LEDs... any idea of the issue?
What happens when you go through the red, green, blue test in the app?
@@ThisSmartHouse Initially nothing, I "fixed" it by just clicking a color on the color wheel, then doing continuous test and the LEDs start working, pretty weird but good so far. Ill try the usb capture card stuff this weekend. Thanks for responding so quickly! Any idea why the LEDs might flicker randomly once every 10ish seconds?
I had a lot of issues when I first got started, of course they didn't show up when I was filming the video. My biggest was getting stuck in testing mode and not being able to get out. Glad you got it sorted!!
Very cool, im looking forward to trying this. Will a 1 or 2 GB raspberry also work? Thanks :)
I think the 2 gb should work.
@@ThisSmartHouse can i use pi 3? great video, thanks
I am not 100%. I looked around on the Hyperion site and I didn't see a requirement to use a pi 4. So it is worth a try!
Thank you my friend, perfect. 🇧🇷
Let me know if you attempt the project.
What is the final price of this project ?
I am not sure the cost today due to pi shortages. Maybe $120 plus the cost of the pi.
3@ThisSmartHouse Thanks, I was contemplating to do a DIY project like this for my TV or get a Govee AI Sync Box or lytmi fantasy 3.
Great! It works on Raspberry Pi Zero W.
After a while, it stops working. It seems the CPU load is too much for Raspberry pi Zero W
Will it it work normally on tv like watching Netflix? Or it will work only for devices plugged in to hdmi splitter? :)
It'll only work through the incoming hdmi. Because that's how it gets the color data for the LEDs.
I think there are some products like from govee that use a camera to pick up the color data that will work with any sort of app.
@@ThisSmartHouse even if u will plug tv to splitter via hdmi arc in tv?
Only if your TV has HDMI out. One way around this would be to use a Roku or Chromecast connected to the splitter. You can use the set top box to watch your content and then the video data would still get captured for Hyperion.
Ok, I’ve made it, but I’ve got other issue. Even if I turn off my Xbox and tv leds are still on, how can I change it to them turn off after turn off tv and Xbox?
Typically when you turn your Xbox off the input goes black is there anything on the TV right now?
I just set this up on mine yesterday but the delay is bad enough that it’s hard to watch shows with it. When scenes switch it’s extremely distracting. I’ve tried all sorts of stuff to make it faster but I haven’t been able to get rid of the delay enough for it not to bug my wife and myself.
Are you using a pi 4? I see a slight delay on Xbox but it isn't too bad.
@@ThisSmartHouse 3b+
Hmmm. That might be part of the delay.
@@Littleferris if you haven’t figured it out yet, try lowering the resolution on the capture device to one of the lowest ones and increase the decimation, around 720 and 15 decimation for mine to work, also if you are having any issues with flickering and stuff, shorten the data cable
You can also run Hyperion through wled. Connect your LED strip to an esp32 running wled. Then in the Hyperion settings have it send the Hyperion information to the ESP 32. That way the raspberry pi is just processing the incoming signal and not controlling the actual LEDs also.
I am also using a raspberry pi 3B+.
My setup goes... Three-way input splitter
(1. PS4 2. Cable 3. PC) into the capture card. One output splits out to the TV one splits to the raspberry pi 3B+ and then the raspberry pi broadcasts the signal to the ESP 32 which is connected to the LED strips.
I use 144 LEDs per meter, with 400 LEDs total. The effect is beautiful and because of the three-way splitter on the input I can use Hyperion with multiple inputs.
It works also great with wled and then you do not need to connect the led strip to the pi and you can place the pi somwhere else
I actually have that setup on my PC. The PC is running Hyperion and I have an ESP8266 connected to lights. I just wanted make it similar for first timers.
some one faced the following error? "
Jun 01 11:25:19 HyperBian hyperiond[1368]: 2023-06-01T11:25:19.174 |__| DAEMON : Lock/unlock han>
Jun 01 11:25:19 HyperBian hyperiond[1368]: Lock/unlock handler- Session bus is not connected"
Same Error. Do you find a solution?
Thank you! This video was instrumental in me using Hyperion to control my WLED rig. I installed Hyperion on Win10 instead of rpi, but otherwise I have a very similar setup to you. Cheers from Brookside! And GO CHIEFS!!!
So happy the video helped! Always love to hear from fellow Kansas Citian! GO CHIEFS!
man, almost $300 for this, ugh. very cool project though.
Where did you get that number? Because of the Pi 4? That cost to drop here in a few months.
You can't find any raspberry pi's anywhere these days unless you shell out a ridiculous amount of money. You're better off buying the Phillips Ambilight Kit for about the same price and less hassle.
There are other kits as well. This video was posted before the great shortage of Pis. But if you have one laying around or you can reporpose one then it is a better solution.