Cheap DIY Arduino Ambilight 2.0 (Revisited) RGB WS2812b LED Full Build & How-To
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- Опубліковано 19 кві 2020
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Hardware used:
Arduino Nano:
y.sudokin.com/arn - AliExpress
y.sudokin.com/barn - Banggood
y.sudokin.com/aunan - Amazon US
y.sudokin.com/aknan - Amazon UK
y.sudokin.com/adnan - Amazon DE
WS2812B RGB LED lights:
y.sudokin.com/rgb - AliExpress
y.sudokin.com/brgb - Banggood
y.sudokin.com/auws - Amazon US
y.sudokin.com/akws - Amazon UK
y.sudokin.com/adws - Amazon DE
L Bracket 3 pin connectors:
y.sudokin.com/o - AliExpress
y.sudokin.com/p - Amazon US
y.sudokin.com/q - Amazon UK
y.sudokin.com/r - Amazon DE
Breadboard:
y.sudokin.com/brd - AliExpress
y.sudokin.com/bbrd - Banggood
y.sudokin.com/aubrd - Amazon US
y.sudokin.com/akbrd - Amazon UK
y.sudokin.com/adbrd - Amazon DE
5v Power supply :
y.sudokin.com/t - AliExpress
y.sudokin.com/s - Banggood
y.sudokin.com/u - Amazon US
y.sudokin.com/v - Amazon UK
y.sudokin.com/w - Amazon DE
DC terminal to power jack:
y.sudokin.com/z - Aliexpress
y.sudokin.com/y - Banggood
y.sudokin.com/10 - Amazon US
y.sudokin.com/11 - Amazon UK
y.sudokin.com/12 - Amazon DE
Soldering station:
y.sudokin.com/auss - US
y.sudokin.com/akss - UK
y.sudokin.com/adss - DE
Software used:
Prismatic - github.com/psieg/Lightpack/re...
Adalight - github.com/Wifsimster/adaligh...
Arduino IDE - www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
To be able to use it on an ESP8266 add these 2 lines to the top of the Adalight sketch (thanks to @StorageB from reddit)
#define FASTLED_INTERRUPT_RETRY_COUNT 0
#define FASTLED_ESP8266_RAW_PIN_ORDER
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After a year I finally ordered all the parts and built mine. Thank you! I was really impressed by the colour accuracy and overall function. Your tutorial was a pleasure to work with and everything worked out first try. Big kudos! Fun mini project with absolutely insane effect!
I'm so glad that it worked out. Enjoy :)
I ordered the parts and just got it working because of this tutorial. Thank you so much!
I used 92 LEDs on the perimeter (soldering the corners to get an LED at the very end instead of a clip) and with the leftover LEDs I made two strips of 14 down the middle-back of the display. Those extra zones in the middle of the screen really unify the ambient lighting effect. It adds a lot of immersion when you're playing a dark video game and your flashlight or muzzle flash lights up the wall behind the monitor as you would expect.
Trying to configure 120 individual zones was a nightmare in Prismatik though because they wouldn't all fit lol. If it helps anyone else struggling: I set a perimeter first with the preset wizard, manually CNTRL+F'd in the .ini config to make each zone 65x65 (small enough to fit), individually moved those where I wanted, and then finally added the last 28 middle LED zones. Making backups of the config at every step because I kept undoing all of my work haha.
Care to share your installation and code? i want something simular. I have a big tv, and just the sides won't do it for me. I want some middle of the screen capturing aswell for overal feel.
Baš mi je drago što sam našao nekog iz Srbije ko se bavi ovakvim stvarima! 😁
I finally did, it looks insane, thank you for the tutorial, it was very easy to follow. Also I'm surprised it works with fullscreen games because I thought it wouldn't, but I see this version of the prismatic software allows it.
Thank you! Still got the leds behind my monitor in use
Awesome. Glad they still work :)
I helped my son build this for his gaming monitor based on your version one, and we actually dropped the L-connectors and soldered because we had connection issues. I don't think it was voltage drop, as it's only a 24" with 30led/m, and it's working fine now. But should they work as intended, they are definitely the easier way to go.
I am currently waiting for my 6A PSU to light up my monitor - thanks for this great tutorial, it has everything inside, all the links and is still kept to the point.
I'm glad you had fun. Yeah I had some issues with the L connectors. On my previous build I soldered the angles but many people don't know how to solder so I thought I would go with the L brackets. It was a bit of trial and error but got them working in the end.
This is awesome! And it looks so good.
Thank you for this tutorial, I might and hopefully do this in future.
I know all of the Links are in the Description (Thanks for that, many people don't do that in tutorials), but how much will this cost about?
Hey, I followed your instruction but I used a Pro Micro Board and selected "Arduino Leonardo" as the board. It looks absolutely STUNNING! Thank you so much for this easy to follow tutorial :D
@r laze Looks absolutely amazing!
are u suing the same script? or there is need to be change?
@@Antovin33 I did everything like explained in the Video :)
I'm so glad it worked out for you :)
This is the best video I've found on this topic. Have used your links to buy the kit. Thank you!
Thanks man I really appreciate it
Thank you so much for this guide! Very easy to understand and learn from!! Unfortunately I got too excited after confirming my LED strips worked on arduino and I loosened a wire while it was plugged in + powered on which fried my two LED strips but oh well cheap lesson learned! Waiting for my replacement strips to come in on the weekend and to finish it up.
I'm very sad to hear that. BTW when these get fried it's usually just the first one or two that die. If you know soldering maybe you ca try cutting off the first led, desoldering the wires and soldering them on the second one. And try then.
First attempt I grabbed the wrong PSU and melted a strip with 12V instead of 5V - luckily the Arduino didn't die, and neither did the attached PC. You are not alone ...
Can anything like this damage our pc (because it's connect to pc)
Jako zanimljiv video. Zaista mi se dopao.🐾
Hi, Boris! Great video, very easy to understand and informative! I have a one question though, what about resistance between Arduino and LED strip, do i still need around 500kOhm with your way of circuit?
I had built version 1.0 but it got damaged during furniture moving. I just build version 2.0 and it works perfectly and is even cooler. Thanks!
Great video bud, keep up the great work
You're very welcome
Wow that was easy! Thanx! I just want to add covering the led strip with painters tape after assembly (i only covered the strip for a neat look). the painters tape will diffuse the light and in my opinion it looks a little bit better.
Glad you got it working :)
In my case it seems that i got a newer version of arduino nano so i had to select Tools > Processor > ATmega328P instead of old bootloader
but in any case thanks for this tutorial :)
Great video! But one question, does this work for a 65 inch smart tv from Samsung runing on Tizen
I have the feeling you found my circuit planning/build online :D you built an identical ambilight with the same parts I did years ago
Don't know if this was the case when the video is uploaded but you can get basically this if you search for "PC dream screen". Includes the led strip, power adapter, usb cable and a little box that looks exactly like an Arduino in a case. Requires the same PC software installed as well. So basically everything minus the L-brackets as one combo deal.
this was amazing thank you
You're very welcome :)
Amazing job!
Build this with a Arduino Nano, worked perfectly,
well, until i realized that my screen isnt standing infront of a wall, so.. it just shines into the room haha....
Guess i have to move stuff around now
Dude, put a blanket or something behind. And enjoy!
BTW: YOu can possibly use your PC PSU to power the LED-Strip, as most PSU can handle up to 15A at 5V. Some BeQuiets can even handle up to 25Amps as far as I'm aware.
Awesome it was straight forward. Now question, once everything is programmed will it work with the TV usb port or only a pc?
Love the video I am actually planning on doing this. so what kind of power suply do i need if i want to power 2 different LED strips for my 2 27 inch monitors. can i use just 1 power supply for both or do i need to buy 2 of them?
Hey, great vid! Id love to set this up on my living room tv. I use an Android box. Would this work? I see some comments about capacitors & resistors, so i'll do some more research first, but I don't want to waste my time if it's incompatible with Android
Bravo uvek lajk od baka Dudine kuhinja ❤️
It’s looks amazing! Thank you for sharing your work.
I have questions if you don’t mind,I was wonderingif it’s possible to connect it to tv rather than a computer?
Thanks you again.
Nice video! Did you have less FPS in games or did it impact you in any other way?
For hardware security reasons i place an 470 Ohm Resistor between D6 and Data, a radial capacitor with 100uF between +/- by the power connector. Works fine for me. Thank you very much for this video.
Thanks for that. I tried before with a capacitor and resistor. Honestly didn't make any difference when I powered the strip on both sides.
@@dusnoki This "Hack" is to secure the leds, which sit directly at the power connection on the stripe. The stripe has for every led an capacitor, bot not one between power connecor and the first led. Sure, your solution can work fine for a while, but can also destroy the first leds. More information about this can be found in the arduino bulletin boards.
@@worstgamer848 I'm just about to do this. Where is the location between D6 and data? And the radical capacitor just in the 2 mounting screws for cables on the power connector?
@@flatmotion1 "D6" is the PIN on the Arduino Board and "Data" is the Data point from the LED Stripe (so you connect the resistor on "D6" and the "Data"-Wire of the LED Stripe on the other side from the resistor); The Radial capacitator comes additional between the "+" and "-" pole of your power connector and the power cables (you can think it as "Bridge" between "+" and "-") but take a look of the polarity of the capacitator ...
Hello Boris,
I loved the video. It was very clear. But can it also work on a ESP32 ?
pozdrav druze! baš super work!
Hi i dont have arduino, can i use nodemcu for this? thank you :D
Hello, can you please explain the wire connection process since I did not understand only that. A picture of the connection will help. Thank you so much
I used Prismatic looong time ago about 5~6 years ago. Is there still framedrop problem when used with adalight?
That's my first arduino project ty!
Did you make it?
We all have to start somewhere :)
Can I use any GND on the nano? I see a GND next to the D2 pin. Can i use that?
Yes, you can. All the ground pins are connected with each other! Hope I could help :D
NO!!!!! You can only use the correct GND Pin. Each GND Pin is connected to a different GND on the microcontroller, that's why there are different GND Pins.
@@DasKloputzer all Gnd Pins are connected. There is only one Gnd. So thats also the reason why they are named the Same.
@@liveen yeah but its different ground pins, its physics
@@DasKloputzer Idk if you've ever taken a physics lesson or an electronics lesson, but when it says GND at 2 points, both those points are considered to be shorted with each other. All Arduino GND pins are shorted
By far the best rundown on how to do this. I wonder if there are cheaper RGB strips though. Will this work with a 4K display?
Try ws2812b-eco
Damn bro, you just explained a nightmare like a sweet dream
How to use this on Arduino Nano Every. When I upload the program, "compilation error for the arduino nano every board" is displayed.
Best guide I have found!! Thank You!
Thanks man I really appreciate it!
@@dusnokiYou bet, I already ordered all the parts you listed. I will use your guide to set mine up. Thanks Again!
Good luck
Is there a way I could connect two wires to one power supply?
My many thanks to you too!
THANKYOU VERRY MUCH I LOVE IT AND MADE SECUSSFULLY
Hey do you have a link to the breadboard cables required preferably an amazon link thanks ;)
Super einfach gemacht, THANKS.
Bitte
will it be possible with 12v ARGB light strip?
Is there any way we can set this up for a smart TV?
Already order everything:), now I wanted to ask you if you could share a photo of the circuit made when you connect everything up. Because i find the cables part a litle bit confusing the way that is displayed in the video. Thank you:)
Is it possible to add a gledopto zigbee controller to this? So i can alternatively control the led strip with my hue app too?
Could this be possible to do like a the wall edges behind my tv to get an effect with the tv?
Should I have connection from both ends on a 22 inch monitor
can it work on a tv? or a home cinema?
What colour would we get in the leds when we are using vscode in a dark theme in the monitor?
Odlično! Eto ideje za naredni projekat. Još da sam završio sve ove započete... :D
Pricaj mi o tome :D imam 3 videa snimljena sto treba montirati jos od prosle godine :D plus jos zapocetih ideja :D
@@dusnoki A kako to da ti je sve tako čisto oko monitora? Meni bi trebalo bar pola sata da sve sklonim sa stola, i još dva-tri da sve vratim kako je bilo. :)
Nisam lenj, samo uživam u kreativnom haosu. :D
I ja sam ga pola sata spremao :D
@@dekipet Takodje hahahah 🤣🤣 Pun sto elektronike i mnogo projekata koje sam započeo ali kod čeka dalji razvoj, jer mi fale još razni senzori koji su mi potrebni za projekte 🤣🤣
Još sam sad odštampao klasere za elektroniku pa mi je ne stoje velike kutije sa elektronikom na sve strane nego onu elektroniku koju često koristim u klasere a ostalo u fioku..
how did you capture the content tv was showing to be able to match the led color? i am not quite understand
Just ordered everything. I hope it’s as easy as you made it seem.
How’d it go? I’m interested
@@matthamel1347 haven’t gotten it. Ordered everything from China
Good luck :)
Any update on it?
I'm guessing it flopped 🤣
hi im having 144 leds in this strip (2 meters) should i power it from both sides or is it sufficient to power from one side. Thank you
Hello there, can i use two devices(arduino + led) at the same time? I want one on the monitor and the secod for color music
Where is the logic level converter at the installation? I have no idea about how to connect it to the Arduino/board/power suoply and make it work... It only appears at the items description... could you help me?
Do you have a link conection with a draw with the 5v-3,3v and the adruino nano because i don't know if we need to put alilentation to the vin pin
How can I connect this to a 65"TV & get the ambient light to display based on the image on the TV?
Can it plug to the TV? or you need to connected to the computer/laptop?
Hi, quick question, is Atmega168P enough for this project or should one go for Atmega328P instead?
Which is the difference between use audirino and a philip gradient? Because i have a hue sync box, and i’m going to use principally with a pc, so when i was near to buy the gradient philip i knew about this product, but i can’t see anyone comparing them
The obviously difference are the price, that one works with anything that comes by hdmi and not just pc and is more easy to install but apart from all that, talking about quality the software that they use to be more equal lightning distribution latency etc etc.
Does this also work on random fullscreen games?
Does esp have WiFi? Wondering if I could make this integrate into home assistant
can I do the same thing, but alongside a Raspberry Pi instead of a PC? I'm trying to build a Pi Media Center, and an Ambilight system would be super sick to have to go along with it!
hi! this would work with any movie or video?
can you use this witha tv?
it's working like a charm, but is there a way to make the light off my default? I mean, when I turn off lights in Prismatic and set my PC to hibernate, the strip lights up white. Arduino remains glowing red as well so I assume its still active and should be able to set the state of the LEDs to 0. As of now I must unplug it from the wall and Im considering a switch on the power cable.
How does this setup work in quite dynamic environment, like games or movies? I'd like to modify my 27" according to your guide, but what's about games? =)
Hey mate. i Have one led that is bright green. Any ideas?
Awesome tutorial! I ran into some issues with the number of LEDs I had, I had nearly 300 and nothing worked. The arduino project has a loop with a uint8_t on line 67. This is too small for more than 255 LEDs, change that to uint16_t and it works great! Thanks for the tutorial!
Thank you for this comment! I ran into the same problem and this helped!
I ended up with 'only' 244 LED's. When I changed it back to uint8_t I noticed a significant increase in refresh rate. I'm fairly certain changing it to 16_t halves the refresh rate of the LED's
I wonder what would be need for 650 leds, planning on a 144 65 inch build
Had same problem trying to light up 222 leds, and changing line 67 finally worked. Also check Baud rate, somehow while testing different solutions I set it at 9600 and didn't work, but setting back to 115200 make all them back to life!
How do you do this with a TV instead of a computer monitor?
Is it work with netflix & amazon app that have DRM protection?
How arduino can get the data from tv to determine colors?
I tried to do this with the 5v power supply, everything worked fine but when I shut down my pc the leds stay on, I cant seem to get them off without disconnecting the power supply... How do I get around this?
Hi, can you use your PSU to power LEDs? After all, it is only active during the workhours of pc. Thanks for reply in advance :)
Does an arduino nano every work and can i use a usb port on my computer as a psu?
Hey man, great job with the tutorial!
I wanted to ask though: are capacitors and resistors necessary on this kind of project when using around 90-100 leds? I see that mentioned on some other tutorials.
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Did you ever find out?
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How many did you think I need for an 55in ?
I have curiosity will attiny85 work like it can do SPI connection and there is a development board look like USB ? please answer anyone
Just so I'm clear this only requires a USB cable not an hdmi?
Also thank you for such a comprehensive video.
Yup, the usb which connects the Arduino! The main processing is being done on the pc
Can this work with an HDMI source?
I'm looking at using an arduino uno for this. Do I need the female power supply adaptor? The uno has one already I think? If so, would the wiring be different?
Do everything the same as I did. Do try try and run power to the strip from the arduino. You will fry it. Just connect the green wire and ground to the arduino and connect it with a USB cable to your pc. Everything else should be directly connected to the strip from the power supply.
@@dusnoki Hi I did the same wiring as in the video, except I didn't need a breadboard. Works perfectly! Great video!
This work for tv?
From where will the Aurdiono nano gets 5V power supply
Hello. It looks nice but i want to put this setup on a tv. The problem is that the tv signal comes from a cable not from a box so i want to use an android box for ambilight. Can you make a tutorial on how can we use this Project with an android box? Thanks
still have this in use. but one question. i tried to speed up the light display, with the use of a nodemcu instead of the arduino nano.
I added the 2 lines on top, but eather it doesnt do anything , or the nodemcu crashes . I assume problems with the watchdog.. any suggestions ?=
I'm guessing Prismatic records the edges of your screen or something? How does that impact performance? 🙂
It works with TV ?
Hey great informative video anyluck same topic expect a large TV or projector screen? Thanks in advance
Will try one day :)
I'd really like an option to get this working on a TV too.
I believe it can on android TVs or on Android boxes by using the ambilight app. It's a paid app but I'm sure it gets a data feedback through the usb
Where will the terminal to dc jack go in ?
What would cause flashing of random colors near the end of the strip?
Is there any difference between Prismatik and Ambibox?
I'm a complete newbie at the Arduino world, which of all the Arduino listed at the Aliexpress link should I buy? Soldered, unsoldered... There are also different item numbers... Thanks! I can't wait to try this out ;)
will it work with android tv ?
does it work with a tv
for some reason in the last step from the setup wizard at setting the white balance the leds just don't light up. does anyone experience that?
By the way , the logical shifter he uses is slow in response, and the image LED backlight is in lagging phase with higher fps