LED Strip - Bluetooth Control

The Project

LEDs strips are cool. But they are not cool enough to be bought as it is. This is why I made my own Arduino program to control a LEDs strip composed of 60 RGB LEDs thanks to an Arudino Uno board and a Bluetooth sensor. The master version uses the FastLed library and is made to control a 60 LEDs strip.

Functionnalities

There are numerous functionalities:

• Luminosity control (more light, less light)
• Solid colors
• Bicolor gradients
• Rainbow gradient
• 'Disco' effect: colors moving from one side to the other
• 'Changing' mode: solid color changing in time
• Speed control: faster or slower 'Disco' and 'Changing' modes

How to install

• Download or clone the repository
• Open the .ino file in the Arduino IDE
• Upload the code to an Arduino Uno board
• Make sure to connect all the LEDs strip's pins and the Bluetooth sensor's pins to the good Arduino pins
• Connect the Arduino and/or the lights to a real power source (at least 1 amp)
• Download a serial Bluetooth app on your phone (eg: Serial Bluetooth Terminal on Android)
• Connect to the Bluetooth sensor and a text message that is understandable to it (eg: rainbow)
• The LED strip should turn on and work depending on what you sent

Author

Thomas RABIAN - [email protected]