If you could point me to a known working hardware/software configuration on or offline I would be quite grateful.
Thanks, Colin > On Feb 11, 2017, at 12:08 AM, Johan Ström <jo...@stromnet.se> wrote: > >> On 11/02/17 06:16, Alastair D'Silva wrote: >> By the way, if you do an onewire LED driver, the feature I adore most is >>> synchronous control over a whole bus. So multiple LED units can be pre- >>> programmed to dim in a controlled fashion starting at a single point in >> time. >>> You had to implement a new command similar to "Convert T" to achieve this. >>> That would break any existing driver but is extremly simple to implement >> in >>> your own driver (and the simultanenous code, of course). >> That sounds like a great idea, thanks. >> >> These are the commands I have implemented currently: >> ALL_OFF (sets all the channels on the device off, maybe a candidate >> for a simultaneous command?) >> COUNT_CHANNELS returns the number of available channels to the master >> SET_CHANNEL fades a channel to a specified RGBW value over a >> specified time >> GET_CHANNEL gets the current RGBW value of a channel, and the >> fade time remaining >> >> It should be relatively straightforward to add a COMMIT command which only >> starts fading the requested channels once received. >> > I've done some (not yet published) work on MoaT (another custom slave) > to add some LED PWM'ing capabilities. It have been on pause lately > though, but the prototype is lying on my desk and have been fading a LED > strip up and down for a few months now. > > Anyway, my prototype has support for the following settings/modes: > * Direct PWM duty cycle control (for setting a static value) > * "Breath" / ramp / flash mode: Fades back and forth between two min/max > values, with adjustable step size (how much to inc/dec the PWM output), > step duration (how long to wait between each inc/dec), and hold duration > (how long to wait at min/max). With zero step duration it's just > flashing between min/max. > * Repeat mode: same as above but just repeats the specified number of > times. Useful for i.e "flash 10 times then stay off" (or on, configurable). > > This gives quite a few parameters to control for each channel though, > could perhaps be simplified or improved.. > I had the same idea about a "master" control, can probably be very > useful indeed! > > Well, just wanted to throw it out there.. Perhaps it can inspire some > good ideas, and perhaps that can inspire me to get back on working with > it :) > > /Johan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Owfs-developers mailing list > Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Owfs-developers mailing list Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers
