Custom RGB USB LED Controller

[Tamila]

I am in the procedure of kitting out my case by means of 5 custom RGB LED 'zones', and would similar to to be capable to control them via software, a diminutive similar to the AlienFX stuff. Trouble is – I am not an electrician. I be able to solder a board by means of bits if requirements be, additional than would not have the faintest idea where to start when it comes to components, etc. I have comprise completed some goggling and came across the schematics for some boards which be able to do this - additional than, I cannot print PCBs, so I am a diminutive shafted. Does anybody have several ideas where I might purchase an off-the-shelve resolution. Or would anyone be willing to knock up a kit for me via eBay perhaps.

[Eru]

If you have comprise a schematic, then you have the lay out, you do not necessitate a PCB. Utilize a proto board and utilize wires or proto traces to attach the parts. Had not consideration of using a prototype board, I speculation it's an opportunity even though the board would no uncertainty end up being quite large compared to its PCB corresponding. I have looked for a number of Alienware cases - and the merely ones I be able to locate have the passive Alien-FX module.

[Felix46]

You definitely might build something yourself if you required to position in the time and effort, I have seen quite a small number of do it yourself instruction alternative on the web at instructables and in addition presently on youtube and a small number of additional places. You would definitely necessitate being familiar with a decent amount regarding electronics as well as writing software though.

[Aandaleeb]

As pby5cat mentioned you might in addition try and choose up an AlienFX light board or case additional than they absolutely are not cheap as you have encompassed originate out as well as hard to locate. The active board desirable for software control be able to be especially hard to locate and definitely not cheap. I did observe an additional alternative on YouTube recently called the Computer Color Cannon which is a RGB LED light that plugs into a USB port and be able to be controlled similar to AlienFX via software, there are in addition WinAmp and iTunes plugins for it too it seems that.

[mathews]

I had at one position in time premeditated an RGB for my rig. I ultimately came up by means of and purchase an Audrino by means of Shiftbrite bars paired through a RGB ribbon. There's open source software for color choosing, on the other hand I actually did not ever get approximately to installing it. You might desire to look into it although. The udrino - it lead me to a site called CoolComponents which seems to sell the entire sorts of USB conduct experiment boards, so I am attractive certain I determine to be capable to locate one cheap sufficient by means of sufficient analogue outputs to meet my requirements.

[Chandranath]

I am additional than willing to position in time and effort, additional than the hardware side of things actually is not. I determine to happily spend days/weeks on end developing the software side, additional than not being an Electrician, or, for that matter - not ever having several electronics training - I do not desire to spend money on components merely to short them went it comes to soldering them to a board.

[Aloke]

I have taken to give the impression of being at the Computer Colour Cannon, and it seems similar to quite a pleasant solution - the merely tribulations being - I would necessitate 3 or so of these modules, which not merely would be extremely expensive (they retail at $175-ish I imagine) additional than I believe there would be a number of addressing tribulations when it comes to the software side as the developer almost certainly did not intend to have multiple modules working with at the similar time from a solitary apparatus.