AZMesh LED strip controller
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 6:52 pm
What is AZMesh LED strip controller?
This LED strip controller isn't an ordinary LED strip controller. AZ_Mesh node, as the controller is called can drive to 10 meter LED strips each with it's own control. It can display any RGB color, pulsating it or cycle through rainbow colors at different speeds. Each LED strip has it's own ID and the mesh network can accommodate 255 ID's.
How do i control this Mesh node?
Each node can be controlled via a serial connection. And you will have full control over each LED string. The last command you give is stored in the controllers. You can connect a motion detector (NC) to the controller and that will fire off the last stored command each time motion is detected.
Is that all?
No, there is more. The use of a serial connection can be by-passed by using an AZ-Mesh router module. This is a webserver that serves webpages to let you control the LED strips via a webpage in a browser or with direct HTTP requests. The webserver then translates the request and send the right control string to then Mesh node.
That's cool but my WiFi is lacking range?
Well that's why i build this thing in the first place. All Mesh nodes are connected in there own secure mesh network. If there is any path from the first to the last node then your command will get there. If a node drops out but there is an other route further in the network then that path is taken. This means that your first and last node can be several hundred meters apart and you will still be able to control them.
There must be something less satisfying?
Yes maybe there is. The actual speed of the network is rather slow. So no instant lights ON of all LED strips but it takes some time to activate them all. However in my case the commands send into the mesh are only for setting the presets of the LED strips. Most of the time the LED strips are activated by the motion detectors only.
This LED strip controller isn't an ordinary LED strip controller. AZ_Mesh node, as the controller is called can drive to 10 meter LED strips each with it's own control. It can display any RGB color, pulsating it or cycle through rainbow colors at different speeds. Each LED strip has it's own ID and the mesh network can accommodate 255 ID's.
How do i control this Mesh node?
Each node can be controlled via a serial connection. And you will have full control over each LED string. The last command you give is stored in the controllers. You can connect a motion detector (NC) to the controller and that will fire off the last stored command each time motion is detected.
Is that all?
No, there is more. The use of a serial connection can be by-passed by using an AZ-Mesh router module. This is a webserver that serves webpages to let you control the LED strips via a webpage in a browser or with direct HTTP requests. The webserver then translates the request and send the right control string to then Mesh node.
That's cool but my WiFi is lacking range?
Well that's why i build this thing in the first place. All Mesh nodes are connected in there own secure mesh network. If there is any path from the first to the last node then your command will get there. If a node drops out but there is an other route further in the network then that path is taken. This means that your first and last node can be several hundred meters apart and you will still be able to control them.
There must be something less satisfying?
Yes maybe there is. The actual speed of the network is rather slow. So no instant lights ON of all LED strips but it takes some time to activate them all. However in my case the commands send into the mesh are only for setting the presets of the LED strips. Most of the time the LED strips are activated by the motion detectors only.