ColorNode – Wireless Arduino-Compatible Controller for GE Color Effects RGB...
I can’t say enough about how awesome GE Color Effects light strings are, especially since they have been hacked. I decided to invest some time and money into using these lights for our decorations and...
View ArticleArduino Bootloader with ATmega328 and ATmega328P
I am a big fan of the Arduino environment because of its simplicity, ease of use, and user community. I like to use it for many of my projects so this means I must design around the Atmel ATmega MCUs...
View ArticleColorNode Code Posted
I posted my current ColorNode code on the ColorNode project page. I admit it’s not great but it is working well and the lights look great on the house. I’ll have to take a video once the weather is...
View ArticleColorNode Demo Video
Here is a video I recorded showing GE Color Effects lights installed on/around my house: ColorNode Demo on YouTube It illustrates how different light effects can be synchronized via a central wireless...
View ArticleColorNode Recap
Reading through the recent comments on my ColorNode project, it is clear that I wasn’t clear enough with how I used the hardware from a software perspective. Most of the software is based on the RF12...
View ArticleNew ColorNode SW and HW Files Uploaded
Many people were asking so I updated my ColorNode software to support Arduino IDE 1.0.1. I also made a minor revision to the PCB to include an LED for status (useful when debugging) and a slightly...
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