LED Strip Studio - LEC3
Released to Beta
Control of the LED Strip Studio LEC3 LED Ethernet Controller 3 SPI pixel player using its HTTP API.
The LED Strip Studio LEC3 is a central stand-alone controller for SPI pixel strip, capable of playing back shows from its SD card.
This module allows control of show selection, speed, brightness and colour of the content being played back.
Note: By default, the LEC3 controller uses Port 80 for HTTP communication.
| Module Rating | |
|---|---|
| Quality of API | 2/3 |
| Implementation | 3/3 |
| Status | Early |
See the Modules Overview article for more information about how Module Ratings are calculated.
Module Settings
- LEC3 Patch - Select an HTTP patch from the Module Settings.
Process Block
After creating a LEC 3 node, a block will be generated for it within Ctrl Suite's Process Editor for integration as part of a process flow.
Create a Process node or edit an existing one to use the block's full functionality.
Options
| Endpoint | Option 1 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Select Annimation To Play | Animation [0..255] | Select a annimation to play. |
| Select Next Annimation | - | Selects the next annimation. |
| Select Previous Annimation | - | Selects the previous annimation. |
| Stop Annimation | - | Stop annimation command. |
| Set Brightness | Brightness [0..255] | Sets the master brightness. |
| Brightness Up | Brightness Up [1..255] (Default 26) | Sets brightness up. |
| Brightness Down | Brightness Down [1..255] (Default 26) | Sets brightness down. |
| Set Speed | Speed [0..255] (Default 128) | Sets the master speed. |
| Speed Up | Speed Up [1..255] (Default 26) | Increase speed. |
| Speed Down | Speed Down [1..255] (Default 26) | Decrease speed. |
| Red | Red [0..255] | Set the colour value for red. |
| Green | Red [0..255] | Set the colour value for green. |
| Blue | Red [0..255] | Set the colour value for blue. |
| White | Red [0..255] | Set the colour value for white. |
Colour Picker Interface Component
The LED Strip Studio LEC3 Colour Picker module can be found within the Add Components view when creating interfaces. This allows end users of the system to interact with the colour of the LED Strip Studio LEC3 in real time through Ctrl Player user interfaces. Use this as an alternative to controling colour through sliders.
Once this colour picker UI component has been added, navigate to its Settings and link it to an LED Strip Studio LEC3 module for it to begin controlling the output colour.