Just thought I’de share my first wearable project using FastLED (controlled via iPhone using BlueTooth). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6vbbQmwuoE&feature=youtu.be
Very cool! Can you share the code?
Which BTLE device are you using?
I’ve had a little play with the DFRobot Bluno (before I smoked it) and the RedBear Blend. The Blend gives you really low-level access to the Nordic chip it’s based on but looks like a major PITA to set up your own characteristics, and the documentation is very poor.
@David_Brailovsky Thanks David - Yes I’ll post the code late tonight/tomorrow…gotta clean it up a little…but most of the animation sequences are variations of the FastLED examples, plus a little extra for the bluetooth
@Robert_Atkins I’m using the Adafruit Bluefruit LE - https://www.adafruit.com/product/1697 - with an Uno. I started out developing the iPhone app using PhoneGap with the Bluetooth plugin - http://plugins.cordova.io/#/package/com.megster.cordova.bluetoothserial - but I haven’t used it before and time was getting short…so I ended up using the Kino App Inventor - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kino-app-inventor/id580553759?mt=8 - that I’ve been experimenting with for quick prototyping. It’s actually a pretty slick little app for quick/down & dirty integration (has bluetooth & network capabilities, plus gives you full easy access to most the iPhones sensors such as GPS, magnetometer, accelerometer, etc… the downside to the application is the documentation is virtually nonexistent. There are a few videos (no audio) demos - https://vimeo.com/channels/kinoappinventor - and there is this as well - http://pad2.pl/support
BTW - Big thanks to everyone whose example code/sequences I …leveraged for this project! Couldn’t haven’t done this without the support of this great community and ofcourse FastLED!
Aha, I see. The same Nordic part as the Blend but simpler software from Adafruit.
@Robert_Atkins yeah the Bluefruit is pretty decent (although this was the first project I have used it with). Very simple to wire, interact with, and good signal strength with low energy usage. And their documentation is decent …although admittedly I’m a big fan of most of Adaftuit’s stuff so I may be a bit biased.
The rfduino could be an alternative. Arduino + Ble in one and on the shortlist for fastled support
I’ve got three burning a hole in my parts box ;-). I’ve had a tiny peek at the APIs they provide and they look good.