CheerLights

@vwillcox is showing the #CheerLights color by illuminating a...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:54:41 -0400

@vwillcox is showing the #CheerLights color by illuminating a Wales Crystal with a #raspi and #ledborg #blue

Using the #raspi, Graham from xmas4all.co.uk created a bookshelf...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:31:16 -0400

Using the #raspi, Graham from xmas4all.co.uk created a bookshelf with accent lighting. The color is tuned into the CheerLights feed and the results are a year-round display of the CheerLights color (colour that is…). The Project is built around a Raspberry Pi, Arduino Uno, 3 HEXFET mosfets and 5 meters of RGB 5050 LED colour ribbon.

Visit xmas4all.co.uk for more information about the project.

CheerLights Glitter Tree

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 15:27:39 -0500

CheerLights Glitter Tree

CheerLights Christmas Tree Topper #arduino #ethernet

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 15:07:00 -0500

[Paul Gorman] decided to mod his Christmas tree topper. He added an RGB LED to illuminate his star on top of his Christmas tree. The color that is glows is the latest CheerLights color. The wise men could have used this on their journey.

(Huge) CheerLights Christmas Tree

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:52:03 -0500

[Randy Farmer] constructed a giant CheerLights tree using strands of G35 Collr Effects Christmas lights. We found the project via Twitter. We love how big it is and how awesome it looks in the dark.

LED Holiday Wreath Connected to CheerLights [video]

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:28:43 -0500

[Dennis Adams] built a holiday wreath that displays animated color patterns and the latest CheerLights color. The build steps are on Sector67 with photos - it was great to see parts of the process and see the wreath come to life. The parts include addressable RGB Strip LEDs from Cool Neon (TCLPXL50), an Arduino, an Internet Gateway (laptop), and Ping-Pong balls!

[via Hack A Day / Sector67]

CheerLights Client for Commodore 64 #C64

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:12:28 -0500

[Leif Bloomquist] created a CheerLights display for the Commodore 64 using KipperBASIC. Check out the C64 CheerLights project and get a holiday glow from the 8-bit artistry!

I am absolutely loving this implementation of CheerLights. Thanks for bringing back some great memories. The C64 CheerLights logo has filled me with Christmas cheer!

Watch Moore's Cloud Light Live! #iot

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 04:53:58 -0500

The team behind Moore’s Cloud Light have setup a live video stream of a CheerLights display using a few of their innovative lights.

[via Moore’s Cloud Blog]

Teensy Arduino CheerLights Snowman #perl

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:09:00 -0500

[Randy] from Lafayettech Labs created a CheerLights glowing snowman connected to the world via a Teensy Arduino and a bit of Perl code to glue it all together. The translucent snowperson shows its colors with a single RGB LED.

CheerLights Nominated for Best DIY Internet of Things Project #IoT

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:58:00 -0500

The folks here at ioBridge Labs is really honored to have CheerLights be nominated by Postscapes for the Best DIY Internet of Things Project of 2012 - we didn’t even have to nominate ourselves, which makes it even sweeter! We are thankful to be included with many fine projects. We happen to think CheerLights is a shining example of the Internet of Things. CheerLights is a global network of socially connected lights. This ties a lot of technology together and at the end, it’s simple way to show that we are all connected.

If you would like to vote for CheerLights, you have a few days to go here and vote. Voting takes a few seconds, no registration is required. While you are there, check out the other projects and maybe you’ll be inspired to create next year’s big project.

Adafruit Blog: Wireless CheerLights Tree with Raspberry Pi #raspberrypi #iot

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:44:54 -0500

Adafruit Blog: Wireless CheerLights Tree with Raspberry Pi #raspberrypi #iot

Adafruit Blog: CheerlightsPi = Arduino + Raspberry Pi + CheerLights API #raspi #iot

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:43:41 -0500

Adafruit Blog: CheerlightsPi = Arduino + Raspberry Pi + CheerLights API #raspi #iot

The Tiny, Arduino-enabled Digispark Supports CheerLights

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:38:51 -0500

Backers of the very popular Kickstarter project, Digispark, will love to hear that CheerLights will be supported right out of the box by plugging it into an open USB port and adding the $1 RGB shield. We will be getting our Digisparks soon, so we can’t wait to share more with you about this cool prototyping device. In the mean time, we recommend that you join their forum and interact with the growing community. As you can see, the Digispark team is swamped with putting together over 5000 Digisparks for their Kickstarter orders!

Smart Star - Arduino, Node.js, and MQTT

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:14:15 -0500

Somewhere, Rube Goldberg is smiling. The “Smart Star” project links together many technologies and produces a very nice result. [Martin] created a “Smart Star” that animates and changes color based on the latest CheerLights color on Twitter. He wrote a Twitter API Stream Listener in Node.js that forwards and parses Tweets, publishes them to an MQTT Broker, where an Arduino + Wifly shield is subscribed and controlling three separate rope lights that form the star. Check out the video below!

[via Freakent]

CheerLCD Displays the Latest CheerLights Color on your Desktop

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:07:57 -0500

Milwaukee Makerspace member, Pete, created a new desktop version of CheerLights. With CheerLCD, all you have to do is plug it into an open USB port. Once connected, CheerLCD displays the latest CheerLights color and messages on an embedded RGB LCD screen. The LCD screen is amplified by a 3D printed Christmas tree.

The results are beautiful as you can see! We also love that it has a little Perl programming to allow the CheerLCD display connect to the CheerLights API.

CheerLCD from Pete Prodoehl on Vimeo.

Pete’s CheerLCD is currently featured on MakerBot’s THINGIVERSE and the Adafruit blog.

Web-connected, Interactive Light on Kickstarter Supports CheerLights #internetofthings

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:31:44 -0500

Kickstarter is filled with interesting projects pushing the bounds of industrial design, games, and media. And, every once in awhile you find a project that is truly amazing. Enter in… “Light” by Moore’sCloud. This ambitious project is attempting to bring multi-color and animated light to everyone. Imagine setting the ambient light to match colors from your photos, providing an ambient indicator of the weather forecast, or setting the mood at dinner by emulating the colors of a crackling fire. The “Light” does it all and now connects to CheerLights!

Connecting to CheerLights

The Light is an open project. The designers have published everything about the process including budgets, parts, plans, and challenges. They have created a very flexible system for everyone to make use of their product. In about 30 minutes, Mark Pesce, one of the developers of the project was able to connect Light to CheerLights.

Supporting the project

Light is a fascinating and very well done project. They are engaging other platforms and connecting many services together and in the end, they are trying to make a great product for consumers and a brilliant platform for developers. Currently, Light is being funded by Kickstarter campaign. Consider backing this project and making Light a reality.

[via Hacking Light]

Updated CheerLights Code on GitHub

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:40:01 -0500

Updated CheerLights Code on GitHub:

Sample code for ioBridge Iota / IO-204, Arduino, and Digi ConnectPort.

CheerlightsPi = Arduino + Raspberry Pi + CheerLights API #raspi #piday

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:07:04 -0500

[Mike] created a really simple, but powerful CheerLights display using an RGB LED to show colors, an Arduino Uno to control the LED, and a Raspberry Pi for network connectivity. The RGB LED in this project requires pulse width modulation (PWM) to set the color. PWM allows you to blend the colors (Red, Green, and Blue) to make other colors such as Orange. The ping-pong ball blends the separate colors into one seamless color. The Raspberry Pi is used for network connectivity and reads in the latest CheerLights colors from the CheerLights API.

Visit CheerlightsPi on GitHub for the details and Raspberry Pi and Arduino source code.

Wireless CheerLights Tree with Raspberry Pi #raspi

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:57:00 -0500

We discovered a stunning CheerLights Christmas tree display over at Flickr. [Rumtopf] built a Christmas tree display made up of RGB LEDs to show the latest CheerLights color. The setup is wireless using a Raspberry Pi with a Wi-Fi adapter.

This CheerLights display is absolutely gorgeous.

Check out more photos on Flickr and get the source code on GitHub.

CheerPaper - sync your desktop wallpaper to @cheerlights

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:00:50 -0500

CheerPaper - sync your desktop wallpaper to @cheerlights:

[Stephen Wattam] created CheerPaper to change his desktop computer’s background to sync up with the @cheerlights project. When the colors change on CheerLights, the background image on your computer also changes to match. This is a really neat way to join in on the project. We are all connected!