Sparkle Motion

Generative event lighting system using Philips Hue and Novation Launchpad.

Installation

After cloning this repo, run:

brew install portmidi
gem install sparkle_motion
sm-discover # Find all available bridges using SSDP.
# Create `config.yml`, and register the username(s) in it with the relevant bridges.
# You probably want to start with the one in this project's source repo as a baseline.
sm-mark-lights # Ensure your lights are physically arranged properly.
sm-on # Switch all the lights on, and set color to expected base state.
sparkle-motion # Run the simulation.

TODO: Document how to register user with hub(s).

Usage

  • bin/sm-discover: Discover all Philips Hue bridges on your network.
  • bin/sm-mark-lights: Mark the lights distinctively to help ensure they're physically arranged properly.
  • bin/sm-off: Turn all configured lights off.
  • bin/sm-on: Turn all configured lights on, and set them to the base color.
  • bin/sm-simulate: Run the effect system directly. You probably want sparkle-motion instead.
  • bin/sparkle-motion: Runs the effect system with configuration settings for debugging, and restarts it if the kick-in-the-head button is pressed. See source for details.

Using the Code

  • examples/tictactoe.rb: A simple example of the Novation Launchpad widgets, and how to use/extend them.
  • tools/chunker.rb: Helper for churning through *.raw files and preparing them for visualization.
  • tools/color_scale.rb: A small playground for defining color schemes for Novation LaunchPad widgets.

Debugging

  • bin/sm-watch-memory: External monitor to keep an eye on the process size of sm-simulate. Useful for debugging memory allocations and GC pressure.

Configuration

__ TODO: Write me.__