Is it possible to change effects without use of web interface?

TobKra96 / music_led_strip_control

Audio visualization for LED strips in real-time with web interface on a raspberry pi.

https://tobkra96.github.io/music_led_strip_control/

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Is it possible to change effects without use of web interface? #126

Closed beardfacefacebeard closed 3 years ago

beardfacefacebeard commented 3 years ago

i have everything running and it all works quite well. the effects are amazing.. but when i implement this into the project i am working on the rpi will not have internet access at all and will operate headless. im not really much for coding but i can do some simple things.. i was hoping to be able to cycle through effects with a tactile button press or a rotary switch if possible. im not sure if this can be easily attained or not, and if not that is ok. thanks for your time, and i appreciate all the work that has already been put into this. it is truly fantastic.

also, noting that this isnt really an issue i just wasnt sure how else to contact/question this. sorry if its not the proper way to go about things.

i just saw this https://github.com/TobKra96/music_led_strip_control/issues/94 and i am wondering if this is the same idea.. sorry for a duplicate question

Teraskull commented 3 years ago

Hi, yes, #94 is the correct way to access the API to control lights without the interface. We recently changed the API endpoint names in branch dev_2.2, but the idea is the same.

beardfacefacebeard commented 3 years ago

thanks for the response. follow up question, if i have multiple led devices (ie MainLED, SecondLED) and only want to address the change in one how would i vary that? SetActiveEffectForAll is obviously going to change them all, would i use SetActiveEffectForMainLED -- using python

Teraskull commented 3 years ago

@beardfacefacebeard Check out our dev_2.2 branch, there is a complete API documentation with examples. To be able to select a specific device, you should pass the device id as a query, like here:

Also I strongly suggest to build your scripts with the new API endpoints, since the ones in main branch will not be backwards compatible after the new release.

beardfacefacebeard commented 3 years ago

im really sorry for my ignorance but i have no idea where that is. im fairly new to github and cant find the documentation youre referring to. i feel completely lost. i appreciate your patience

Teraskull commented 3 years ago

@beardfacefacebeard In the branch selector, choose dev_2.2 and install that version.

After you install it, go to the web interface and on the sidebar there will be the API doc link:

beardfacefacebeard commented 3 years ago

oh, no wonder i was so lost.. thank you. this really is some amazing stuff. i appreciate it all so much.