[Trilug-ontopic] need to program a series of LED lights

[David Brain]

Non-cheap, but this looks like it would fit the bill
http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?product_id=1030.

Plus it has a decent looking API, and bindings for Python.

David.

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Using an embedded Linux box I'd like program a string of tri-state LED
> lights.  I'd like to synchronize the lights to music (this is for a
> miniature town a friend is building for God only knows why).
>
> I have *NO IDEA* how to go forward with this and I further have no idea how
> the embedded computer would interface with the lights to turn them
> on/off/colors.
>
> Has anybody done anything like this?  What did you do and how did you do
> it?  Did you look the LEDs up to a serial port and set pin voltages?  What
> language did you use?  C?  Java?
>
> Any pointers would be greatly appreaciated.
>
> Greg
>
>
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