DMX Lighting Control with Arduino and Node-RED
Bored of simple LEDs and Neopixel strips in your Arduino projects? Want something a little bit more.... dramatic?
In this video tutorial, I'll demonstrate how you can use an Arduino UNO to control DMX stage lighting and other effects (e.g. fog machines). This is ideal for creating theatrical set-pieces in escape rooms: setting mood lighting, using spotlights to highlight particular elements of a room, or setting ambient/environmental lighting effects such as lightning, police cars, or a magical UV blacklight effect.
All these effects can be triggered directly by DMX signals programmed in code in a simple standalone Arduino sketch. But I'll also show you how you can use Node-RED to create a browser-based graphical interface to the Arduino - creating a "virtual lighting desk" - which you can use to set hue, brightness, store presets, and activate/deactivate DMX slave devices in realtime, or triggered by in-game events such as puzzles being solved, or when the game countdown only has a certain time remaining etc.
Timings
---
00:00-03:45 Introduction and demonstration
03:46-08:49 Explanation of DMX hardware and interface
08:50-20:11 Arduino code
20:12-38:04 Creating a virtual lighting desk in Node-RED
38:05-39:08 Wrapup
Resources Used
---
- Conceptinetics DMX shield - https://www.tindie.com/products/Conceptinetics/25kv-isolated-dmx-512-shield-for-arduino-r2/
(other shields are available - e.g. https://thepihut.com/products/dmx-shield-for-arduino. It's also possible to create your own DMX shield using a MAX485 chip, as explained at https://playground.arduino.cc/DMX/DMXShield/ )
- RGB Cans: £70 for 4 - https://amzn.to/34yeHA3
- Spotlight: £19 https://amzn.to/36xgaIC
- UV light: £23 https://amzn.to/2NmH6TV
- Node-RED - https://nodered.org/
If you'd like to support me making more video tutorials explaining how to use tech in escape rooms and other playful settings, please check out my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/playfultech, where you can also find code downloads, wiring diagrams, and additional resources for all my projects.
Видео DMX Lighting Control with Arduino and Node-RED канала Playful Technology
In this video tutorial, I'll demonstrate how you can use an Arduino UNO to control DMX stage lighting and other effects (e.g. fog machines). This is ideal for creating theatrical set-pieces in escape rooms: setting mood lighting, using spotlights to highlight particular elements of a room, or setting ambient/environmental lighting effects such as lightning, police cars, or a magical UV blacklight effect.
All these effects can be triggered directly by DMX signals programmed in code in a simple standalone Arduino sketch. But I'll also show you how you can use Node-RED to create a browser-based graphical interface to the Arduino - creating a "virtual lighting desk" - which you can use to set hue, brightness, store presets, and activate/deactivate DMX slave devices in realtime, or triggered by in-game events such as puzzles being solved, or when the game countdown only has a certain time remaining etc.
Timings
---
00:00-03:45 Introduction and demonstration
03:46-08:49 Explanation of DMX hardware and interface
08:50-20:11 Arduino code
20:12-38:04 Creating a virtual lighting desk in Node-RED
38:05-39:08 Wrapup
Resources Used
---
- Conceptinetics DMX shield - https://www.tindie.com/products/Conceptinetics/25kv-isolated-dmx-512-shield-for-arduino-r2/
(other shields are available - e.g. https://thepihut.com/products/dmx-shield-for-arduino. It's also possible to create your own DMX shield using a MAX485 chip, as explained at https://playground.arduino.cc/DMX/DMXShield/ )
- RGB Cans: £70 for 4 - https://amzn.to/34yeHA3
- Spotlight: £19 https://amzn.to/36xgaIC
- UV light: £23 https://amzn.to/2NmH6TV
- Node-RED - https://nodered.org/
If you'd like to support me making more video tutorials explaining how to use tech in escape rooms and other playful settings, please check out my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/playfultech, where you can also find code downloads, wiring diagrams, and additional resources for all my projects.
Видео DMX Lighting Control with Arduino and Node-RED канала Playful Technology
Показать
Комментарии отсутствуют
Информация о видео
Другие видео канала
NEOPIXEL DMX Controller for a WS2812B LED Strip Using Arduino UnoDIY ArtNet DMX контроллер 💡 (на основе Arduino Mega) своими рукамиControl DMX Lights with ArduinoHow to Get Started with MQTTDMX Control for Robot Animatronics?Using Arduino with Node-RED to create a Simple Web DashboardControlling stage lights from a Raspberry Pi with QLC+ and DMXDMX 512 LED controller 24 Channel for your own led stripsMOSFETs and Transistors with ArduinoHow to Make DMX512 Fixture Using Arduino to Control the Stepper Motor | How to Build DMX512 FixtureProgrammable Wildlife / Security / Timelapse Camera Projects with an ESP-32 CAMARDUINO DMX512 CONTROLLER#125 MQTT meets SONOFF: QoS, Last Will, Keep-Alive, etc. explained and shownIntro to Node-RED: Part 1 Fundamentals1 - Arduino e DMXDMX Lighting Control with Raspberry Pi Zero | Home Automation #06How to control LED Strips with Arduino - Cosplay TutorialHow to Program DMX Lights with an iPad (FREE APP)Controlling everything with Node-RED dashboard via MQTT