After messing with the IR blaster for a while on the G2, I've found that though it has a narrow beam, its control is accurate and works with every IR controlled device I have.
So, the other day when messing with some Led strip lights under the bar, I thought about somehow using the IR blaster for controlling the lights.
The lights are 5050SMD RGB strips, controlled by a 12V control box that intercepts a signal from a remote that can change the color and brightness.
Couple months ago when we installed the lights, I looked up wireless control for LEDs and only found a solution with android phne wired to usb-to arduino connection. However, I never tried it out.
So to anybody out there, is it possible to create a signal from the IR blaster in a third party app or with root? I've also been looking at the Phillips Hue LED bulb APK to see if anything can be borrowed for this application.
Any ideas?
Sent from my LG-D800 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Why not use quick remote? It can learn from another remote.
livebyknight said:
After messing with the IR blaster for a while on the G2, I've found that though it has a narrow beam, its control is accurate and works with every IR controlled device I have.
So, the other day when messing with some Led strip lights under the bar, I thought about somehow using the IR blaster for controlling the lights.
The lights are 5050SMD RGB strips, controlled by a 12V control box that intercepts a signal from a remote that can change the color and brightness.
Couple months ago when we installed the lights, I looked up wireless control for LEDs and only found a solution with android phne wired to usb-to arduino connection. However, I never tried it out.
So to anybody out there, is it possible to create a signal from the IR blaster in a third party app or with root? I've also been looking at the Phillips Hue LED bulb APK to see if anything can be borrowed for this application.
Any ideas?
Sent from my LG-D800 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I know this thread is old but I have the exact same question.
I own a Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 with an IR port and the same setting with the LED strips.
Did you find a solution?
Edit: Samsung IR Remote Control from the PlayStore is able to change colors of my strips! But only very limited
büscher said:
I know this thread is old but I have the exact same question.
I own a Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 with an IR port and the same setting with the LED strips.
Did you find a solution?
Edit: Samsung IR Remote Control from the PlayStore is able to change colors of my strips! But only very limited
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
nope, never found it. Thanks for the hint though! Maybe ill make it a project
Related
So I've always just accepted there was no lcd notification light.
Today I looked really close and I'm seeing 3 items. From left to right:
1. Proximity sensor (which works really well)
2. WHAT IS THIS?
2. Ambient light sensor
Or are two things used for one function?
1. Proximity sensor
2. Proximity sensor
3. Ambient light sensor.
A proximity sensor is two parts: an infra-red transmitter and a receiver. It measures the amount of light that bounces back to determine how close your face is.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
Good to know, thanks.
Well, that was a short thread.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
It doesn't look like a proximity sensor, it looks like a camera
Troll ....
I remember reading in a thread somewhere that the lights that are behind the soft keys are all individually lit (you can see it turns off the light of the key you push if you hold your phone sideways and look under your finger) and they were looking to create a code or app that will turn one of them into a notification light our a combination of them to specify different types of notifications.
wish I could remember if I even read it here or not.... Sounds like its doable and a viable alternative to an led, cept prob uses alot more battery
At least one of the three will light up. When I installed SIP Droid to connect to my VoIP server at the office, one of them lit up red as a connection error.
Just as the title says-
I am not able to locate the light ambient sensor on my A500 tab- My previous A500 got replaced by acer because the speakers were defective in some way-
I have read that the light sensor is located below the volume rocker and rotation switch on the black glass and can be seen under bright light- i tried every way to find it no success.
I tried "proximityscreenoff" and "sensorlist" from the market. Both of the freewares listed an ambient light sensor on my device as -"Lite-on al3000a Ambient Light sensor"-
BOTH THE APPS COULD NOT GET ANY DATA FROM THE SENSORS :O-
DO we even have a sensor? or is it just me without it?
Can someone please use the apps and tell me if any data is being collected from the sensors?
Highly appreciated- thanks you
I tried with Sensor List and it does indeed show up the sensor, but doesn't seem to be getting any data from it. So it's not just your tablet.
Same thing with "AndroSensor", it shows it but no data change in it either. Hopefully we can figure out what the issues is? Are both of you using the factory install rom? Or a rooted one with a tweaked kernel?
sda.171 said:
Just as the title says-
I am not able to locate the light ambient sensor on my A500 tab- My previous A500 got replaced by acer because the speakers were defective in some way-
I have read that the light sensor is located below the volume rocker and rotation switch on the black glass and can be seen under bright light- i tried every way to find it no success.
I tried "proximityscreenoff" and "sensorlist" from the market. Both of the freewares listed an ambient light sensor on my device as -"Lite-on al3000a Ambient Light sensor"-
BOTH THE APPS COULD NOT GET ANY DATA FROM THE SENSORS :O-
DO we even have a sensor? or is it just me without it?
Can someone please use the apps and tell me if any data is being collected from the sensors?
Highly appreciated- thanks you
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I got Sensorlist and tried it and I do get data from it.
xhz/xxxx or xxxxxms and a red line. The upper limit is 227 and lower limit is -227 and the red checked number changes. It's nowhere as quickscrolling as the other sensors but I get a jagged red line moving across.
okay guyz i think i figured this whole thing out most probably-
I just came back from this electronic store, i closely examined the iconia on display- a500 - noticed the black glass under the volume rocker and rotation lock and THE LIGHT SENSOR WAS THERE! :O - looking like just any ordinary light sensor-
This made me come up to the following conclusions- since i have had another iconia before i returned it for warranty- i was able to identify the following differences-
1st variant-model
Light sensor present
Mic volume low
Volume locker button hard to push
Power button sorta pushed inside
2nd variant model -( the one i currently have)
Light sensor absent? Or hidden under black glass? (Manufacturing defect?)
Loose rotation lock (hardware) toggle
Mic volume high (as in proper)
-(i faced these additional problems)-> glass over the camera came off and the glossy label on the side slipped out.
So if u have the first variant, the one i previously had and the one i examined in the shop today- that should give u data from the light sensor, and the 2nd variant with hidden/absent light sensor won`t.
These are my findings. Feel free to point out and discuss-
What should we do? I m considering a second replacement now -_____-
With AndroSensor app open, try to put some direct light above the sensor and see if it shows some readings. I noticed that the sensor is in a sort of sleep status until it sees some light; after then it kinda wakes up and works properly.
I appear to have what you call the second variant model. I just checked with Androsensor, and the light sensor does appear to be present beneath the black glass, just under the volume up rocker. I agree it does appear to sleep until it senses a light source.
cm0901 said:
With AndroSensor app open, try to put some direct light above the sensor and see if it shows some readings. I noticed that the sensor is in a sort of sleep status until it sees some light; after then it kinda wakes up and works properly.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just downloaded andro sensor-
Under light sensor it sed-waiting for event-
I took my hd2, turned on the flash! Pointed it right above the sensor and no response, it just kept saying waiting for event- so does this mean i have a defective sensor?
Can this be a kernel/rom related issue?
Pls someone try this and let us all noe.
Thanks
It's a long shot but you might attempt flipping the check mark a few times under the brightness setting and "auto adjust" as that probably toggles the sensor as well, though these apps are supposed to do it. Or close and start the app a few times and then check the sensor. I don't know what activates it but I can confirm that it has some kind of threshold where it sleeps or isn't active and another where it is, so you might want to try various things to, as others have mentioned, wake it up.
Are you using any ROMS by any chance or are you on stock? Have you done any sort of modification of the system - rooted and removed things or replaced kernels, etc?
If you are on a ROM or have done any modifications, you may want to try going back to full stock 3.2 or 3.1 and seeing if that helps before you decide it's actually defective.
Just double checked mine running a 3.2 rooted with thor's kernel. The sensor is working fine. But i did have to uncheck the box for the auto screen brightness to wake it up. Then i used a led maglight on the senor.
Readings from Androsensor:
Light (0.5mA)
55.0 lux
With the maglight cut on it.
65790.0 lux.
Please note with the maglight cut on you can see the light sensor hole then.
KILLER_K said:
Just double checked mine running a 3.2 rooted with thor's kernel. The sensor is working fine. But i did have to uncheck the box for the auto screen brightness to wake it up. Then i used a led maglight on the senor.
Readings from Androsensor:
Light (0.5mA)
55.0 lux
With the maglight cut on it.
65790.0 lux.
Please note with the maglight cut on you can see the light sensor hole then.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same as Killer, seems to be working, rooted 3.2, couldnt see until bright light on it.
Anyone have any idea where the mic(s) are, not really important just wanna know which end to scream into when doing voice search
Mic is located directly in the top center of the front face, in the space between the glass and the bezel. You should be able to see it with just a small amount of light shining on it.
FINALLY!
after various non stop auto brightness toggle on and offs - waiting for event went and 1 lux came xD - i shone light the reading increased - and stopped working agen :|
I dunnu maybe the apps are not fully compatible.
I can say it is working because i changed my brightness to full manually and then turned auto on and the brightness level set itself automatically.
So will we have to wake up the sensor from a state of sleep all the time or is it just for the apps xP - last confusion.
Thanks every1 for ur responses, the mystery is finally coming to an end xD!
Does the front LED allow you to choose any color (like the Nexus 4, Galaxy Nexus, etc)?
Does the rear LED allow this too?
Do apps like Light Flow allow you to properly set different colors for different apps? Can you use both front AND rear LED's? Thanks!
whittikins said:
Does the front LED allow you to choose any color (like the Nexus 4, Galaxy Nexus, etc)?
Does the rear LED allow this too?
Do apps like Light Flow allow you to properly set different colors for different apps? Can you use both front AND rear LED's? Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can only speak for stock:
You cannot choose the colors for each event, but you can choose which event you want to blink. The colors for each are preset, most are green.
The rear seems to be one color, but only works for:
Incoming Call
Alarm
Ongoing Call
I believe Light Manager (nonRoot) allows you to change the colors to anything you want (on the front). The back I believe is only hyper white. It has a very nice looking pulse to it. I believe people trying light flow could not get the app to detect the rear LED. Someone else can confirm.
using light flow i got the rear led to light up but it does not flash like the front so like when you get a message the front led is flashing and the rear led stays lit up and its only color is the hyper white
Front is full RGB color. Back is just white. You cannot globally change the color for specific notification types. You can however change the color for notifications from specific contacts to colors like purple, yellow and pink (and more). It boggles my mind though that you can't change the color globally. Hopefully a custom ROM will add that.
Sent from my LG G2 via Tapatalk
Dchibro said:
Front is full RGB color. Back is just white. You cannot globally change the color for specific notification types. You can however change the color for notifications from specific contacts to colors like purple, yellow and pink (and more). It boggles my mind though that you can't change the color globally. Hopefully a custom ROM will add that.
Sent from my LG G2 via Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Light flow should do the trick.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4
whittikins said:
Light flow should do the trick.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Some have reported inconsistent results with Lightflow. Also, I'm a battery nut and hate having extra apps running for such specific things like controlling the LED, not to mention a persistent Lightflow notification when it's running gets under my skin. Yeah I've got a bit of OCD when it comes to my gadgets heh.
Sent from my LG G2 via Tapatalk
Light Manager is working 100% accurate for me. And I'm not even rooted yet.
Sent from my LG-D800 using xda premium
Can anyone confirm that the rear LED flashes only once then stops? I couldn't find a setting to make it flash more than once.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
Light Manager is working 100% accurate for me. And I'm not even rooted yet.
Sent from my LG-D800 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This is working perfectly for me as well. you have to disable the built in notifications in settings but after that it works like a charm. No constant notification and no battery hog
For the time being looks like Light Manager is the answer.
For a few versions now the custom ROMs for my Gnex have had their own LED notification setup built in. You can set any color for any installed app, and it was always ultra reliable. So once the development really kicks in for the G2, I dont think we'll need any external app for it anymore.
This is all good info. I don't like stock SMS apps because I have more options with third party like GoSMS but sadly I couldn't get it to access the notification light. Very weird considering every other phone I've owned had no issues there.
jtseals said:
using light flow i got the rear led to light up but it does not flash like the front so like when you get a message the front led is flashing and the rear led stays lit up and its only color is the hyper white
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How you set the Light Flow to use the Rear LED in way you describe?
Front LED works perfect on my LG G2, but i can't set the rear to light up using Light Flow.
flakones said:
How you set the Light Flow to use the Rear LED in way you describe?
Front LED works perfect on my LG G2, but i can't set the rear to light up using Light Flow.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bump, light flow detects other LED's which one is the back one?
phatmanxxl said:
Bump, light flow detects other LED's which one is the back one?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This; I'd like to twiddle the rear LED too, although I know it's limited.
Also, has anyone gotten the Camera Flash to work? So far I haven't gotten it to work, but the front LED is working fine.
Can anyone please tell me how to configure rear LED in Lightflow ?
I am not saying step by step but please tell briefly. Thanks
Backlight control on the LG G2 (root users only) with their dynamic file paths. Select button-backlight1 and button-backlight2 in the settings menu to enable each part of it
this is from the lightflow change log found here: http://www.folioflow.com/ff/page/website/lightflow/pageId/1693
Hello, in interested in this device but I have some doubts about it. I've been reading the ZTE forums and searching info on internet but I can't find an unanimous answer about the otg support, so can anyone confirm the otg support on this device?
Other question is about the LED used to notifications. I read that the led in this device isn't a RGB led and you can't choose the color for a specific app notifications.
Other issue related with the led is the timeout. Is it true that led turns off after some time?
The last one is about the ring bell in the lock screen, I know that in the axon 7 now is optional, is the same in the mini?
Timo2112 said:
Hello, in interested in this device but I have some doubts about it. I've been reading the ZTE forums and searching info on internet but I can't find an unanimous answer about the otg support, so can anyone confirm the otg support on this device?
Other question is about the LED used to notifications. I read that the led in this device isn't a RGB led and you can't choose the color for a specific app notifications.
Other issue related with the led is the timeout. Is it true that led turns off after some time?
The last one is about the ring bell in the lock screen, I know that in the axon 7 now is optional, is the same in the mini?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have used a USB-C to USB-A adapter and it worked. I don't know if it's OTG persay but I used a keyboard without issue. The LED does appear to be RGB but it is not customizable within stock ROM. I have not had the LED time out on me. The ring bell is still there in b21, but you can tell it to show notifications by default.
Core2idiot said:
I have used a USB-C to USB-A adapter and it worked. I don't know if it's OTG persay but I used a keyboard without issue. The LED does appear to be RGB but it is not customizable within stock ROM. I have not had the LED time out on me. The ring bell is still there in b21, but you can tell it to show notifications by default.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the reply if you use an pen drive let me know if it works.
The customization is not a problem if it works properly so I'm happy to hear that the time out is fixed. Compared to other phones is the LED brighter or average?
I have another question about the ring bell, if you have enabled the notifications it shows the art cover and the music controls??
Timo2112 said:
Thanks for the reply if you use an pen drive let me know if it works.
The customization is not a problem if it works properly so I'm happy to hear that the time out is fixed. Compared to other phones is the LED brighter or average?
I have another question about the ring bell, if you have enabled the notifications it shows the art cover and the music controls??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Unfortunately I don't have a thumb drive handy, otherwise I would test that out for you. The LED is about as bright as I would expect. I have my phone next to my bed and it doesn't wake me up.
If you push the bell or have it set to show notifications by default it will be like any other lock screen notification implementation, it doesn't change the background of the lock screen to the album art, at least to spotify, I don't know about the stock music app.
Hello.
Actually I am very satisfied with my device. The only thing I don't understand is why the two LED lights never do anything.... I can't find any options in the settings about it. Does it not have this function or where can I find it?
Thanks in advance.
Wymbah said:
Hello.
Actually I am very satisfied with my device. The only thing I don't understand is why the two LED lights never do anything.... I can't find any options in the settings about it. Does it not have this function or where can I find it?
Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What LED lights? I have a Tab A 2019 SM-T510 and there aren't any LEDs. And I can't imagine why it would need any.
I mean those 2 points on the top. On mobile phones they indicate with blinking leds when you for example received a message, or when its battery is empty... For what are they then???
On the front there is the selfie camera and a light detector. No LEDs.
On the back thre is the other camera and flash.
If there are actually leda, these are leds not used by software and of course, hardware is useless unless they have software to use it.