Eine Lichterkette für den Weihnachtsbaum

Ich habe seit einigen Jahren eine LED Lichterkette, die früher mal mein Zimmer beleuchtet hat und jetzt eigentlich nur noch rumliegt. Um Weihnachten eignet sie sich aber perfekt als Baumschmuck.

Unten ist ein Bild von der fertigen Konstruktion. Darunter befindet sich der Code, der die Lichterkette betreibt.

Voraussetzungen

  • LED Lichterkette (bei mir mit WS2801 Chips, die die LEDs steuern. Andere Chips müssen anders angesteuert werden.)
  • Ein Netzteil 5V/10A
  • Ein Steckerverbinder
  • Ein Raspberry Pi
  • ggf. ein Verlängerungskabel und ein Breadboard

Aufbau

Steckerverbindungen der LED Kette

Raspberry Pi: Efa at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, das ganze Bild CC BY-SA 4.0

LEDRaspberryNetzteil
GNDPin 6/GNDGND
SIPin 19/GPIO 10-
CLKPIN 23/GPIO 11-
5V-5V

Bild

Der fertige Baum. Frohe Weihnachten!

Der fertige Baum. Frohe Weihnachten!

Code

Der Code ist ziemlich alt. Ich habe das Ganze vor mittlerweile gut 5 Jahren geschrieben und seitdem nichts daran geändert.

Er läuft auf Python 2.7 mit Adafruit-GPIO 1.0.3 und Adafruit-WS2801 1.0.1, eventuell muss deshalb etwas angepasst werden.

Teile des Codes wurden von tutorials-raspberrypi.de übernommen.

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from __future__ import print_function

# Simple demo of of the WS2801/SPI-like addressable RGB LED lights.
import time
import math
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
 
# Import the WS2801 module.
import Adafruit_WS2801
import Adafruit_GPIO.SPI as SPI
 
# Configure the count of pixels:
PIXEL_COUNT = 160
 
# Alternatively specify a hardware SPI connection on /dev/spidev0.0:
SPI_PORT   = 0
SPI_DEVICE = 0
pixels = Adafruit_WS2801.WS2801Pixels(PIXEL_COUNT, spi=SPI.SpiDev(SPI_PORT, SPI_DEVICE), gpio=GPIO)
 
white = (255, 255, 255)
green = (0, 0, 255)
red = (255, 0, 0)
 
# Define the wheel function to interpolate between different hues.
def wheel(pos):
    if pos < 85:
        return Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(pos * 3, 255 - pos * 3, 0)
    elif pos < 170:
        pos -= 85
        return Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(255 - pos * 3, 0, pos * 3)
    else:
        pos -= 170
        return Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(0, pos * 3, 255 - pos * 3)
 
# Define rainbow cycle function to do a cycle of all hues.
def rainbow_cycle_successive(pixels, wait=0.1):
    for i in range(pixels.count()):
        pixels.set_pixel(i, wheel(((i * 256 // pixels.count())) % 256))
        pixels.show()
        if wait > 0:
            time.sleep(wait)
 
def rainbow_cycle(pixels, wait=0.05):
    for j in range(256):
        for i in range(pixels.count()):
            pixels.set_pixel(i, wheel(((i * 256 // pixels.count()) + j) % 256))
        pixels.show()
        if wait > 0:
            time.sleep(wait)
 
def rainbow_colors(pixels, wait=0.05):
    for j in range(256):
        for i in range(pixels.count()):
            pixels.set_pixel(i, wheel(((256 // pixels.count() + j)) % 256))
        pixels.show()
        if wait > 0:
            time.sleep(wait)
 
def brightness_decrease(pixels, wait=0.01, step=3):
    for j in range(int(256 // step)):
        rSum = 0
        gSum = 0
        bSum = 0
        for i in range(pixels.count()):
            r, g, b = pixels.get_pixel_rgb(i)
            r = int(max(0, r - step))
            g = int(max(0, g - step))
            b = int(max(0, b - step))
            rSum += r
            gSum += g
            bSum += b
            pixels.set_pixel(i, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(r, g, b))
        pixels.show()
        if rSum == 0 and bSum == 0 and gSum == 0:
            return
        if wait > 0:
            time.sleep(wait)

def brightness_fast_decrease(pixels, t=16, step=32):
    for j in range(step):
        rSum = 0
        gSum = 0
        bSum = 0
        for i in range(pixels.count()):
            frac = float(j)/float(step)
            r, g, b = pixels.get_pixel_rgb(i)
            r = int(max(0, r - math.ceil(r*frac)))
            g = int(max(0, g - math.ceil(g*frac)))
            b = int(max(0, b - math.ceil(b*frac)))
            rSum += r
            gSum += g
            bSum += b
            pixels.set_pixel(i, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(r, g, b))
        pixels.show()
        if rSum == 0 and bSum == 0 and gSum == 0:
            return
        time.sleep(t / step)

def brightness_increase(pixels, wait=0.01, step=3):
    for j in range(int(256 // step)):
        for i in range(pixels.count()):
            r, g, b = pixels.get_pixel_rgb(i)
            if r > 0:
                r = int(min(255, r + step))
            if g > 0:
                g = int(min(255, g + step))
            if b > 0:
                b = int(min(255, b + step))
            pixels.set_pixel(i, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(r, g, b))
        pixels.show()
        if wait > 0:
            time.sleep(wait)

def brightness_increase_to_color(pixels, color, step=8, t=0.5):
    pixels.clear()
    for j in range(step):
        for i in range(pixels.count()):
            r = min(255, int((float(color[0])/float(step))*j))
            g = min(255, int((float(color[1])/float(step))*j))
            b = min(255, int((float(color[2])/float(step))*j))
            pixels.set_pixel(i, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(r, g, b))
        pixels.show()
        time.sleep(t/float(step))
 
def set_color(pixels, color, mod, n):
    for k in range(pixels.count()):
        if k % mod == n:
            pixels.set_pixel(k, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(color[0], color[1], color[2]))

def blink_rwg(pixels, blink_times=3):
    white = (1, 1, 1)
    green = (0, 0, 1)
    red = (1, 0, 0)
    for k in range(blink_times):
        brightness_decrease(pixels)
        pixels.clear()
        set_color(pixels, green, 3, k%3)
        set_color(pixels, red, 3, (k+1)%3)
        set_color(pixels, white, 3, (k+2)%3)
        pixels.show()
        brightness_increase(pixels)
        time.sleep(0.15)

def roll_rwg(pixels, blink_times=20, wait=0.25):
    color = white
    for k in range(blink_times):
        pixels.clear()
        for j in range(pixels.count()):
            if ((k+j) % 6) == 0 or ((k+j) % 6) == 1:
                color = green
            if ((k+j) % 6) == 2 or ((k+j) % 6) == 3:
                color = red
            if ((k+j) % 6) == 4 or ((k+j) % 6) == 5:
                color = white
            
            if ((k+j) % 3) == 0:
                color = green
            if ((k+j) % 3) == 1:
                color = red
            if ((k+j) % 3) == 2:
                color = white
            pixels.set_pixel(j, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(color[0], color[1], color[2]))
        pixels.show()
        time.sleep(wait)
 
def appear_from_back(pixels, color=(255, 0, 0)):
    pos = 0
    for i in range(pixels.count()):
        for j in reversed(range(i, pixels.count())):
            pixels.clear()
            # first set all pixels at the begin
            for k in range(i):
                pixels.set_pixel(k, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(color[0], color[1], color[2]))
            # set then the pixel at position j
            pixels.set_pixel(j, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(color[0], color[1], color[2]))
            pixels.show()
            time.sleep(0.02)

def runAround(pixels):
    x = 32
    dimColor =  (x, 2*x, x)
    brightness_decrease(pixels)
    brightness_increase_to_color(pixels, dimColor, step=x)
    for i in range(pixels.count() -5):
        for k in range(pixels.count()):
            pixels.set_pixel(k, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(dimColor[0], dimColor[1], dimColor[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(red[0], red[1], red[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+1, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(red[0], red[1], red[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+2, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(white[0], white[1], white[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+3, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(white[0], white[1], white[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+4, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(green[0], green[1], green[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+5, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(green[0], green[1], green[2]))
        pixels.show()
        time.sleep(0.00625)
    for i in reversed(range(pixels.count() -5)):
        for k in range(pixels.count()):
            pixels.set_pixel(k, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(dimColor[0], dimColor[1], dimColor[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(green[0], green[1], green[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+1, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(green[0], green[1], green[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+2, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(white[0], white[1], white[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+3, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(white[0], white[1], white[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+4, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(red[0], red[1], red[2]))
        pixels.set_pixel(i+5, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(red[0], red[1], red[2]))
        pixels.show()
        time.sleep(0.00625)
    for k in range(pixels.count()):
        pixels.set_pixel(k, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(dimColor[0], dimColor[1], dimColor[2]))

def makeWheel(pixels, steps, j, i):
    fraction = float((i+j) % 160)/float(pixels.count())
    fracWith2Pi = fraction * 2 * math.pi
    currSin = abs(math.sin(fracWith2Pi))
    rgbCounter = int(currSin * 255)
    return (rgbCounter, 255 - rgbCounter, 0)

def increase_color_for_Wheel(pixels):
    steps = 256
    pixels.clear()
    for j in range(steps):
        for i in range(pixels.count()):
            color = makeWheel(pixels, 80, 0, i)
            r = min(255, int((float(color[0])/float(steps))*j))
            g = min(255, int((float(color[1])/float(steps))*j))
            b = min(255, int((float(color[2])/float(steps))*j))
            pixels.set_pixel(i, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(r, g, b))
        pixels.show()
        time.sleep(0.75/float(steps))

def christmasWheel(pixels, t=3, revolutions=3):
    brightness_fast_decrease(pixels)
    increase_color_for_Wheel(pixels)
    steps = 80
    timeSleep = 0.03
    color = (0,0,0)
    for x in range(revolutions):
        for j in range(steps):
            pixels.clear()
            for i in range(pixels.count()):
                color = makeWheel(pixels, steps, j, i)
                pixels.set_pixel(i, Adafruit_WS2801.RGB_to_color(color[0],color[1],color[2]))
            pixels.show()
            time.sleep(timeSleep)
    brightness_decrease(pixels)
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Clear all the pixels to turn them off.
    while True:
        blink_rwg(pixels, 1)
        roll_rwg(pixels)
        blink_rwg(pixels)
        roll_rwg(pixels)
        runAround(pixels)
        christmasWheel(pixels)

    brightness_decrease(pixels)