I have made another batch of the LivingColors Arduino (Genduino ?) shield. The PCB’s are by DirtyPCBs.
I made an adapter board so i can use different CC2500 modules without having to change the boards.
Drop a line in the comments if you want one.
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Everything involving Philips LivingColors 1st Generation lamps (Gen1)
I have made another batch of the LivingColors Arduino (Genduino ?) shield. The PCB’s are by DirtyPCBs.
I made an adapter board so i can use different CC2500 modules without having to change the boards.
Drop a line in the comments if you want one.
Some LivingColors shield users have reported that they would like to have a longer range. In the past I have been looking at hardware solutions for this without much success.
One of my customers has found a much simpler solution : adjust the power settings in the CC2500 configuration.
In the file LivingColors.cpp
The lines :
// write power setting to PATABLE memory using single access write. See table 31 on page 47 // of datasheet m_cc2500.sendCommand(CC2500_REG_PATABLE, 0xA9);
The registers of the CC2500 are described in the datasheet page 47, table 31.
The updated library can be found here : LivingColors.zip
The LivingWhites adapter doesn’t really have many surprises. The only two notable things are that the entire high voltage side is from ST parts (VIPER16 , 2 x 14NM65N , ST1S10 ) and the other surprise is the other LED not in the manual.
The non surprising part is the CC2530 IEEE802.15.4 chip .
Requests for LivingColors shields keep trickling in, the Gen1 has long since disappeared from shops but is now showing up at flea markets. I have made a batch of built up kits, contact me or leave a message in the comments if you want one.
Arduino 1.0 has changed some names.. the LiCo Control example needed to be updated.
And the library needed to be updated.
The updated version is here : a_LiCo_Control_A1.zip , the new library is herre : LivingColors library