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Nov 11 2008
Stribe1: Touchstrip + LED Bargraph Display from CuriousInventor on Vimeo.
New Kit: Stribe1 Touch LED Strip Controller
Each Stribe1 has a touch strip and double column of LEDs that can display and control music and video programs. Multiple Stribe1's can be daisy-chained together to form a low-res, multi-touch display. Use with Max/MSP or other software to adjust track volumes with VU meters, make a sequencer, control synth params and pitch, "scratch" through sounds, etc.
Designed by Josh Boughey as a modular version of his original 8 strip Stribe (which won two editor's choice awards at the Austin maker faire!).
The Stribe1 kit page
Stribe1: Touchstrip + LED Bargraph Display from CuriousInventor on Vimeo.
Hell yes, scott.
Great idea and great price! Keep up the great work.
Matt Simpson
Hi,
couldn’t find any specifications anywhere !
Would be nice to know what type of connection is needed & what protocol ?
Is 79.99 for the pair of strips ?
Cheers.
We’re cleaning up the code right now and will post all the connection details tonight. 79.99 is just for one.
I just saw this, way cool, and a heck of neat way to display what’s being commanded by the control. Great implementation of a very useable interface. I have one thought on the design, it looks like the bars show exactly what was commanded, not directly what is happening. This is similar to an indicator next to a power switch for a light. If the indicator is tied only to the switch, it only shows the command, not if the light is actually on. In this case, especially with the three color LEDs, it could be possible to show what’s being commanded and the status for execution. If the stribe was used for a motor controller, it could show a yellow bar with a length relative to the commanded speed and green building up to the top of the line as the motor accelerated. For audio, it could show the commanded volume but display red if muted. And so on. Way great idea.
The LEDs are single color, not 3-color (yet). And exactly what you’re describing is totally possible. The LEDs are controlled from software (or firmware) and are only linked to the location of the touch for this example “cursor mode”. I have some apps that for instance show audio levels bouncing on one side and a cursor position on the other. It would also be possible to show a sequencer step marching across while other points indicate trigger points. The possibilities are really endless.
Check this: http://www.soundwidgets.com/2008/03/stribe-midibox-awesome-app.html
Hi does this require a arduino
does it connect by Usb?
Thanks so much!
The Stribe1 requires an Arduino or other microcontroller to read the touchstrip values and also control the LEDs over a SPI serial bus. The arduino connects to the computer via USB. We’re working on a controller board that will bypass the Arduino.
Hey I just finished building my 2 stribe 1s, they look great except for the messy wires connecting it to the arduino. Do you have any ideas or solutions on how to clean that part up? Any plans or ideas for a case for the arduino that mates with the stribe 1’s or a monome case that could incorporate it?
LED strip in trichip format certainly exists in full form now and teamed up with a DMX512 and a PC you can develope a very funky system of your own
(complete instructions)