Using Pi 3B as an LED driver for sk6812 with rooted LGTV how to start the driver service?

  • Hi All,

    Trying to find info and think I am missing something basic,

    I have a rooted LGTV running PicCap and Hyperion (took me ages to work out hyperion was running on the tv and didn't need to be running on the Pi)

    I have setup the LED layout and can see the live video so know everything is working up to there.

    I have a Pi under the TV running other things that I would like to try using to run the LEDs (so can't reinstall with Hyerbian).

    I have enabled SPI on the Pi and wired into GPIO 18, I got one green led light up at some point in the installation but nothing now.

    I have installed (I think) jgarff's rpi_ws281x but not exactly sure how to 'run'/start the service/driver so Hyperion will see it, I have tried googling lots of things but not sure if i need to 'compile' something or setup a virtual thing to run it, any pointers or directions would be very gratefully received.

    It will be running 200 SK6812 LED's and I have a dedicated power supply for them

  • If the LEDs are connected to the RPI, you only need PicCap on the LG. PicCap then sends the images to Hyperion on the RPI via Flatbuffer.

    PicCap and Hyperion on the LG are used if a controller to which the LEDs are installed can be controlled directly over the network, e.g., (ESP32 with WLED).

    regards pclin

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