plasmalights 1.0.0

Full install (recommended):

We’ve created an easy installation script that will install all pre-requisites and get your Plasma Arcade Button Lights up and running with minimal efforts. To run it, fire up Terminal which you’ll find in Menu -> Accessories -> Terminal on your Raspberry Pi desktop, as illustrated below:

In the new terminal window type the command exactly as it appears below (check for typos) and follow the on-screen instructions:

curl https://get.pimoroni.com/plasma | bash

If you choose to download examples you’ll find them in /home/pi/Pimoroni/plasma/.

Manual install:

sudo apt-get install python3-plasmalights

sudo pip3 install plasmalights

sudo apt-get install python-plasmalights

sudo pip2 install plasmalights

Using Plasma

Plasma installs two programs onto your Raspberry Pi. plasma itself and a tool called plasmactl you can use to install and switch lighting effects. Plasma runs as a service on your system.

plasmactl commands:

• plasmactl 255 0 0 - Set Plasma lights to R, G, B colour. Red in this case.

• plasmactl <pattern> - Set Plasma lights to pattern image

• plasmactl fps <fps> - Change plasma effect framerate (default is 30, lower FPS = less CPU)

• plasmactl --list - List all available patterns

• sudo plasmactl --install <pattern> - Install a new pattern, where <pattern> is the filename of a 24bit PNG image file

Development:

If you want to contribute, or like living on the edge of your seat by having the latest code, you should clone this repository, cd to the library directory, and run:

sudo python3 setup.py install

(or sudo python setup.py install whichever your primary Python environment may be)