From 8813e7e50fef0ff9d15e1cd7e6708e7563943d5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: poljvd Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:55:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update readme Former-commit-id: ac30989b4c20cc2074629a14d43b844cc5bd573f --- README.md | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 90cd0086..e67be3b7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,10 +1,14 @@ HYPERION ======== -An opensource 'AmbiLight' implementation controlled using the RaspBerry Pi running Raspbmc. -The intention is to replace BobLight. The replacement includes several 'improvements': -* Frame capture of screen included in deamon. This reduces the processor usages for image based led control to less than 2%. -* Priority channel can specificy a timeout on their 'command'. This allows a client or remote control to specify a fixed color and then close the connection. -* Json IP-control interface. Easy to use interface based on json format for control over TCP/IP. +Hyperion is an opensource 'AmbiLight' implementation controlled using the RaspBerry Pi running [Raspbmc](http://www.raspbmc.com). The main features of Hyperion are: +* Low CPU load. For a led string of 50 leds the CPU usage will typically be below 1.5% on a non-overclocked Pi. +* Json interface which allows easy integration into scripts. +* A command line utility allows easy testing and configuration of the color transforms (Transformation settings are not preserved over a restart at the moment...). +* Priority channels are not coupled to a specific led data provider which means that a provider can post led data and leave without the need to maintain a connection to Hyperion. This is ideal for a remote application (like our Android app). +* HyperCon. A tool which helps generate a Hyperion configuration file. +* Generic software architecture to support new devices and new algorithms easily. + +More information can be found on the [wiki](https://github.com/tvdzwan/hyperion/wiki) The source is released under MIT-License (see http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).