CPU/GPU Temp controlled color (Flex)

Software
#1

Hi there,

I hope software is the correct category for this:

I was wondering if it is possible with the BlinkStick client 1 or 2 to control the color of BlinkStick Flex in relation to the temperature of the cpu/gpu?

And if not, if there is a not too complicated workaround with something like Python?
I can write a few lines of simple code but I am no programmer by any means.

Background:
I am building a system with the gorgeous DAN A4-SFX and I want to light both of its chambers with simple static color that shifts when the components get hot. I already ordered the Flex and will probably cut it halfway, put one half in each chamber and connect them with soldered on wires.

Thanks!

Can the BlinkStick do this?
#2

Hello WhoNocks and welcome to the forums.

The BlinkStick Client does not have a notification for CPU temperature.
How to realize this is basicly not a BlinkStick question but a question of how to get the values you need which I think is the harder part.
First of all you´ll need the method to get the temperature itself. There are a lot of different ways documented in the internet:
google get cpu temperature python

For the BlinkStick itself you´ll find a lot of information in the python wiki:

For example different colors for CPU usage:

You´re idea is of course a good one. If you plan to run on windows only I would recommend to take a look at the .NET API for BlinkStick and try to realize it with C#.

I hope it helps. Let us know if you need some more help.

#3

Thank you! I was pleasantly surprised what an active community this product has and the uses people come up with.

That the Client can not do it is a bummer but I see that this might be hard to implement, since you already pointed out that actually reading the temperature will probably be the hardest part.

I have done a quick search and it seems that it might in fact be so difficult (because of different standards used by hardware manufacturers) that I cant do the data collection myself but need to use something like this.

I will most likely only ever use this machine with windows, so C# will probably be fine. I actually wrote some small useless programs with C# before, like the kind of programs you write in an IT class in school. But I never had the motivation to do more since I didnt see the practical use for me. Maybe this is finally the time for me to learn some programming :smiley:

Once I have the Flex I will get to it!