How do I control the other seven LEDs on my BlinkStick Strip in AutoIt?

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#1

I just received my new BlinkStick Strip, and I’ve installed the client and played around with it a bit.

But it’s pretty clear that the client does not fully support this BlinkStick model. There’s no way to control more than 1 of the 8 LEDs on the device.

I had a look at the AutoIt code example, and it only works with the first LED as well.

How would I go about controlling the rest of the LEDs using AutoIt? Do you have any code examples for this?

#2

Hey Irios,

I don´t have experiences with AutoIt but you have to set the right mode first. As far as I know the default mode is 0 (Normal). You have to set it to Mode 2 (WS2812 mode; SetMode(2) ) and then address the LED you want to control. Or you could use Mode 3 (WS2812 mirror mode) and inherit the color to any of the 8 LEDs.

I hope I was clear and it helps

#3

Hi there

I had a look at the python examples, and decided it was much easier to write a few bat files using Python to do what I wanted to do - instead of using AutoIt.

Also, I didn’t realize the Strip model is basically a Pro.

I’m using my BlinkStrip Stick to show status notifications from PRTG. Works like a charm :slight_smile:

#4

@Irios glad to hear you found a solution! AutoIT library is a bit outdated and was created more as a proof of concept :slight_smile: Python is always a better option.