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Welcome to the Hyperion wiki!
UNDER DEVELOPMENT
<h4>Index</h4>
[Introduction](wiki/introduction)
[Introduction](Home#introduction)
[Command line utility](wiki/command-line-utility)
[Android remote](wiki/android-remote)
[Hardware](wiki/hardware)
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[Configuration](wiki/configuration)
[Software architecture](wiki/software-architecture)
[License](wiki/license)
<h4>Introduction</h4>
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.
<h6>Led devices</h6>
At this moment only a led string based on the WS2801 is supported. Other similar devices may be added, but we are unable to test those and therefore we need help with this. If you want support for an additional device pleas let us know and maybe we can add the new device with your testing (or even coding) help.
<h6>Boblight?</h6>
Hyperion is not the only 'Ambilight' clone available for the Raspberry Pi. [Boblight](https://code.google.com/p/boblight/) is a well known and much more used alternative. Why choose Hyperion? Hyperion is built with the Raspberry Pi's limited amount of processing power in mind resulting in an implementation which is about **15x** faster. Where Boblight is setup as a client-server, Hyperion is built in a single app. This drops the need to serialize and deserialize all data sent between the video grabber and the led controller. Boblight's textual wire format is its largest problem.