Hackers in Residence: The Sound Visualizer Pt. 2

Contributors: onebeartoe

Software Usage

Running the App

Once Java 8 SE is installed, run the application by double clicking the JAR file you downloaded above. This will bring up the user interface for the application.

If Bluetooth is used, then a system tray popup is shown, prompting for the passcode to pair with the PIXEL. Enter the passcode for your PIXEL board (0000 for V2, 4545 for V1), before the popup dismisses itself. Otherwise, an application restart is needed to try pairing again.

Once the PIXEL connection is initialized, a yellow message scrolls across the RGB LED panel. Then a sample music file is downloaded and the music visualization begins on the RGB LED panel.

Here is a quick demo:

Playing Local MP3 Files

Use the ‘Load’ button to play MP3s on the local filesystem.