A mbed program for discovery board DISCO-L475VG-IOT01A that utilize it's VL53L0X TOF sensor and the wifi module ISM43362-M3G-L44 to perform gesture based LGTV control.
Note: The project's client script is for Windows PC and LG webOS TV only.
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Project Setup:
- Install the following libs: DISCO_L475VG_IOT01A_wifi: http://os.mbed.com/teams/ST/code/DISCO_L475VG_IOT01A_wifi/ VL53L0X: https://os.mbed.com/teams/ST/code/VL53L0X/
- Change the "wait_ms(<ms>)" function calls in VL53L0X lib's VL53L0X.h to wait_us(<ms> * 1000)
- Install https://github.com/JPersson77/LGTVCompanion and follow it's instruction to setup, the client script will use LGTVcli.exe to send command to the TV
- Install Python3, the script is tested on python 3.10, but the version shouldn't matter too much.
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Program Setup:
- Input the Wi-Fi SSID and password into the
mbed_app.jsonfile for connection. - Build and run the program.
- Connect the discovery board to a serial monitor with baud rate 115200, such as the serial monitor output section in Mbed Studio on your PC. You will see the board connecting to Wi-Fi and printing a MAC address.
- Copy and paste this MAC address into the corresponding location in the client program's settings and save it to complete the basic setup.
- Copy the path of "LGTVcli.exe" to the client script
- Input the Wi-Fi SSID and password into the
- Program Execution:
- Press the reset button to run the program on the board again. (at this time you can connect the board to any powered source, such as a power bank or another computer).
- run the client program
- Perform gestures above the board to control your LG TV:
- Tap once to turn on/off the screen.
- Swipe once to adjust screen brightness.
- Swipe twice to switch HDMI input sources.
Note: Before running the program, download, install, and set up the LGTVCompanion project on your device. https://github.com/JPersson77/LGTVCompanion Modify the path in the client program if necessary, based on your installation location.