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FreeM is a wireless BlinkMs controller and power supply for completely standalone deployment, programming and control of BlinkM smart LEDs. It\'s like an invisible wire linking a LinkM or Arduino to BlinkMs.
When used with the CtrlM transmitter it creates an invisible, low-power method to control BlinkMs (or any I2C device) up to 45 feet (14m) away (and can be easily modified for much greater range).
It\'s designed to work transparently with the rest of the BlinkM product line. Plug a CtrlM into a LinkM, point it at a FreeM, fire up the BlinkM Multitrack sequencer, and start programming it from afar.
It\'s perfect for wearables, architectural lighting, stage sets, RC car lights, or anywhere else that\'s difficult to get to.
Plus, as a bonus, it works with any TV remote that supports the SICS (Sony remote control) protocol, which includes nearly every universal remote made. Using basic TV remote keys it\'ll turn BlinkMs off and on, change their brightness and hue, and run user-definable scripts.
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","FreeM is a wireless BlinkMs controller and power supply for completely standalone deployment, programming and control of BlinkM smart LEDs. It\'s like an invisible wire linking a LinkM or Arduino to BlinkMs. When used with the CtrlM transmitter it creates an invisible, low-power method to control BlinkMs (or any I2C device) up to 45 feet (14m) away (and can be easily modified for much greater range). It\'s designed to work transparently with the rest of the BlinkM product line. Plug a CtrlM into a LinkM, point it at a FreeM, fire up the BlinkM Multitrack sequencer, and start programming it from afar. It\'s perfect for wearables, architectural lighting, stage sets, RC car lights, or anywhere else that\'s difficult to get to. Plus, as a bonus, it works with any TV remote that supports the SICS (Sony remote control) protocol, which includes nearly every universal remote made. Using basic TV remote keys it\'ll turn BlinkMs off and on, change their brightness and hue, and run user-definable scripts. **Features:** * Wireless I2C controller for all BlinkM products up to 45 feet (14m) away. * Supports all BlinkM I2C commands. * When used with CtrlM, FreeM acts as one end of “virtual wire” connecting a LinkM USB adapter or Arduino to BlinkMs mounted in locations where data cabling is impossible or undesirable. * Every FreeM can control an arbitrary number of BlinkM devices. * One CtrlM can control any number of FreeMs. * Built in power supply with 9V battery connector * Reconfigurable IR network address in CtrlM mode. * Firmware upgradable. * Supports 12-bit SICS (Sony) TV remote protocol with built-in behaviors including moodlight, beacon, hue select, flashlight, script play. **Documents:** * [Product Page](http://thingm.com/products/freem.html) * [Documentation](http://code.google.com/p/blinkm-projects/source/browse/trunk/freem/README.TXT) * [Code](http://code.google.com/p/blinkm-projects/source/browse/#svn/trunk/freem) * [Video Demo](http://blog.thingm.com/2011/03/ctrlm-freem-demo/) * [MaxM Interface Tutorial](http://todbot.com/blog/2011/03/15/using-freem-with-blinkm-maxm/) ","2011-02-16 10:51:45-07","21.95","21.9520.8519.76","","","1","","","","","","8541.40.6020","100mm","35mm","25mm","0.0187lbs","MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWWNWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWKXKKKKO0XWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWXKXNNX0KKK0O0KNWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMKo..;OWMMMMMMMMMMMNKKKKXXKKKKKXXKOkk0NMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN000o. .ONMMMMMMMMMX000KKXKKKKXNK00KOO0XWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMW;..... .:d0KKKXNMMMMMMXK00000KKXKXXXXXXXK0OKMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMKl..c:\'...;d0XXOOKXKOodXMMMX000000000KKKKKXKO000XMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMXo. .,doo::KKK0KXXXK0Okc ;kWK00K00K0O00000KKK0000NMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMKo. .\'lcl::OKKKXXXK0do:.. .kK000O0OO0KKKKKKXK000WMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMKl. ..;,..\'::cc:xxkKXXkl;. .\'.. .OKKK00OOOOKKKKKXXKK0KMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMXo. .. \';;.. .,;c:,:dk0kkc;l:. . .kKXXKK000KKKXKKXXKKKKMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMXd, .;dOOOdc. . .\',;;. .............,...:lOXXXKXXXXXKKXXKKKXMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMNd\' d0OdokXkddl. ...\',. ...odl:,\'.\':xKXXXXXXKKXXKKNWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMXd\' .KX000NWXOOkkd;....\':;.. \'l;. ....\',;loo;;;.od0XXXKK0KKNWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMKo.. .XXXXK00Okdd0Odxdc\'\',;;;...\':,......,ck0x:.\'c\',,c:d00xl::xNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMXo. .xd. .\'XXXXXXXK0OXWN0O0Kkl;\'........\',;;cx0K0000kl\'.\'\'\'\'\';:,.\'..,ckWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMx .....\'KXXXXXXXXKKKK0kdx0xxl, ...ckO00K000OkkO0k..;;\' .......\'\'. .l0MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMO... .XXXXXXXXXXXK0kxkXN0kk0x:...;kOOOOOOkkkkkxkk:dlol\'. .... ... \'oKMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMNx:\'\'. ,XXXXXXXXXXXXXX00KKK0kxkOxoo0000OOOOOkkkkOOk:o:cl.... ... \'dNMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMKo,,.. ...;xXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXKOOxdOXXkdk00KK000OkkkOO00kcl;;;.. .. ... ;kWMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMNkc,,. ;OXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXK0KNXKOkxkoKXXK00OOOOOkdcl:;\'. ..\'. .... .... .c0MMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMKo;,..\'KXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXKOkxxkkkO0lcKNXKK0KKOkll;;\'..\'\'\'.... ... .oXMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMNkc,,:xKKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXKxxxkkkc;l0KdoKNNXOooco:,\'..... ...... ... \'dWMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMXd;,;lkKKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXKdxxkkd,;cl:lkK0kl:oclo;;,. ...... .\'. oMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWkc\'\',oOKXXXXXXXXXXXXX0xxxxxo...,;::,\',:dclddcc,. . ... .. .\'. ...\'OMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMXd,\'\':xKKKKKKXXXXXX0xxxxxo...........\';:::,\'....... ...lk; 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