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Raspi W2812 on Windows Pc

Developed By: Poterion

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.2
Size 9.4 MB
Release Date December 12, 18
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Improved Bluetooth [see more]

Description from Developer:
A quite simple android app for controlling the Raspi W2812 Light (https://blog.kubovy.eu/2018/02/11/status-light-with-raspberry-pi-zero-and-w2812-led-strip/)

THIS APP NEEDS A CUST... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Raspi W2812 and install on Windows PC. Raspi W2812 is free Tools app, developed by Poterion. Latest version of Raspi W2812 is 1.2, was released on 2018-12-12 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50. Overall rating of Raspi W2812 is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Raspi W2812 on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Raspi W2812 on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Raspi W2812 on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Raspi W2812 using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Raspi W2812" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Raspi W2812 on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Raspi W2812" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.2.

Download Raspi W2812 1.2 on Windows PC – 9.4 MB

A quite simple android app for controlling the Raspi W2812 Light (https://blog.kubovy.eu/2018/02/11/status-light-with-raspberry-pi-zero-and-w2812-led-strip/)

THIS APP NEEDS A CUSTOM BUILD LIGHT TO WORK. PLEASE CHECK THE BLOG POST BEFORE RATING THE APP DOWN.

In the beginning it shows you the list of paired devices where you need to pick the one representing the Raspi W2812 Light. Note that you need to pair your phone with the light before you can use this app.

The app stores a list of light configurations as described in Raspi W2812 Light post additionally with a “set name” as free text. The light configurations are grouped by those sets. We can run a whole set or just one configuration.

There are three tabs on the bottom. The first is showing the list of “sets”. In this tab if we press on the “send” button next to a set the whole set will be sent to the light. If we press somewhere else on the set item we will be navigated to the “list” tab where the list of the light configurations will be shown.

In the “list” tab pressing on the floating action button on the bottom right will send the whole set to the light. Pressing on the “send” button next to a light configuration will send only this one configuration to the light. Pressing somewhere else on the light configuration will navigate us to the “light” tab where the light configuration details will be shown.

In the “light” tab we can change the colors and other parameters of the light configuration and also the set on the top. By pressing the floating action button on the bottom right the configuration will be sent to the light. If we want to save our configuration for later we need to press the “save” button in the action menu.
Improved Bluetooth
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access approximate location.