BackLight Unit coNTRoL

An ordinary webcam as an ALS to control the BLUs of all attached monitors according to the ambient brightness. Easier for the eyes and the environment!

Prerequisites

• Hardware
  • MCCS capable monitor. Examples:

    Brand	Model	MCCS compliance
    Dell	2000FP	-
    	2001FP	-
    Benq	G2400W	2.0
    HP	LP2465	yes
    	LP3065 Revision GSZ001	2.1
    	LP3065 Revision GSZ002	2.0 (unstable)
    Samsung	226BW	yes
    	244T	0.4
    	275T	yes
    	LD220	-
    Toshiba	37XV501P	-

  • Optional
    • DirectShow compatible Camera
    • Mouse wheel, works well with the free-spinning MicroGear.
• Software
  • Vista or later
  • Binary (requires Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86))
  • Windows can be hidden with Hide-It.
  • Visual C++ project. Required libraries:
    • videoInput
    • GLFW

Keys

Command line switch help

BLUntrl.exe [ VfWDeviceNo | MonitorNo (-1=all) Brightness (0-100%) ]

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