I have a rbg fan controller in my PC, it works by using a remote, something similar to this:
Ebay link
Is there any way that I could connect this to an arduino so that I could control the fans by software on my PC
There is this github project which is basically what I am trying to do, I am just a bit lost on connecting all the Fans and RGB lights to the arudino
The inside of the current fan control looks like this
In principle, it is possible, but then I don't see the point of this controller. The Arduino Nano has 6 PWM outputs and when set to the appropriate frequency can directly drive up to 6 fans with a PWM control pin (fan with a 4 pin). Arduino can be permanently connected via USB and on this connection can be controlled by a program from Processing.
There is also lighting that I would like to control.
And each of the pins to the fan has
It would be enough to connect all the respective voltages and grounds together
I guess I could hook all the F which I assume is the pwm to the arduino. But would the fans work with a 3.3v from the Arduino?
And I would still have an issue with the lighting.
On writing this I realised I can probably use the controller I currently have and just snip the signal pins and wire pins and wire just those to the Arduino.
It would probably keep the whole thing cleaner.
I can see a wire that goes to a "IN" pin which is probably lights. And that I can probably do from the above github.
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