Max/MSP send midi event to turn on or off a light bulb?
Hello - I'm a relatively new Max/MSP user. Is it possible with my Mac Pro Laptop to send a simple 1 or 0 to an external device that could have a usb light bulb attached (like a simple on or off)? The light bulb I'm speaking about might be something like this https://www.xump.com/science/usb-powered-light-bulb-with-cable.cfm?srsltid=AfmBOopOH126fyprQe6Aw5PviBmedApUhhRdmcZVOtzZLE3HwEKWBdVl
Thanks in advance
No, those lights are just powered via USB, there's no way to control them.
But would there be some other kind of external light I could turn on or off in this manner? Maybe using a Raspberry Pi or some other hardware that would interpret the Max signal and send it to the external light?
You could use an Arduino to control a relay.
There are many options for what you want.
The key is what sort of light you want to control.
Solutions can range from arduino kind of little boards,
DMX, mqtt / zigbee - smarthome solutions to even
audio output to small electronic with only diode, resistor, capacitor & single transistor
that can switch a relay or similar.