Above Lights

[James Sentman]

The whole needing to load alternative firmware in them makes it a little dodgy for anybody but you hard core folks to use the things ;) The TP_Link and Lynx bulbs are both fully supported and work very well if you want a WiFi bulb in the meantime!

> On Apr 6, 2020, at 6:37 PM, KC Hundere <khundere at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> These bulbs are part of a very large contingent of Chinese devices using the Espressif ESP8266.  They are part of the Tuya ecosystem and usually use the SmartLife app on IOS or android.  Unfortunately, the app is cloud based, however there are at least a couple of open source firmware projects that eliminate the cloud and give you local control.  
> 
> I've been flashing my devices with a firmware called Tasmota, and I asked James about supporting it with a plugin a couple of months ago. Seems with the Catalina issues he has been facing, he's had bigger fish to fry.
> 
> Here a a couple of resources to look at:
> 
> First thing to do is flash the open source firmware.  I use tuya_convert <https://github.com/ct-Open-Source/tuya-convert> which does the flashing over the air.  I've been running it on a raspberry pi 3, and it works well.
> 
> Then you connect with the bulb (or other device), give it your WiFi credentials and load up template that tells the device how to work.  The repository of templates is here <https://templates.blakadder.com/>, and the page for your bulbs is here <https://templates.blakadder.com/al_above_lights_9W_E26_rgbw.html>.
> 
> Without a plugin, I've been controlling the few devices I've been playing with using the loadurl command in the device on and off scripts.
> 
> I really do like these Tuya LED Strip Controllers <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L2Y3RCL> too.
> 

Thanks,
 James


James Sentman                       http://www.PlanetaryGear.org		http://MacHomeAutomation.com




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