Again, the downside is that it won’t work with HomeKit or Hue Sync, and I’ve noticed that transitions are rather sudden when dimming or turning lights on and off, at least compared to the smooth transitions of an official Hue light.
This lets you control the light and include it with your other Hue lights in that room.Īt this point, your DIY light strip acts like any other Hue light, and you would never know the difference otherwise from within the app. Eventually, it will find the new light strip, which will be named something like “Extended Color Light.”įrom there, go back and add the new light to a room under the “Room Setup” option. The app will begin searching for new lights. Tap “Add Light” in the top-left corner of the screen. Select “Light Setup” from the list of options. Start by opening up the Hue app and tapping the “Settings” tab at the bottom. Once your light strip is working correctly, it’s now time to connect it to your Hue Bridge and control it from your phone!Ĭonnecting the light strip to your Hue Bridge and controlling it from your phone is the same as adding any other Hue light. If they are touching, it won’t short out the lights, but it will result in displaying different colors than what you chose. Also, make sure to cut down the other end of the light strip so that the tips of the wires don’t touch each other. If the indicator light is on, then check the wire connections. If not, make sure that the green light on the controller is lit up. Online reviews are everywhere these days. But there’s some really important other things to consider when checking out reviews. The LED light strip should light up right away. We scored Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8.7 out of 10. Once you’ve made all the connections, plug the power supply into the controller module. The other red wire plugs into the “W” slot. Also, there are two red wires-the one next to the blue wire plugs into the “R” slot. Take note that the white wire doesn’t actually plug into the “W” slot, but rather the “V+” slot.
Here’s a photo of what the connections look like so that you can match it with yours. To do this, use a pen or small screwdriver to press down on the terminal, slide the wire into its slot, and release the terminal to lock the wire in place. To start, take the six wires on the end of the LED light strip and plug them into their respective slots on the controller module. There’s not a whole lot you need to do to get it all up and running, and it takes about five minutes to put together everything.
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