NEWSTAR LED CO., LIMITED: remote led bulb

2015年1月8日星期四

Bluetooth RGBW Smart LED Bulb Review

NEWSTAR LED CO., LIMITED is a professional factory for all kinds of RGBW LED light, RGBW (Red, Green, Blue, and White). Well, actually they call it a Smart LED Bulb, because it can be controlled from your iPhone via Bluetooth. What the heck would you use that for you ask? Tons of stuff, but most importantly it’s just really cool to be able to change the color of your lights on a whim. Plus, it screws into a standard lightbulb socket, meaning it doesn't require anything you don’t already have. How cool is that?

It’s very cool (though in white mode, it’s actually a warm white color). Bad jokes aside, setting up the Lumen couldn't be much more simple. Unscrew one of your old bulb and replace it with the Lumen. Then, download the Lumen App, turn on the lights, and pair with the bulb via Bluetooth. The Lumen functions just like a normal bulb. If you turn it on, it will default to the normal warm white color (even if it was a specific color the last time you turned the power off from the lamp). If you want to have total control of the smart bulb at all times, you’ll want to keep the power to this lamp always on. You can turn the light off via the App while still powering the Bluetooth.

There are two main light modes in the iPhone app that controls the Lumen: white and color. While in white mode, you can change the brightness of the bulb with a dial or tap a few predetermined light output level buttons. But the real fun happens in color mode. There’s a color wheel full of the colors that the Lumen can be configured to output. Just pick one. It’s really that easy. The Lumen responds to your color choices very quickly. A chosen color is displayed constantly until you tell it to do something else. Remember, instead of turning the light out at the source, use the app to turn the bulb off. I’m not sure how much energy this mode uses, but given that it’s already an LED bulb, it’s probably still well below the energy requirements of your grandpa’s favorite bulb.
In addition to the manual controls, there are a few extra features that make the Lumen a bit more interesting. There are two disco modes that flash changing colors at different speeds. Strobe mode does something similar with a single color. There’s also a music mode that flashes colors in sync to the music played via the app. All of these are too harsh for everyday life, but they might be fun for a party.

There are two color changing modes that are quite nice. One produces red and orange colors and the other produces blues and violets that change slowly. I really like both of these because they really show off what this bulb does best: shine (different colors). I actually wish there was a way to change between two or more colors chosen by the user instead of the two built-in color choices. Or better yet, a rainbow mode with a speed control. Something to hope for in a future update perhaps?

The last three modes are a little different. There’s a proximity mode that turns the light on with a chosen color when your iPhone connects to the light. This should turn the light off when you leave and on again when you come home. There’s a call mode that will flash a user-defined color when you get a phone call. And finally, there’s a wake up mode that mimics a sun rise on the day and time of your choosing. You can set up a different time for each day of the week. I like this idea, but its usefulness depends on where you put this bulb.

My biggest problem with the Lumen is that it connects via Bluetooth. It has an auto link feature that allows the smart bulb to auto connect to your iPhone when it’s within range. In practice, it doesn’t always work. Sometimes you’ll have to manually turn the bulb on and off again (with the socket instead of the app). This could be an issue if you’re wanting to take advantage of the proximity mode mentioned previously. I would have much preferred to see this bulb connect via Wi-Fi and be controllable with a Cloud service. That way, you could control this bulb from anywhere instead of just the same room. I know, how big of a deal is it that you can’t turn your lights on while you’re on vacation? Probably not that big of a deal, but it would open up other interesting possibilities. More importantly, it would free this bulb from being controlled from a single device (it’s likely you aren’t the only one that lives in your house). There is another product like this bulb that connects to the Internet, but unlike the Lumen, it requires a base station. So, it depends on what you value most.

My second problem is that the iPhone app just looks bad. It gets the job done, but there’s definitely a lot room for improvement to the user interface. This doesn’t really impact usefulness, just user experience. This is something that could be remedied with future updates.
Overall, I really like the Lumen Lumen Smart Bulb. It’s a very cool LED bulb that allows you to change the mood in a room with the color of light. There are some special features (some of which are more useful than others) that make this bulb more interesting than just setting a color and forgetting about it. Unfortunately, it’s not without flaws. This bulb uses Bluetooth to connect, which means your phone is necessary for controlling it. Wi-Fi with Cloud control might have been a better choice for a more seamless experience. The app for controlling the Lumen could also use some work.
But, in the end, if you want an LED bulb that you can change the color of with an iPhone app, this is still the cheapest route available. Better yet, it doesn’t require you to have a base station or any other gear that you don’t already have. It’s not perfect, but it can very easily change color on command and liven up a room in a way that your friends are sure to think is pretty darn cool.

Contact Person
Jason Gong

Contact Info:
info@nerstarleds.com

Website:
http://www.newstarleds.com

Buy It:
http://www.newstarleds.com/products-184.html

NEWSTAR LED CO., LIMITED

2014年12月12日星期五

how to use wifi led bulb?

HOW TO USE WIFI/RF LED Bulb

This system can be compatibled with all of NEWSTAR LED's 2.4G remote controller smart led lamp. By operating the software which in our handheld, you can control the surrounding system LED products, you just gently paddling Android smartphone or Iphone products, will be able to complete the light and shade, color temperature adjustment, color switch, easy to control your lighting system . You can also follow your heart adjust preferences and mood lighting scenes under a variety of scenarios,enjoy the families dynamic lighting system.

PS: The system supports the Android system operating software products and Iphone products, such as: iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc., but need more than 5.0 IOS operating system

1, Download and install the program
pls search the "mi.light" in APP Store or Android Google play store, download and install freely, like below image:

2, Specifications
★ indicator
NO. 1 (SYS) indicator is lighted, indicating that the device is powered on;
NO. 2 (LINK) indicator is flashing, indicating that the device already connected with the phone
★ 1. Power Interface, a standard USB interface, you can use any output DC5V, 500mA of power adapter.
2. the normal connection only represent the equipment and the phone is okay, and can log in controllers, after configurated the controller, re-complete the connection, then you could use the control system normally.
3. Reset switch, long press 5 seconds, No. 1, No. 2 indicator flashing alternately, indicated the data in the device is cleared to return to the EXW factory settings.

3, Sign in the wifi controller to set the connection.
1. Firstly connect the iPhone or iPad with the device via wifi

Open the Settings, select the wireless LAN, find and select the device to complete the initial connection. The initial device name: "milight".

2, , click the "mi.light" on desktop icons to enter

you could see the device list interface, iPad will automatically retrieve the device, When found the device is switched on, it will appear the wireless icon

,Indicates that the device is available.

Click and enter into the device, the system will prompt "Enter the device name", you can simply ignore and click it into, or based to their needs and preferences, rename; then click it again to enter into a new page;

In the bottom of the new page, there are three set buttons, "remote control, information, configuration".

Select the "remote control" to enter the following page, select the desired product, conduct operations within the network controller.

Please select "Configure" and enter the following page, click on "Settings wifi connection"

At this time the device will automatically search your surrounding network signal.

Please choose network which you know it, click select and enter a password;

At this time the device will remind to restart the program, please click OK, if the password is correct, so the device connected with the router successfully;

It appears to "success" pattern or configuration is successful.

Quit the device list, open Wi-Fi, to connect with the network which WiFi controller is configured successfully,

Click to enter, click the Configure icon again, the device will display "error", it means that has been connected to a wireless network at this time , you can not change it.

Now you can set the "Information" page, here in order to easy to distinguish the area when multiple devices were connected at the same time, ; if did not renaming the device before, you can named it again now ; if the name was already revised, so you can not change it now; at the same time you can also replace picture of the equipment; you can choose camera or from your existing photo library as the equipment picture;

Now enter the remote control interface, based on what you buy our products, choose to match the remote control, at this time still need to complete the code matching and code cleaning with our product; the job for code matching and code cleaning for operation sequence is same with the Remote controller

Remote Control:

Turn off the phone WiFi

Open the phone's data connection

Click

enter and click Globe icon

you'll found below page:

(video: http://youtu.be/pNGrXA4oThg)

then you could control our 2.4G LED lamp, maybe the products will be responded in 1-2 second delay.

you could use this to control our RGBW LED Bulb, RGBW LED Spotlight, RGBW LED Downlight, and you could control our RGBW led light separately or simultaneously, so you need to know how to complete the match code, remove code.