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Review on Wireless Electronic Ballast Interface Certified by James Jenkins

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works great with my existing LED strips

This is the only product I could find to connect my existing LED strips to a ZWave based home automation network. It works as advertised - it was quick and easy to connect with solderless wire connectors, it was instantly recognized by my Phillips Hue hub and is accessible via the Hue app. It can also be used as a target in IFTTT. I was disappointed to find that it doesn't work with my Revain Echo, but it doesn't really advertise that feature. It appears in the application as two separate lights - the white channel is shown as a dimmable lamp and the RGB channel is shown as a separate colored address lamp. The app's scene configuration system allows you to mix and match these two elements and work with them naturally using a single control. It has a flat back for sticking the tape along with your strips and notches for screwing on as an alternative. . In any case, you must provide your own screws or tape. An important note: the template schematic on the device is incorrect and swaps the red and green channels. You need to connect the red wire to the terminal marked "Green" and vice versa. This is pretty obvious as the correct connection matches perfectly with the standard connection order of most RGBW strips (channels are treated as separate devices). grouped in rooms and used alongside other devices, eliminating the need for IFTTT as a workaround).

Pros
  • Dope 🔥
Cons
  • Not the best