📲 ALITOVE WiFi LED Controller SP108E: iOS Android App Wireless Remote Control for WS2812B SK6812 WS2813 RGB LED Pixels Review

So the product works technically. However, the application pulls down the entire product. The constant hassle of turning on location to use the app is annoying and unnecessary. Additional information in the application would be very helpful for the consumer, since nothing else is explained in the application apart from the initial connection. Speaking of the initial connection, the automatic connection didn't work at all and I had to use a manual connection to set it up. Also, I've found that…

Great device especially if you just want LEDs to work without messing around with Arduino or Raspberry Pi. It works perfectly when connected directly to the light bar. I tested the app on Android - setting up Bluetooth is easy, but to get the settings right you may need to look beyond the user guide. The application requires 3 settings: (1) the number of pixels in the strip is the simplest; (2) Select the tape type you have - ws2811, ws2812B, ws2801 and some others BUT NOTE that while the…

I bought 3 ALITOVE products together: 3.2ft (144 LEDs - only the first 120 worked), 5V power supply and this controller. To my alarming discovery, I couldn't even find the controller in the app when everything was on. That's when I realized that just plugging in the power wasn't enough; I had to get the cable in the right position to allow the controller to even run off a 5V power supply. Attached is a picture of what I would need to do if I wanted to use my LEDs at all. If I moved the cable a…

Won't connect to my Note8, tried both connection methods but unfortunately it just doesn't work. When trying the first method, it always said "Connect to the network" even though I connect directly to sp108E_xxxx. The second method is when I need to enter my Wi-Fi password to set it up. Well the setup will be an endless loop, wait 20 minutes and still say "In the process of setup". I do not recommend this wifi controller at all because the software is already outdated from the start (if you…

The Magic Controller has a few features that you should be aware of, namely: 1. After installing the application, restart the device from a completely off state. Once activated, the application will scan your SP105E, which must be activated. (At this point you don't need to connect the light, but you need power/ground)2. You connect Bluetooth to the SP105E device named during device search.3. If your device disconnects from the controller, which happens every time your device goes to sleep or…

I used them for an under cabinet lighting project in a very small area right next to my wifi router. Connecting the LED strip to the power supply and this controller was simple and easy. I had no trouble connecting to the controller directly from the mobile app; Changing the number of addressable LEDs in the strip (when the strip arrived only the solid part of the strip lit up, and some didn't light up afterwards, this was easily solved by telling the controller how many LEDs to address). Part…

I bought the ALITOVE SP105E controller with ALITOVE 5m WS2812B LED strips individually addressable and ALITOVE 5V 10A AC to DC Power Delivery - as a surprise for my daughter's 6th birthday. She wanted rainbow lighting for her room. The first mode of the SP105E is a very nice rainbow color theme that animate across the entire strip. The SP105E remembers the last mode it was set to (via the iPhone app) so I set it to rainbow mode and on her birthday she went to her room to try it for the first…

Pros: - Theoretically ready-made solution with a decent amount of built-in templates/options - The phone app actually installs and opens, which I can't say for many of these cheap controllers (there are still a number of issues) - relatively cheap for what it is, with a wide range of usable voltages (tested at 5V and 12V, also rated at 24V). Another in-app copy of them has a 20-second on-time, during which you can "configure" the controller to connect to your wireless network, after which it…