You can also pair your lights to a compatible ZigBee hub such as SmartThings or Amazon Echo Plus. Sylvania Smart+ Light StripĪs with the other light strips, a compatible ZigBee hub is required to control these lights, this is why they work great with Philips Hue and the bridge. The Gledopto lightstrip is a popular alternative to the official hue light strip, it is waterproof but importantly compatible with Philips Hue, Amazon Echo, SmartThings and has a remote.Īs it uses Zigbee it works with other smart devices such as Amazon Alexa, and Smart things, as well as HomeKit Siri voice control via Philips Hue. We take a look at hue light strip alternatives that work with the Hue bridge. When buying a light strip you must ensure it comes with or you also buy the Mini Controller for it which is Zigbee compatible, this way it can be picked up and communicate with the Hue bridge allowing it to work with your Hue lights.
The drawbacks are the limitations with how compatible they are, while they work with color and brightness settings, they won’t work with Hue entertainment zones. The main benefit to using an alternative light strip to the Hue version is cost, Hue lights are expensive, however you can buy cheaper light strips that do work with Hue and the Hue bridge. That not a huge deal, though, especially when you’re saving a ton of money.Philips Hue Light strips are not the cheapest on the market and while there are lots of other LED strips available not all will work with Philips Hue, so in this article we look at the best online that you can purchase, save some money and that work well with Hue. 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.
The LED light strip should light up right away. 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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