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Fake Ambilight for Philips Hue via Python
http://www.screenbloom.com
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LIFX Support? #25

Open 1liminal1 opened 7 years ago

1liminal1 commented 7 years ago

Hi guys,

Just wondering if you will support LIFX @ some point?

Thanks

kershner commented 7 years ago

Hey there. No firm plans at the moment. I've actually never even seen a LIFX bulb at any retail outlet I've been to here in Michigan. I might pick one up and mess with it if I could find one for cheap.

I've heard that LIFX can possibly connect to the Hue hub as both use the Zigbee protocol, but I've never seen anyone actually confirm this, especially since Philips' firmware updates last year. Do they work? Can you set them to any color/brightness via the Hue app? Can you name/group them via the Hue app?

khromov commented 7 years ago

@kershner LIFX uses regular 2.4ghz wifi. Each bulb get a unique IP address and has a UDP-based API.

https://lan.developer.lifx.com/

They're not available in a lot of retail locations, but you should be able to pick one up on their website.

Verteiron commented 7 years ago

They actually carry these at Walmart, of all places.

guyspr commented 6 years ago

Someone built a python API wrapper for the LIFX lights, might be a good start.