RGBCCT Controller

I changed my rating from 2 to 5 stars after I got these controllers working well with the Hue hub. I don't recommend using it with SmartThings. GLEDOPTO should fix their SmartThings driver. It was very frustrating to use. Below was my original problem using it with SmartThings. Got it setup into SmartThings using the latest smart hub. However, I noticed immediately the colors were off, and yes I had it wired correctly. In the image you can see how much Red (Their 5 in 1 mini controller) and Blue (this controller) there was when I unplugged the Green LED. Perhaps, I didn't have it exactly on green...I set to a hue value of 33, so I tried setting it to 32 and 34 but the app would just pick the closest odd value instead. Half of the time it would set the value and would hang up for bit. Using it with the SmartThings app was very unresponsive and frustrating. It wasn't a connection issue as it would turn on/off just fine. Since I'm controlling a string of five separate 5m LED strips using amplifiers with one controller, I bit the bullet and bought a Hue starter kit, which comes with a hub, controller and 6ft LED strip. I cut off their lights and soldered my cheaper LED strips to the controller. The Hue controller has worked seamlessly; very responsive and the colors look great. I can actually get just the Green LED to turn on to give a pure green color. I don't know if I could recommend Hue if you wanted independent control of lots of LED strips as that would get expensive fast. Unfortunately Hue doesn't sell their controllers separately, but some 3rd parties might. That was the whole point of getting an GLEDOPTO LED controller, but in the end the poor experience wasn't worth it to me.

Decent instructions included. Not so much with other controllers I’ve purchased. The LED wire connections are not white plastic screws despite looking like it. The are spring loaded sliders. Insert small screwdriver and slide away from the wire hole and hold in position. Insert each slightly stripped wire end in the hole and release the screw driver. Color coded wire connections. Make sure each wire is in there all the way by gently tugging on the wire. Very happy with the product it worked immediately out of the box. You don’t have to use Philips Hue Hub as any Zigbee 3.0 controller / radio will work. This is a low cost alternative to the expensive Philips Light Strips. I put in a drop ceiling with crown molding 45 degree ledge and affixed the strips along the top inside edge. The vertical edge of the drop ceiling was painted with semi-gloss eggshell white paint. While the ceiling is flat eggshell white. No hotspots nor shadows and the angle of the LED light is perfect. No diffuser required. I used an RGB+CCT 6 wire LED strip. It works well with Home Assistant.

Put this on my kitchen top cabinets. For the life of me I couldn't find an already configured combination (Controller/Strip/Power Supply) so here is the list that I got to work. The good thing about this is that if you have the HUE Hub, once you power this light strip up, you can open the HUE app and just hit "Find new Lights" and boom... it shows up. LED Controller: $26.99 GLEDOPTO Zigbee3.0 RGBCCT LED Strip Controller Pro Alexa Voice/APP/Remote Control 16 Million Colors Changing Tape Light Controller Compatible with Amazon Echo Plus Tuya Smartthings https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KDL8MHX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 ------------------------------------------------------- Power Strip: $29.99 GIDERWEL RGBWW LED Strip Lights 16.4ft,Dimmable RGB+Cold White+Warm White Changing Color 450 LEDs(2700K-6000K),6 Wire 12V RGBCCT Full Color Ambiance LED Lightstrip Plus,Only Strip Light https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JKNFMC3?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details ---------------------------------------------------- Power Supply for Above Strip: $18.99 Chanzon 12V 5A UL Listed 60W AC DC Power Supply Adapter 2.1x5.5 2.5x5.5 Plug (Input 110V-220V, Output 12 Volt 5 Amp 60 Watt) Converter LED Driver Lighting Transformer for 12 V 5 A LED Strip CCTV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073QTNF9F?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

the press terminals barely have any clamping force and the hole is so deep into the controller its nearly impossible to get the wire to go straight in and even when you finally get it set the wire will pop out with very little force. Despite that the device doesnt even show up for zigbee pairing on my hub and according to the instructions quickly powering it on and off 5 times within a few seconds is suppose to send it in a paring mode making the led light flash 4 times to indicate its in pairing mode, that doesnt work and the thing is so light i cant even use it as a paper weight so back it goes.

I use gledopto controllers all throughout my house (probably 15 or so) and they're working fine with hue but you have to sacrifice homekit control which I think is worth it because hue brand stuff there isn't enough and prices are too high. Rarely once in a while one will get stuck and need a power cycle.

Over the past couple of years , i've ordered about six of these and another four of the previous model. I have concerns regarding the product itself. First off, Adding these to your hue network is fifty fifty at best. There are times when the app finds it immediately and allows you to name it. And you're ready to go within seconds and there are times when it doesn't find it and then it becomes fun. My first issue is that there is no serial number for the device , meaning that there is no way to manually add the controller into your light setup. So, if it fails to add-on its own, you're then stuck trrying to reboot your hub and jump through hurdles to get it to find it. To this day , I still have three units that I purchased last year that are unusable because I cannot add them to the app. My next gripe is regarding wiring. These have the little push tabs that you hold down with a screwdriver and then insert the wire. I would much prefer being able to screw down on The Wire with a screw down on The Wire with a screw down on The Wire with a screwdriver or even better. Yet being able to use a clamp on ferrule as it makes for a much cleaner install and unfortunately, that doesn't work. Lastly, these do not work with hue active scenes ( where the colors change on their own). So, it's ok, yes it works, but I'm still looking for a better version.

I purchased three of these to power my ambient kitchen lighting project and I absolutely love them. They make something that seemed so daunting very plug-and-play. I highly recommend them.

This is not user error, the lights turn on when wired into the device, however they will not link to my Echo/Alexa, even though I have multiple other Zigbee devices connected and working correctly. The only info found for "reset" to activate sync mode is literally unplugging and replugging in rapid succession. There is even a video on Youtube about this. HOWEVER, I've done that MULTIPLE TIMES with literally no results. I restarted the Echo, I restarted the wifi (which was working correctly elsewhere but whatever) and still nothing. Would NOT buy again and now stuck with a $25 piece of junk.

The contact screws are PLASTIC. Do not expect them to provide much force, in fact two of the screws for mine are just stuck/glued so no amount of unscrewing works and it just strips the top off. Its not even hard plastic, it is soft and bendable and I can indent it with a screwdriver. A huge miss.