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# WiFi LED Binding
This binding is used to control LED strips connected by WiFi. These devices are sold with different names, i.e. Magic Home LED, UFO LED, LED NET controller, etc.
# Supported Things
The following table shows a list of RGBW(W) LED devices supported by this binding.
Device table with supported channels:
| Device Type | power | color | white | white2 | program | programSpeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD382 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| LD382A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| LD686 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Other LD*** devices might work but probably need some small adaptations.
# Discovery
The LED WiFi Controllers can be discovered by triggering a search in openHAB's inbox. Your device needs to be connected to your local network (i.e. by using the WiFi PBC connection method or the native App shipped with the device). Read the device manual for more information about how to connect your device to your network.
# Binding Configuration
No binding configuration required.
# Thing Configuration
The Thing can be configured through the Paper UI. Use the configuration if you have devices of type LD382 or LD686, want to enable color fading, or if the device discovery does not find your LED controller automatically.
# Drivers
You can choose between two drivers with different functionality:
| Driver | Supports Color Fading | Supports Programs | Polls LED State |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLASSIC | ✓ | ✓ | |
| FADING | ✓ |
While the CLASSIC driver lets you choose and run device internal programs (e.g. alternating blue), all normal operations (e.g. turn on or off, switch color, etc.) are performed immediately and without any fading effect.
If you prefer to switch colors smoothly and to turn your light on and off by slightly increasing/decreasing the brightness, you should try the FADING driver. If selected, you can also set the number of fading steps and the fading duration in the Thing configuration. Each fading step will at least take 10 ms to be processed. This limit comes from the speed of the LED controller and your network speed. Thus a color fading with a configured fading duration of 0s might still take some time; count on more than 1 second for 100 steps. If the FADING driver is chosen, the program and the programSpeed channels will not have any effect.
The polling period is a parameter only used by the CLASSIC driver and specifies the time in seconds after the LED state is refreshed in openHAB.
# Device Discovery
If the automatic discovery fails, you have to set the IP address and the port of your device manually. Make sure that the device protocol matches your device type.
# Channels
| Channel Type ID | Item Type | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| power | Switch | Power state of the LEDs (ON/OFF) | R/W |
| color | Color | Color of the RGB LEDs | R/W |
| white | Dimmer | Brightness of the first (warm) white LEDs (min=0, max=100) | R/W |
| white2 | Dimmer | Brightness of the second (warm) white LEDs (min=0, max=100) | R/W |
| program | String | Program to run by the controller (i.e. color cross fade, strobe, etc.) | R/W |
| programSpeed | Dimmer | Speed of the program | R/W |
# Example
Usually, there is no need to define your WiFi LED controllers via configuration files. However, here is an example.
wifiled.things:
Thing wifiled:wifiled:F0FE6B19CB2A [ ip="192.168.178.91", port=5577, pollingPeriod=3000, protocol="LD686", driver="CLASSIC", fadeDurationInMs=1000, fadeSteps=100 ]
wifiled.items:
Switch MyWiFiLight_power "Power" (Light) {channel="wifiled:wifiled:F0FE6B19CB2A:power"}
Dimmer MyWiFiLight_white "White" (Light) {channel="wifiled:wifiled:F0FE6B19CB2A:white"}
Color MyWiFiLight_color "Color" (Light) {channel="wifiled:wifiled:F0FE6B19CB2A:color"}