Using Wi-Fi to change the color with smartphone & remote control LED bulb "LimitlessLED" use review

Operable with Wi-FiLED light bulb "hue" capable of expressing more than 16 million colorsIs a sophisticated LED bulb that can also set the Geofence setting and IFTTT, but expensive places are troublesome. there"Remote operation"Color change"I tried looking for something cheap and just found that I discovered that a smart phone through Wi-Fi or an LED bulb that can be operated color with a remote control"Limitless LED Color WiFi Bulbs"is. Because it seemed that the price was reasonable to use, I ordered from overseas and actually used it.

LED Light Bulbs | Limitless LED Color WiFi Bulbs For iPhone And Android
http://www.limitlessled.com/


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"Limitless LED" arrives from New Zealand. It took us 17 days after inquiring from here after seven business days passed, although there was a guide when it arrives in 5 to 7 business days after ordering.


Open easily by cutting off the dotted line which is easy to open.


It is a bulb because it is a concern for breakage, but it is packed securely with cushioning material. In addition to the usual incandescent color and bulb color, this time there are 2 "RGBW and Warm White" light bulbs capable of expressing red, green, blue and colorful colors, and Wi for wi-fi operation -Fi bridge receiver ordered what was set.


The package looks something like this. I am specifying E26 of a general socket in Japan.


The reaction distance of the remote control is 20 m. With one remote control you can control up to four LimitlessLED bulbs. It is written that the output of the night save mode is 0.4W.


With 3 year warranty, 50,000 hours lighting possible, 2.7 hours a day and 50 years no need to change. The power is 6 W and the light intensity is maximum 560 lumens. The voltage corresponds to 90 to 260V.


Instant opening.


It is safe that the light bulb is fixed even in the box.


The contents are LED bulb x 2, remote control x 1, instructions are included.


The remote control is a ceramic-like texture, and contact type buttons are arranged.


The light bulb looks like this. The lower half is made of aluminum ......


Because it is jagged and sharp, when you slide your hands strongly, you have to cut your finger a bit and you need to be careful in handling.


Try to install it on the spotlight for the time being ....


It lighted properly. Strengthen the amount of light as the eyes hurt a little.


In the white box there is a Wi - Fi bridge receiver for controlling the bulb with smartphone via Wi - Fi. There is no AC adapter, it works by connecting to a PC, USB tap, etc. with the enclosed USB cable.


◆ Wi-Fi setting

"Limitless LED" corresponds to iOS / Android smart phone · tablet · smart watch. In order to control the color of LED bulb with smartphone via Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi setting is required.

You can check how the Limitless LED is operated colorfully on the smartphone that set Wi-Fi from the following movie.

It seems that "LimitlessLED" is operated with smartphone like this - YouTube


The setting method is written in English as follows in the instruction manual. This time I will set it using iPhone 5 of iOS 7.1.


First of all connect the bridge and the power supply with a USB cable.


When the bridge starts up When you tap "Wi-Fi" from iPhone's "Settings", "milight" is displayed, so tap and set.


Then two indicator lamps on the bridge should light up OK.


There are multiple applications controlling Limitless LED, and on the LimitlessLED website it is "Limitless LED"Or"Wifi controller 2.0Although it is described, since it was not possible to link with the LED light bulb, we will review it with the following applications described in the instruction manual.

Milight on the App Store on iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/milight/id680443167

You can also download Android application from the following page.

Mi · light - Android application on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lierda.wificontroller

Tap 'Install' from 'Free' and launch the application with 'Open'.


When "Device List" opens, "milight" which is the AP name of the bridge set for iPhone is displayed. When tapping it, you can ask for the device name to be displayed in the application, so change to a meaningful thing such as the room name using LimitlessLED. Note that the AP name of the bridge will not be changed by this operation.


After changing the device name, tap again, select "Configuration", tap "Wifi Setting".


Select the wireless LAN you are using indoors and enter your password. After that, when you return to the device list screen, tap on the upper right arrow to update. Although there is no change in the display, if there is no mistake in setting, tap "Living Room" to display a list of controllers.


There are 6 types of controllers, each function and button arrangement - linking method with LED bulb will be different. Although the controllers of (1), (5), (6) could not be linked with bulbs by operating according to the instructions, the controllers of (2), (3) and (4) Operation is possible.


Tap the application controller (4) in almost the same arrangement as the controller attached to Limitless LED. Some controllers can change only to red, green, blue, yellow color, but if the controller of (4) is switched not only color operation but also bulb color, it is possible to control up to 4 light bulbs.


To link with a Limitless LED bulb, turn on the light again from the turned off state first, push the button that surrounded by the red frame within 3 seconds briefly. When it succeeds, the light flashes three times slowly with light bulb color. If it does not work properly, it is also necessary check whether the connection with "milight" is disconnected from the setting of the smartphone.


It is also possible to make it easier to distinguish light assigned by assigning a name to each from "Edit".


The timing is difficult to get used to until you get used to "pressing the button shortly within 3 seconds", but you can see how to link the application with the light bulb by looking at the following movie.

How to link light bulb of "Limitless LED" with iOS version "milight" - YouTube


Also, if you press and hold the button "long press" within 3 seconds after lighting in the same way, you can release the light bulb that is linked and if it succeeds the light flashes 10 times quickly. The state of actually releasing is from the following movie.

How to unlink "LimitlessLED" with iOS version "milight" - YouTube


It changes like this and looks like this. The reaction speed is very fast, there is no problem at all for the purpose of changing color only.




Another controller has only one light bulb that can be linked. People who buy LED bulbs in large quantity may be able to link all light bulbs by making full use of the controller.


◆ Remote control

People who say "I do not know the setting of Wi - Fi ... ..." can control Limitless LED as well as the application with the attached remote control. You can check how the remote control controls LimitlessLED colorfully from below.

It seems that "RemitlessLED" is operated by remote control like this - YouTube


Remote control requires two AAA batteries.


The method of linking with the light bulb is the same as the application, just turn off the light once, press the light again and press the upper side of 1 to 4 briefly within 3 seconds. When it succeeds, the light blinks slowly three times. The appearance of linking Limitless LED bulb with remote control can be seen from the following movie.

How to link light bulb of "Limitless LED" with remote control - YouTube


To release the linked light bulb, turn on the light and long press the top of the button within 3 seconds and the light blinks quickly ten times if it succeeds. You can check the fact that it is actually released from the following movie.

How to unlock the "LimitlessLED" bulb with the remote control - YouTube


The way to operate the remote control is to turn on / off all the light bulbs at the top, color change when sliding the middle ring, and brightness adjustment by sliding the "plus or minus" line under the ring. "M" below it is a "mode change button", you can switch between automatic programs such as fade-out, blink, and color change one after another, and the left and right "S -" and "S +" are flashing modes and different colors Speed ​​adjustment button.


Each of the bottom four buttons is assigned one light bulb link, each of which can be linked individually on and off. Also, coloring at the top of the remote control can only reproduce colorful colors such as red, blue, green and yellow, but if you press and hold the link button long press the normal lightbulb color can be reproduced, long pressed down to suppress the brightness It is possible to shift to night sleep mode.


Even with the remote control the reaction speed is very fast, with no complaints on and off, color change. . Also, because the color is also high brightness, it is expressed very vivid and I can not express 16 million colors like hue, but I felt easy to understand with clear color. It is a very convenient point when you use it at home when you can turn on / off the light bulb at once and adjust the brightness on both the smartphone and the remote control


The set of color LED bulbs × 2, remote control, bridge ordered this time cost about 71 dollars (about 7200 yen) at sale price, and the shipping cost took about 42 dollars (about 4300 yen), so the total was 113 I was able to purchase it for about a dollar (about 15,000 yen). Furthermore, the high-performance "hue" is a set of light bulbs × 3 and bridges and it is 26,000 yen, so even if including a shipping cost, it was possible to obtain a color light bulb that can be operated remotely at less than half the price of hue.

Currently, "LimitlessLED iPhone and Android Starter Kit" set of RGBW white & warm color LED light bulb x 2, controller x 1, WiFi bridge receiver x 1 is set at a price of 100 dollars (about 10,000 yen), sale Purchased from the following page at a price of $ 71 (about 7200 yen).

LimitlessLED iPhone and Android Starter Kit | LimitlessLED


If you need two light bulbs, you can order additional "RGBW White & Warm Color LED Light Bulb" for $ 23 (about 2350 yen).

RGBW Color and Warm White LED Light bulb | Limitless LED


"Dual white LED light bulb (Warm white & cool white)" which can reproduce the usual light bulb color is on sale for 18 dollars (about 1840 yen).

Dual White LED Light bulb | Limitless LED


In addition, shipping to Japan costs extra shipping fee. PayPal is selectable as payment method.