Control of IR Bulbs?

[Quanghoster]

Guys,
There are lot's of very cheap infrared controlled Bulbs out there. Any body like the idea of added IR support to this project? There would of course be some limitations as IR typically has specific codes for a reduced set of colours and there is always the sync issue when the same code is used for on and off. However, with a simple IR Transmitter (IR Transmitter LED, a resister and maybe a transistor) we could have limited control over IR bulbs aswell...

Andy.

[probonopd]

Thanks @Quanghoster for the idea but I think most IR controlled bulbs are too limited in functionality, and there are too many different variants. So I'd rather not want to support those in this project.

[Quanghoster]

Ok no worries. I'm thinking about sticking some NEoPixel rings on the front of some GU50 lamps that are IR controlled and it would be useful to control those aswell. I'll keep the code in my fork.

[mariusmotea]

If you are looking for cheap bulbs you will find Feican bulbs that are esp8266 based and can be very easily flashed. Also any MiLight bulb can be converted to esp8266, i done a few because i like their color spectrum that is similar to more expensive bulbs.

[Quanghoster]

Cool, thanks - I'll take a look - the GU10's I've seen seem rather expensive so far