How To: Inexpensive ($10 US) WiFi RGB Bulb that works with Home Assistant

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Long time no see!

Guess everybody is happy with their lightbulbs and making them to good use :slight_smile:

Just wanted leave here a message that for those still interested in the jig, I still make them. Previously I offered them via Etsy, however have created my own little online store. Etsy’s fees are bit high and where I live (Japan), Etsy doesn’t offer customer to pay with a credit card.

So, if you - or anybody that you know - would like to have a jig made, please go to: https://www.azuya.studio

As for the firmware, I hope to do another release soon :slight_smile:

Cheers! Sacha

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What are the chances of these GU10’s being compatible?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/FrankEver-GU10-GU5-3-Smart-Led-Bulbs-2700-6500K-5W-WiFi-Dimmable-Bulb-Work-with-Alexa/32977661883.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.20.55aa5264lekDFS&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10065_10068_10130_10547_319_317_10548_10696_10192_10190_453_10084_454_10083_10618_10307_10820_10301_10821_10303_537_536_10902_10059_10884_10887_321_322_10103,searchweb201603_51,ppcSwitch_0&algo_expid=76ad4e8e-b780-463a-a729-bdd2047ddd74-3&algo_pvid=76ad4e8e-b780-463a-a729-bdd2047ddd74

Looks like they use the tuya app?

J

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Quite possible that they are compatible. In most cases where a light bulb was using the Tuya app, it had a ESP8266 inside. However, the only way to find out is to open it up :slight_smile:

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Released v0.6.0 of the AiLight firmware today!

Quite a number of changes and fixes in this new release of the AiLight firmware. Although the focus has not been on new features, most of the work has been targeting stability and security of the firmware.

Get the latest sources and binaries here: https://github.com/stelgenhof/AiLight/releases/latest

Thanks to everybody helping testing and providing improvements.

Cheers! Sacha

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Any link to AliExpress that still works and has confirmed working bulbs?

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I think it might be hard to find these type of light bulbs. Lots of stores are empty. I did a search the other day myself and couldn’t find anything. Kind of thinking that there were perhaps only a limited number produced… :frowning:

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If you are close to an IKEA just get the IKEA globes and a hub while your at it, they are cheap enough and perform better than these Tuya based globes and setup is very easy, I quite liked the Wifi globes but it occured to me with a the amount of globes I want to add I’m going to have to change the way my network is setup to span multiple subnets as I was running out of IP addresses with 1 subnet!!!

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Go away spammer.

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Has anyone got any recent links to the ai-thinker bulbs, I’ve got 3 but want more, with them being 9w they are bright and show vivid colours. Just can’t seem to find them anywhere

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Unfortunately not. My suspicion is that they may have manufactured only a limited amount.

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That’s a shame they where a great product