Hello!
Some days ago, I dediced: I want a smart led panel in my man cave. Great thought, but from there, it went all downhill for me… I can’t dedice, what I need.
The whole story:
I need some better light to work in my hobby room, for this I thougth about buying a LED Panel (120x30cm or 120x60cm) for mounting on the ceiling.
Next thought: For working, I need bright, neutral light. But I also use the room for gaming. In this situation, I would like to have some cozy, dim and warm light. So, I would need a LED panel with different colors, maybe some RGBW for the funs…
I would like to have a remote controll, but I’m shure, that thing want last for ever, will get lost in some hobby stuff. That’s why I want to controll it per some other means. Android App, PC … that’s why I’m now into Home Assistant. (Next step would be a smart bulp and some motion detectors at my stairs!). I would start with this one LED Panel in my man cave, and then go on to other scenarios. (Hmmm, dimming the light, when I switch on the TV, motion detector in the hall and toilett…, all bulbs in the house go red, when my 3d printer has an error…).
I don’t want any cloud service! Clouds come and go, but my home should stay!
That’s why I think about a Raspberry Pi, a ConBee… that should be easy, I allready played a bit with HA in virtual maschine, installation and configuration looks easy.
But what I don’t get: Which LED panel should I buy?
It should be:
- Not to expensive (less then 200 Euro) and
- easy to source in germany, …
Any help would be great! I’m complet clueless after hours of reading and watching YouTube.
Bye and thank
Marcus (aka Tiggr)