There is some ST compatible hardware that has come along in the past few months that is easily half the cost of the next closest thing. Specifically, I’ve been using several GE Link bulbs ($14) and Quirky/Wink Trippers ($20) throughout my house and at those price points, I’m starting to think outsi…

I haven’t bought one yet to try, but the Cree bulb is supposed to be easy to hack as well and the Zigbee board supposedly only needs 3.3V [image] Cree Bulb- Cheap Hackable Zigbee Module Devices & Integrations Just saw this on hackaday. Looks like the zigbee module in the …

Awesome. I just got the ST email with the “5 New Devices” and this Cree bulb caught my eye. Looks like I’m going to Home Depot this weekend! I ended up using one of my extra Wink Trippers as a cheap Hello Home switch. When it is opened it turns on my virtual button that is currently used to put …

Very nice, I need this I need to override my old pre-installed lamp to be able to works with ST because, it is hard for me to find device that works on 220 VAC :frowning: So I nedd some kind of universal relay, that can connected to anything, like switches and conventional light bulb. Any other …

Bit the bullet and went arduino and zigbee board cannibalized from a cree connected bulb. Total was under $20 and was super simple. Posting a new thread on the build (with video): [image] $20 Door Chime Projects & Stories Built a $20 door chime using a zigbee radio from…

I’d like to repurpose a Cree connected bulb to control a lockitron lock that currently is only BT. By using the PWN output to toggle the lock operation so I can control it via ST. Any ideas, thanks… Ricky

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kevintierney (Kevin Tierney) February 24, 2015, 9:50pm 2

I haven’t bought one yet to try, but the Cree bulb is supposed to be easy to hack as well and the Zigbee board supposedly only needs 3.3V

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