Thanks
bodged the box to get the adapter inside. Much neater nowHi @anon36505037 quick question- would it be possible to connect a standard, mains powered lamp (which uses a b22 bulb) to the same fibaro too?
Thank Robin, I suspected it might be. Your first and last paras make total sense to me.
The middle one, less soâŠ
Would you be able to explain in laymans terms what i need to do (and what kind of âdumb relayâ would do the trick)
Ok cool. So, i would be using the same fibaro that i connected up to the rgbw strip the other day. So , if i get that terminal, Iâd cut the mains plug off the lamp, strip the end, connect one core wire (not sure which colour? green?) to ⊠nope I dont know. I guess these diagrams will mean more to me the more i do.
Thanks so much Robin.
I was really just trying to see if i could get my moneys worth out of my fibaro rgbw module (which you helped me connect up to my LED strip) by getting it to also control my dumb, mains powered lamp which sits in the same part of the room.
I thought that the Fibaro would enable me to turn the lamp on and off independantly of the LED strip but it sounds like that isnt viable as the relay would only allow me to power one or other appropriately at any given time.
Hey guys,
Im hoping someone can help me here:
Ive tried wiring up some LEDâs to use in a cupboard, but im getting no joy getting these things to turn onâŠ
Ive taken a 12v adapter and cut the end of to expose the wire:
Put the red to the 12v on the Fibaro RBGW
Put the black to the GND on the Fibaro RBGW
At this point I paired the Fibaro RGBW to Smartthings. Paired first time no problem. I left the handler as the default. Unplugged the unit and started wiring the RGBW LED to the unit.
Ive then take the LED and stripped the connectors off to expose the wire
Red from LED to R on Fibaro RGBW
Green from LED to G on Fibaro RGBW
Blue from LED to B on Fibaro RGBW
White from LED to W on Fibaro RGBW
Plugged the unit in, but no lights come on. Ive looked in Live logging and it shows that smartthings is sending the commands, but nothing happens. Ive tried changing the handler to Codersaurs and still nothing. Using Codersaurs I cant even get it to register as going on⊠it just says âTurning onâ and it never actually goes to âONâ
Ive tried plugging either end of the RGBW strip in and both give the same result.
Heres a pic of the wiring:
Any ideas?
@anon36505037 @zcapr17
How many cores do you have on your strip if it is only 4 you only have RGB so the white needs too go to ground
@borristhecat thanks, Ive tried moving white to gnd (bridged with the black from the 12v adapter.
No luck im afraidâŠ
Power reporting is constantly saying 0w. Should it be that? I have a horrible feeling the Fibaro unit is dead.
I manged to pair it, but when I try exclude it, it cant be foundâŠ
Yes your right itâs the - thatâs switched rather than the positive (which is just odd).
Hi Robin,
I just picked up the Fibaro and have got it all wired and working. The âofficialâ DH published by Fibaro doesnât work for me for some reason, so Iâm using the beta version from twack.
Curious if youâre still using the Fibaro and have any thoughts on which DH is âbestâ to use. I have all my automations running through webcore but it doesnât seem to support things like âfade to levelâ; merely changing levels and colors.
Hijacking this thread a little as Iâm also trying to use the RGBW with a wall switch to control on / off.
My sparky has wired it as attached with the GND of the RGBW wired into the GND of the transformer AND all four R G B W outputs.
The switch works to turn it on but itâs just white. When I add the codesaur DTH it pairs with the device just fine, it just wonât let me control anything via the ST app.
Am I right in thinking I need to take the GND out of the RGBW outputs and run a single one to the IN1 (as well as GND)? This will offer just on / off at the wall and white only?
Thanks,
Ben
I think you have a wiring issue. It appears for some reason you have Ground going into each of R,G,B,W inputs???
Yeah not sure he followed the instructionsâŠ!
So I think I am right in that the GND needs to be removed from the RGBW inputs and one into IN1?