@Eric_Inovelli Do you have any thoughts on the light output dropping and/or getting an injector option going? I know length output wasn’t a big part of the beta testing, but I’m guessing it came up in initial hardware testing?
Now my idea of a different wall wart wasn’t a bad idea.
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Gave it a perfunctory test and it did not appear to work yet. I turned on the option, saved, set color and the strip turned on. I re-tested with a LZW42 to make sure I wasn’t forgetting how prestaging worked, and it works properly there.
I’ll take a peek this weekend.
I just sent a message to the manufacturer. I personally hadn’t tested for this and it never came up in beta testing to my knowledge. We were told we’d have full output up to 16ft, so this is definitely news to me 
We have a call with them tonight too if they don’t respond before.
I think this may be firmware related. I checked and we are only sending a setColor command which shouldn’t turn on the strip (unless the Z-Wave Alliance did something), but it is.
bytes by definition cannot go above 255. So byte1 is wrong. If you want 2700, according to the docs the equation is:
byte1 = (color_value - 2700) / (6500 - 2700) * 255
byte4 is 128 (for color_temp) + your effect.
running this through, I get a value of
2197752320
which doesn’t even work because it’s beyond the highest allowable value.
EDIT: after further investigation, just using color temp instead of the color wheel is equal to the max that that field allows according to the docs. 
The max should be 4294967295.
EDIT 2: The docs are misleading. Off is not the first bit, the first bit is 0 = off 1 = solid. With that being said… The correct value for your inputs would be:
1107233280
which I confirmed works.
Just made a guide for the Quick Strip Effect
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Is there any plans to release/make available the black ribbon cable type connector as shown on this image? This style of connector would be very helpful with a project I am working on. https://community.inovelli.com/uploads/default/original/1X/0d828c361cebe5975de0905bba3c87a824fcc024.jpeg
Thanks for the reply @petro! So it looks like I had two problems, as you point out:
Byte 1: I was using the equation given in the documentation for this (x/255*(6500-2700)+2700), which as you point out, is incorrect. Your equation works!
Byte 4: Looks like I needed 65 (64 + 1) rather than 9 (8 + 1).
Putting all of that together I calculate the same as you for static warm white: 1107233280, which I have also confirmed works.
Thanks also for putting the guide together - that is a great contribution!
Hi everyone, got a few questions but i’ll start with the most basic one
so it looks like the pixel effects are not customizable much, so does that mean (using https://support.inovelli.com/portal/en/kb/articles/pixel-effects-rgbtw-smart-led-strip-controller-kit-lzw45) that option 1 is static but can only be green forever? and option 46 aurora is only green/white?
or is it possible to achieve the pixel effect option 1 with blue? or red? or a custom color?
my second question is regarding the 4 foot extension cords… can these be cut and trimmed shorter? I really need like 4 inch extenders to get up and over the little humps under each cabinet in the kitchen.
I picked up a dupont connector kit…
thank you!
Pixel Effect 1 is static, but it will display the last color you selected within the parent device. For example, turn on the parent LED strip and use the color wheel to set the color to red. Turning the child Pixel Effect 1,x will result in red. Go back to the parent object again and use the color wheel to set the color to yellow. Turn the same child object on and the strips will display yellow.
Option 46 is green/white. If you want a multi-color Aurora effect, you want 45:
I’m not sure about the extensions, but buying a 4’ extension for 4" seems like a waste. I’d just use a router to cut notches in the side panels. If you can solder, you can also lop the plastic connectors off and make the connections using 18 or 20 ga wire.
@nappyjim was talking about shortening an extension, so he should be able to coment.
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I needed a longer extension but not 8 ft, so I used one 4ft and cut a second 4ft in half, re-soldered wires and taped em up.If I had to do it again, I’d buy some off those solder butt connectors that you just heat with a shrink gun.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZPF5CH8/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_J270NSB0MQEZ78S0R3HY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
For your color/effect questions.
The following effects used pre-set colors and can not be changed:
6,7,8,9,10,11,17,19,24,28,30,31,33,34,36,37,41,42,43,44,45
All other effects can be changed. How I personally do it (using HA and node red) is I created drop down menus for color and effect. So lets say I want effect 2 (blink) in red. Ill select red in my color drop down (strips change to solid red), I then select blink in the effect drop down (now I have the blink effect in red color).
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Were there plans of allowing us to purchase just the controller anytime soon?
I don’t believe there are any plans to sell the controller only, at least until they support alternative led strips.
@Byarnell05 - sorry for the delay. Currently, there are no official orders in for just the controllers (we’re waiting to see how sales on the lightstrip are impacted by the new prices), however what we do plan to do is if there are any returns, we plan to sell the components separately as refurbs.
I’ll have @Brianna_Inovelli create a separate page next week that will list the controller separately as refurbished and you’ll be able to sign up to receive notifications on when they’re in stock.
I’ll also keep you and the community posted on if we make an order for just the controllers separately. We should know within a month or two what the sales data looks like.
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Thank you for the update sir!
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Did we hear back from the manufacturer why there wasn’t support for full intensity at 16ft? Is it a firmware issue or a hardware limitation? Was it just ‘wordsmithing’ where it was overpromised and they forgot the asterisk *not all channels
Crap, forgot to update you here. I remember reading the email and forgot to respond here. When we went to address it at our meeting, the PM for that project wasn’t available and then they went on Chinese New Year. We plan to address this at our next call.
It appears either there was a lost in translation or a general misunderstanding as we specifically asked if the extension cords would impact brightness. I will have to check for the receipts tomorrow when I’m by my laptop as mobile search isn’t the best with Teams.
We were also under the impression that there would be no power loss until after 16’. From the email, it appears there is an asterisk like you mention in that it will only be full brightness if either the RGB or CCT are used separately which is complete BS if that’s the case and yet another complaint to add to the growing list we have now.
I will put it in my calendar to respond here after we discuss this on Wednesday (Feb 24th).
Edit: @Courtney_Inovelli - can you add this to the agenda for this week’s call?
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Got it thanks for the update Eric - FWIW I personally don’t care about extensions - just helping another user answer their questions on how it would impact their use case.
I think what would be super helpful is a draw per each type of LED (max), and the gauge wire in the strip to get a voltage drop guess, and maybe the minimum voltage before LED’s don’t illuminate or are no longer addressable. It would make it easy to provide us with a little calculator that says if you use X lights, Y feet, you get Z brightness before ordering/assembling.
There is probably a market for more than 22W, and to go along with that power injection adaptors. I would honestly have preferred a PYOP (provide your own power) like we see with RGBW Zooz/Fibaro/Qubino controllers. Maybe a rev2 or alternative offering in the future?
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I know you said it isn’t recommended so I don’t fault you, but this can lead to bending your leads. One of my 12" extensions is trash because of this issue. Any word on left angle connectors and potentially other adapters like inside/outside elbows?