Lounge. And that's it, you've got RGB. Width: 285 mm: Depth: 55 mm : Height: 18 mm: Power: 30 W: Package size & weight. 00 (2) Available in more options. I did it with just one channel and use it to control a before battery powered LED strip. Now I need to go and buy another bulb for 22 $, I used this YouTube video as a guide. SKYDRAG/TRADFRI lighting kit. Helps lower your electric bill because dimming the lights saves energy. What you have done is great ! No need for flashing. Now it's really easy for anyone to use smart lighting. Name? You may want to start by wiring everything up on a breadboard and when you have that working, move it over to a prototype board. The three inputs are shorted since we want the same signal for all three outputs. The TRÅDFRI gateway enables you to use the IKEA Home smart app. There is more info here: https://github.com/basilfx/TRADFRI-Hacking. 2 years ago. This is called common anode. Look tiny and cool. 2 years ago Hi, it's brilliant. I think I’ve shorted the Trådfri module. This corresponds to about 20 years if the lamp is on for 3 hours per day. Because it worked correct until pairing. 60 leds/m RGB: 4 dollars, Question share. In fact, what I would like to try is to try to pull the firmware from a RGB bulb and flash it to the cheap GU10. View Entire Discussion (13 Comments) More posts from the tradfri community. They're not on the US website. This driver allows you to connect your integrated lighting from IKEA – turn on, turn off and dim so you always have the right light and mood at home. Lighting creates atmosphere in homes and makes everyday life easier. Not very as it turns out! Mat Zolnierczyk-13/01/2021. May 7, 2020 - TRÅDFRI Wireless dimmer, white. LED countertop light 15 "$ 40. LED Amp. About: IT-professional by day, DIY hobbyist (among other things) on my free time. The Module controls a MOSFET Transistor which gets the 5V from the Power supply and pwms it to the LED strip. LED light panel 24x24 " (60x60 cm) $ 149. This is the processor and wireless circuitry that we need for the project. I did it with just one channel and use it to control a before battery powered LED strip. The primary goal of this instrictible was in fact to save a lot of money, because the IKEA ledstrip does cost more than double the cost of this instructible . May i ask for some details regarding the LED amp? These a a lot cheaper and better dimmable. They were next to TRADFRI, but with the other LED strip type lights, so I'm pretty certain they don't support automation. Low output 24V transformer (10W) - 503.561.87: £12; High output 24V transformer (30W) - 603.426.45: £?? on Step 1. Thanks for your article, I made this project in a little bit different way, will be happy to read your comments, here is my post on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/d9ogr9/a_custom_led_strip_driver_made_from_an_ikea/, Question Great Project! IKEA Tradfri 24V transformers work with Hue . LED Amp. When you add TRÅDFRI gateway and IKEA Home smart app, you can create several groups of light sources and control them in different ways. on Step 4. We now have the brains of the smart light. Product measurements. Reply. The pins on the LED amp are labeled BRG but in this case it is all white. 1 year ago, Try aliexpress.com. Single color LED strip. Philips Hue White LED Starter Kit . :-). Jul 17, 2020 - IKEA - TRÅDFRI, Wireless dimmer, white, Use the wireless dimmer to dim, turn on/off up to 10 light sources - all will behave in the same way. It all works on a 5V power source (iPhone Charger) with a 3,3V step down converter which powers the barebone Tradfri Module from a 10€ bulb. The copper is the antenna. In my latest smart home video, I demonstrate how easy it is to use Ikea Tradfri light bulbs with your Philips Hue system. The GU10 only has one color. I prefer the Xiaomi ones. Only 60 cents.. :-)https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32797753380.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2b084c4dCfjORWAnd the 5 meter warmwhite LEDstrip:https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33017122379.html?s...60 leds/m warmwhite: 3 dollars. 99 (4) FLOALT. Built-in LED light source. You can dim your lighting wirelessly and easily adapt the lighting based on activity. So for anyone else :-) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-New-For-RGB-SMD-5050-3528-12V-12A-144W-Signal-Amplifier-LED-Strip-Lights-/122268336567?oid=160902725296, Reply IKEA Trådfri GU10 Smart bulb. The circuit runs on 3.3v. connect each transistor to one of the RGB colors on the led driver and to the pins next to the used ones on the zigbee module. 12v to 3.3v circuit using the LD117 regulator. Share it with us! Also in this way, it also works in HomeKit. 2 years. It's funny that you ask. If so, just use 3 x BC547, one for each color. Any other trådfri bulb should due just fine but the GU10 is cheapest. In Theory the 3528 that is 24v and dimmable would also work and that's 10€ for 10m from US on AliExpress. 2. Press J to jump to the feed. The LED amp is the last part of the circuit. I always have one or more projects going on. I was out shopping in IKEA this week (Milton Keynes, UK) when I happened across a few new additions to the Tradfri range of smart lighting: LED drivers! What change should I make to use a 24vdc driver? LED dimmers are all about PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). To make it breadboard friendly, I suggest soldering a 3-pin header onto the board. Submitted by Andy Jenkinson on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 11:09. Battery is included, and last approx. 99 (2) TRÅDFRI. Hook these up like the one in the schematic. 1 year ago, Certainly. Yeah but I want it to be HomeKit compatible. Report Save. IKEA of Sweden But now that Ikea has launched new TRÅDFRI products there is another option. With TRÅDFRI wireless dimmer, you can dim your lighting without a wired-in installation. Follow the circuit drawing. LED dimmers are all about PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). Under the cover sits a circuit board at a 90 degree angle with a copper strip soldered to it. The width of the pulse determines the brightness of the light. One thing I am missing from their lineup is a simple LED strip dimmer. Light color: warm white (2700 Kelvin). It converts the 3.3v output to 12v for compatibility with the LED amp. TRADFRI wireless dimmer (70408595) Quantity: x1 FORNIMMA power supply cord, 3.5 m (50446881) Quantity: x1 TRADFRI driver for wireless control (60342656) Quantity: x1 SKYDRAG LED worktop/wardrobe lighting strip with sensor dimmable, 40 cm (50439588) Quantity: x4 The latter requires basic soldering skills. IKEA - SKYDRAG / TRÅDFRI, Lighting kit, white, With this LED lighting strip you get both a functional light and a nice atmosphere in your ENHET kitchen – making cooking more enjoyable, safer and easier. The Good Ikea's Tradfri smart bulbs are bright, efficient and very good at … You'll have to find out which one is R, G or B by yourself, but this shouldn't be hard. However, for the purpse of this project we are only interested in three pins. 00 (15) Available in more options. Somel January 5, 2019, 3:31am #1. The width of the pulse determines the brightness of the light. Use a LD1117v33 regulator for the zigbee module, that can handle 24v just fine. I saw spools of flexible LEDBERG LED strips (which used to be only rigid strips) in my US IKEA last week; they obviously weren't TRADFRI, tho'. Single color LED strip. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33017122379.html?s... IKEA Trådfri GU10 Smart bulb. aaron January 5, 2019, 3:43pm #9. ok so this is not an addressable LED controller solution then. Product measurements. Answer Level adjust transistor (BC547) circuit for PWM out. Works fine! Other than that, no change necessary. Thanks. Why not strip the brains from a light and make one? Hi Guys, ... Any Non RGB 24v Led Strip should work in theory (don't know which voltage is the 8212). In addition, the transistor circuit inverts the signal. I am a total noob at TRÅDFRI, so I have a question before I decide to buy anything. IKEA have successfully introduced their line of Trådfri smart lighting all over the world. How hard could it be? Would it be possible to use an RGB Ikea Bulb und an RGB LED Strip? The copper strip provides a grounding between the can and the case of the bulb. Any update on flashing/using it for a rgb version? 0. --- Mat Zolnierczyk-18/01/2021. These devices are intended to drive longer strips than can be supported one controller. Great project. 0. Yes I have , I used a 30 watt Tradfri driver, opened this en connected to a cheep led strip 5meters. The IKEA circuit is the opposite. If you have a 3D-printer (and organized your components as I did) you can download the STL files here and print the case seen in the pictures. Not been able to find anything similar. Individual bulb control is OK, but again, there are bugs and controls are sporadic. Can only be used with IKEA Smart lighting products. LED bulb E26 250 lumen $ 14. Width: 186 mm: Depth: 55 mm : Height: 18 mm: Power: 10 W: Package size & weight. 25,000 hours. 00 (8) TRÅDFRI. Yes, this concept should work just as well for RGB. Download the IKEA Home smart app for free via Google Play or App Store, depending on which mobile device you have. - no it's not. Did you make this project? I'm preparing an instructable with this. May 26, 2019 - IKEA - TRÅDFRI, Remote control, You can use TRÅDFRI remote to control up to 10 LED light bulbs at a time - dim, switch on and off, choose colors and step by step change from warm to cold light. Hi, Very nice project and started to make it for myself. I was looking for some LED strips for my room, when I stumbled upon IKEA's LED strips, which I think looks promising. Color Rendering Index (CRI): >80. Usually something to do with home improvement or a tech project or a combination of the t…, BEAM Solar Powered Pummer (Heart Shaped PCB), Digital Measuring Roller Using Microbit & Tinkercad, https://www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/d9ogr9/a_custom_led_strip_driver_made_from_an_ikea/, https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-New-For-RGB-SMD-5050-3528-12V-12A-144W-Signal-Amplifier-LED-Strip-Lights-/122268336567?oid=160902725296, https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32797753380.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2b084c4dCfjORW. I won't build this, because the Tradfri RGB bulbs cost way too much. :-), Problem is, that these PSU's cost quite a lot, compared to the cheap light bulbs. These will drive each channel. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Read more. 9 tries at most, right? Strip time! 00 (3) URSHULT. 22 thoughts on “ Hacking The IKEA TRÅDFRI LED Power Supply ” Elmesito says: October 8, 2019 at 1:24 am “Why bother tampering with these units? LED lighting strip. IKEA have successfully introduced their line of Trådfri smart lighting all over the world. Somel … Do you think it'd be possible to buy a color strip and a color bulb to be also able to control de color? Answer LED light strip for drawers 17 "$ 20. The remote control works with TRÅDFRI bulbs. 2 years ago Search for new devices with the Philips Hue app. The antenna is on the circuit board under the white paint, just outside the metal can. Sometimes tapping a bulb on will dim it. Any other trådfri bulb should due just fine but the GU10 is cheapest. See the drawing for the pinout. 2 years ago. Did you have to modify anything? Any smart home hub with Zigbee on board, in theory, should work with the Trådfri bulbs although some are more straightforward than others. One thing I am missing from their lineup is a simple LED strip dimmer. But I have failed so far. However, I suggest cutting the plastic off the LED amp circuit to allow for direct solder access. DIY Smart Heating v3.0. !Thanks Leone, Question Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Reply If that works we could control RGB strips with the low priced GU10 chip instead of the pricey RGB. The trick to re-purposing a dimmer would be to extract the chip and find the PWM pin. Sonoff L1 Lite RGB LED. Power connector of choice for 12v power supply, Using a thin flat head screwdriver, pry the clear plastic top off, De-solder the LED from the board and take the LED and aluminum cover off. Designer. These devices are intended to drive longer strips than can be supported one controller. GE Relax LED 60W A19 High Definition Light. Simply follow these steps: First of all, make sure that the light sources you want to connect have an updated software version (1.2.x or later). Check the max voltage on the capacitors. The pin PB13 is PWM out. TRÅDFRI. Wireless motion sensor $ 14. Assembled size. Where did you get it? It takes the input from one side, adds drive current and outputs power for LED strips with the same PWM pattern as the input. I wish to have two sets of LED strips controlled by a power switch. LED cabinet light $ 25. So, the schematic will be very much the same, but only with 3 transistors instead of one. --- Add the TRÅDFRI gateway and IKEA Home smart app for control through Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit or Google Home. New product from ITEAD - Sonoff L1 Lite - budget friendly connected RGB LED strip with a microphone . The light source has a lifetime of approx. --- The GU10 only has one color. Have anybody tried this of anything similar?? :-), Question This is not affiliated with IKEA in any way, shape or form, though we do have an official representative as part of our community - /u/tradfri. But you'll have to have an RGB light bulb to disassemble and get the zigbee-module out. The Module controls a MOSFET Transistor which gets the 5V from the Power supply and pwms it to the LED strip. It all works on a 5V power source (iPhone Charger) with a 3,3V step down converter which powers the barebone Tradfri Module from a 10€ bulb. 2 years ago, Did some googleling... actually found it. STRÖMLINJE. The light source has a lifetime of approx. Put the project in a case. This step is not entirely necessary. Others have done deeper analysis and determined that under the steel case there is a general purpose 32bit processor which could be used much in the same was as Arduinos and ESP8266 units. Bend the pins a bit to compensate for lower lead spacing of the circuit board. Keep the light sources close to the Philips Hue Bridge. For this project you need the following (not everything is in the picture): The light is really simple to disassemble. This is the largest community of users for the IKEA product range, and has a wealth of knowledge and experience in all things Smart Home. Setup Guides, Troubleshooting, Queries, Integrations, 3rd Party Apps and more can be found in this sub. Bummer. If the software version of your IKEA smart lighting products is 1.2.x or later, you can connect them directly to a Philips Hue Bridge. This corresponds to about 20 years if the lamp is on for 3 hours per day. on Introduction, Hi Pal, if i wanted to use a standard 12v driver not a RGB What changes would i need to make to your schematic. Add the TRÅDFRI gateway and IKEA Home smart app for control through Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit or Google Home. Approved for IP44. The ikea module gets very hot and I don’t know what to do.. maybe I got a bad step-down module... You could just buy a zigbee led controller. With the wireless dimmer you can control your light sources – turn on, turn off and dim so you always have the right light and mood at home. +3.3v is on. 25,000 hours. If you're using a 24V Led strip, this PSU can be used directly, but If you're using a 12V Led strip it can also be used as the controller module can be removed, and connected directly to a 12V PSU. 1 year ago I tried to make a led strip controllable by Trådfri. https://youtu.be/9Wmt78JAuSc. Thanks for the work - I just dissasembled my owm bulb...However, one small correction: "The copper is the antenna." Plus, GND and PWM output. This driver allows you to connect your integrated lighting from IKEA – turn on, turn off and dim so you always have the right light and mood at home. IKEA Home smart app works with Android (at least KitKat 4.4 or Lollipop 5.0) and iOS (at least iOS 9). As well as getting your Ikea smart bulbs up and running (sort of) on your Philips Hue app – there are other hubs and platforms it sings and dances with too – all without the need for an Ikea Trådfri Gateway. Built-in LED light source. I thought the IKEA drivers operated at 24v instead of the more common 12v for LED strips. This driver allows you to connect your integrated lighting from IKEA – turn on, turn off and dim so you always have the right light and mood at home. And yes it worked, but when I started pairing the remote the IKEA chip started to crackle and smoking.Do you have a idea? IKEA Tradfri Led Drivers. The LED amp and most LED strips light up when input is 0v. LED bulb E26 600 lumen $ 29. Why not strip the brains from a light and make one? TRÅDFRI grey, Driver for wireless control, 10 W. Now it's really easy for anyone to use smart lighting. Hi! For RGB you will need the same LED driver and not one, but 3 transistors, one for each color. Consider running your own NodeRED server to not only make the IKEA TRADFRI work with other systems but to add new features. Light color: warm white (2700 Kelvin). Color Rendering Index (CRI): >80. Buggy oyam Do not ever mount your gateway on the wall - The IKEA Tradfri app disconnects from the gateway quite frequently, so you'll need access to the QR code in the back of the device all the time. Read on to find out more. To get some more light in the room I want to add a RGB led strip. I manually choose the colour with the button for the strip and use the IKEA Home smart app to dim it up and down. Welcome to the IKEA Home Smart sub (Formally TRÅDFRI Sub). I just purchased a RGB bulb and I will be taking it apart. Use the wireless dimmer to dim, turn on/off up to 10 light sources - all will behave in the same way.