Philips living color

Post by **pae** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:34 am

Hi,

I'm interested to buy one but I haven't find anyone who can control it from a PC.
I found some information, it looks to use a 2.4Ghz frequency and something like Zigbee protocol.
Philips Color is still in the ZigBee Alliance but not sure it's a true Zigbee.

Does anyone have some information about it?
Which hardware should I use if I want to reverse it?

Thanks

Post by **Droezel** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:09 am

I have read about someone that hacked the remote to control the livingcolor, but not the wireless protocol. (cannot find the forum thread on tweakers.net anymore) Controlling the livingcolor from my system is on my wishlist too.

Post by **Stevexyz** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:20 pm

I read something about these too.
http://www.elektor.com/magazines/2008/f ... 0170.lynkx

Post by **pae** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:26 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Droezel
 I have read about someone that hacked the remote to control the livingcolor, but not the wireless protocol. (cannot find the forum thread on tweakers.net anymore) Controlling the livingcolor from my system is on my wishlist too.
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I found that on tweakers but I don't understand all (I don't speak dutch). I think k0ewl said it's encrypted.
http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/lis ... ng%2Ccolor

Post by **Snelvuur** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:24 pm

forum on tweahers says that the data going out is encrypted indeed.

// Erik (binkey.nl)

Post by **pae** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:16 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by stevexyz
 I read something about these too.
http://www.elektor.com/magazines/2008/f ... 0170.lynkx
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Thanks for this link stevexyz
Philips used a cc2500 http://focus.ti.com/docs/prod/folders/p ... ml#samples
but they don't explain if they hack it.

Post by **AshaiRey** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:12 pm

Please note that the Philips Living Colors LED lamp can be controled remotely.
It's done with an Arduino and a cc_2500 shield. I control the lamp via a vbscript in which case homeseer also can control it.
All details are found here http://static.knutsel.org/kits/CC2500_A ... hield_v03/
There are still a few kits and assembled versions left. Please contact Ivo for them.

Post by **Snelvuur** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:50 pm

@ashairey: whats the distance you can have between the 2? and also the assembled versions , is that the complete thing no more stuff needed except your vb script for instance?

// Erik (binkey.nl)

Post by **AshaiRey** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:44 pm

The distance i get is about 7m through a concrete vloer and 2 stone walls. I noticed that the transmission power is default at average and can be raise by about 3-4 dB. That would nearly double it. But as with all radio signals there is no garantuees

[edit: changed the distance from 10 to 7 meters]

The assembled version is the complete thing. You connect it with a usb cable to a PC (not included). The Arduino can learn the device code of the lamp and store this in memory as long as you have a session open to it.(up to 10 lamps can be controlled). A much easier methode is to hardcode the device code of the lamp in the Arduino. That's really very simple to do.

Post by **Bwired** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:39 pm

Nice controller!
Is there an assembled version available ?

<hr noshade size="1">Pieter Knuvers
http://www.bwired.nl Online House in the netherlands. Domotica, Home Automation.

Post by **Willem4ever** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:46 pm

This interface should do the same ...

Post by **AshaiRey** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:02 am

@Bwired
Yes there is also an assembled controller available. I paid 38,- euro for mine. That's the Arduino, shield and the cc2500 module, soldered and tested

Post by **Willem4ever** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:01 am

@AshaiRey: Where to get it, 38 euro sounds not too bad.

Post by **AshaiRey** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:45 pm

All info can be found here.
http://static.knutsel.org/kits/CC2500_A ... hield_v03/

or you could send an email to ivo[puntje]knutsel by gmail com (sorry, some sort of mail bot protection)
(btw, he's Dutch)

Post by **pae** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:44 am

What do you think about that http://parts.digikey.co.uk/1/1/1338649- ... f2500.html ?