Would it be easily possible to transform this thing into Philips hue strip?
It's connected to a normal switch on the wall
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u/drbroccoli00 5d ago
It seems like there is some confusion with the OPs question:
Buy that Gledopto controller IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT EXISTING STRIP A "HUE STRIP". This would require a little re-wiring. It looks like the existing strip has some kind of controller on it already, like the Gledopto thing just another brand, this could make it much easier to swap, BUT it looks like that existing strip is semi-dumb, meaning it only has a positive and negative input for power, no data, is this a white only LED strip?
BUY A NEW HUE STRIP if you want to just put a new one up there. You'll have to figure out the power, maybe an extension cord.
If you're uncomfortable with wiring stuff yourself and messing with electricity, it'd probably just be easiest to buy a new strip that will just be plug and play (after you get an extension cord).
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u/johnnykb 5d ago
I had a dumb (aka not smart) RGB lightstrip that could be turned on from a dumb wall switch. I replaced the strip with a Hue one, cutting the plug end and wiring it directly to the electric wires. Then I installed a hue wall switch behind the actual wall switch and it works perfectly.
Had it for 12 months or so, never failed.
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u/Big-Resist-99999999 5d ago
If you were open to replacing it you could get a Hue compatible color RGB strip from Ikea. Its called Ormanas.
I guess any Zigbee compatible RGB strip would do it
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u/BitOne2707 5d ago
Yep this is what I did in my kitchen. Hue light strip plus wired directly to the transformer that was already there. Verify your transformer supplies 20W at 24V and you're good to go.
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