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Get your lights running.

One guide for whoever is doing the install — a homeowner with a DIY kit or a pro on a job.

Step 1

Flash

Firmware from your browser. Skip it if your controller came ready.

 Step 2

Set up

Wi‑Fi, account, channels and zones — below.

 Step 3

Learn the app

Five short videos on schedules, teams and holidays.

 Hanging the lights?

Physical install

Connectors, routing and power.
Part 1 · Get it online
  1. 1Set up the hardware
  2. 2Connect to the home’s Wi‑Fi
Part 2 · After it’s connected
  1. 3Claim it
  2. 4Name, time zone & location
  3. 5Channels & pixels
  4. 6Zones
Part 3 · Learn the app
  1. ▶Setup videos
Part 1 · Get it online

1. Set up the hardware

Do this before joining the home’s Wi‑Fi: until then the controller runs its own network, so the app connects straight to it.

  1. Power it up

    Every strip shows a scrolling rainbow with white bars. Count the bars: that’s the channel number.

  2. Join its Wi‑Fi

    On your phone, join Lights Setup, password lights-setup.

  3. Open installer setup

    Tap INSTALLER SETUP on the app’s home screen. No account needed; it’s for anyone.

  4. Set it up and save

    Work through the sections below, then tap SAVE CHANGES.

Device

Give the controller a name.

Test the strips

RED, GREEN, BLUE, WHITE, SPAN and MOTION, to check wiring and length.

Channels

Pixel count, white channel and direction for each output. IDENTIFY lights one channel at a time.

Zones

Split the runs into areas you can light separately.

Why this way? It’s all saved on the controller and kept after step 2. Installing for someone else? They never touch it.

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Part 1 · Get it online

2. Connect to the home’s Wi‑Fi

Over Bluetooth, from the app, with the home’s Wi‑Fi password to hand.

  1. Start

    Tap NEW DEVICE. Hold the controller’s button 5 seconds, until the rainbow and bars show. Tap CONTINUE.

  2. Pick it

    Tap Lights-XXXX in the Bluetooth list. XXXX is the end of its hardware address.

  3. Choose Wi‑Fi

    Pick the network (or type a hidden one), enter the password, tap CONNECT.

  4. Finish

    Wait for it to appear on the network, then tap FINISH.

Changing Wi‑Fi later? Tap UPDATE WI-FI on the app’s first screen (or Update Wi‑Fi in Device Settings) and repeat these steps. Nothing else changes.

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Part 2 · After it’s connected

3. Claim it

Claiming puts the controller on your account, so it can run schedules and be shared.

  1. Find it

    An unclaimed controller on your network shows up in the app as available to add.

  2. Watch it flash

    The app flashes the controller’s lights.

  3. Confirm

    Tap YES, I CAN SEE IT. This proves you’re next to it.

“Already set up”? A controller belongs to one account at a time. Its current owner has to remove it first.

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Part 2 · After it’s connected

4. Name, time zone & location

In the app: Device Settings. Do this for each controller.

  1. Name

    Under Setup, set the Name. It starts as “Home”.

  2. Time zone

    Under Time & Location, set the Time Zone.

  3. Location

    Under Time & Location, set the Location. It’s used for sunrise and sunset schedules.

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Part 2 · After it’s connected

5. Channels & pixels

In Device Settings → Channels & Pixels. Tells the controller what’s wired to each output. Already done in step 1? Skip this.

  1. Pick the hardware

    Choose your Hardware Model, or Custom.

  2. Set each channel

    Its Pin Assignment and pixel count.

  3. Match the lights

    Output (pixels or relay), LED Type, RGB Order, and Has White Channel for RGBW.

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Part 2 · After it’s connected

6. Zones

In Device Settings → Zones. A zone is an area you can light and schedule on its own. Already done in step 1? Skip this.

  1. Add a zone

    Tap Add Zone and name it.

  2. Add segments

    Each segment is a channel plus a pixel range.

  3. Or cover everything

    Tap Add a zone covering everything for one zone over the whole run.

Pixels that aren’t in any zone never light.

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Part 3 · Learn the app

Setup videos

Start with Evening Lights; the rest are optional, a minute each. Also in the app’s Help.

1 · Evening Lights

Start here. Your everyday lights: on at sunset or a set time, off at lights-out.

Steps

On Home, tap Automations → Evening Lights. Set Turns on (a time or Sunset) and Turns off, tap Change to pick the show, then the check.

2 · Morning, Rain & Snow

Optional extras: a morning show, and lights when the weather turns.

Steps

In Automations, set Morning Lights times and show. Swipe to Rain Lights or Snow Lights, choose the conditions, hours and show, then the check. Snow wins if both happen. US-only for now.

3 · Sports Teams

Pick your team once; game days update all season.

Steps

Discover → See all next to Sports. Pick a league and team, adjust When, choose Where, then the check.

4 · Holidays

Dates move with each holiday every year.

Steps

Discover → See all next to Holidays. Try previews it. Set When and Where, then the check — or tap + on a card.

5 · Celebrations

Birthdays, anniversaries and more, on dates you pick.

Steps

Discover → See all next to Celebrations. Pick a date (first day, then last — it repeats yearly), choose Where, then the check.

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