Introduction
This document should be your reference for the Local Bytes Smart Bulb. It will be updated whenever any changes to the plugs need to be communicated. Please note that guides will not be written in this document but in other articles and links.
Questions should be directed to the forum!
Variants
The Local Bytes smart bulb comes in the following variants:
- Power/Colour: 9W / RGB+CT
- Bulb type: B22, E27
- Firmware: Tasmota
There is no software difference between the bulb types. The guide for the Tasmota variant can be found here - Getting Started With Tasmota (2022-10-01)
Troubleshooting
My bulb is not connecting to Wi-Fi / I entered wrong Wi-Fi information
Unfortunately, the bulb does not have a reset button.
As such, the only way to recover from this is to fully reset the bulb.
This can be done by following the instructions
here - Tasmota Docs / Device-Recovery / Fast Power Cycle Device Recovery
The WebUI is showing a Sonoff Basic
This issue can occur when something causes the bulb to be reset.
This could be a rapid power cycle, or pressing the reset button.
To get the device working again, you'll need to import the template as seen below.
Templates
Tasmota
Please follow the importing instructions here - Tasmota Docs / Templates / Importing Templates
{"NAME":"LocalBytes Bulb","GPIO":[0,0,0,0,416,419,0,0,417,420,418,0,0,0],"FLAG":0,"BASE":18}
ESPHome
Whilst we do not provide bulbs with ESPHome pre-flashed, it is possible to flash them yourself. Please note, we do not provide support for this, and you will need to follow the ESPHome documentation.
We recommend using ESPHome template found here - GitHub / JamesSwift / localbytes-bulb-9w-rgbct
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