This is a simple CLI application you can use to control your Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) lamp. Many thanks to MasterDevX for the initial codebase.
The project offers the following functionality:
- Turning the lamp on / off
- Controlling lamp brightness
- Controlling lamp temperature
- Sending initial setup signal
- Multiple lamp support via manually specifying unique id
lampify-updated should work with at least some lamps (that are non-RGB, dimmable, cool/warm only) that use the following app
Lamps tested to work include
- Victoria Lighting Losange/PL500
- "Jaycomey Dimmable Ceiling Light,4 Squares Modern LED Ceiling Lamps with Remote Control,80W Acrylic Flush Mount Ceiling Light Fixture for Living Dining Room Bedroom Kitchen(Black)" as available on Amazon
This is the list of packages providing the files required to compile lampify. Be aware that package names usually do vary across different linux distributions.
- Debian 12
- libbluetooth-dev
- libnotify-dev
- make
- gcc
- bluez
- git
It may be a good idea to set up a separate minimal Debian install in a VM, as lampify requires sudo permissions to work (sending HCI commands in Linux requires sudo permissions).
Ubuntu (20.04 and 22.04) have been tested to not work.
Your bluetooth card needs to support at least Bluetooth v4.0 LE and have working drivers / firmware for Linux.
Depending on your distro / hardware you may need to install drivers / firmware for your bluetooth card.
Working cards (not exhaustive):
- Intel AC-8265
- Broadcom BCM20702A0, see https://github.com/winterheart/broadcom-bt-firmware
- Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377
- Realtek RTL8761BU (most "cheap" eBay USB BT dongles) via
firmware-realtekpackage
The Intel AX210 does not appear to be working.
The compilation process is pretty simple:
git clone https://github.com/Justin8428/lampify.git
cd lampify
make
To install (places executable in /usr/local/bin and sets up permissions):
sudo make install
To uninstall (removes executable from /usr/local/bin):
sudo make uninstall
The syntax of provided CLI interface can be retrieved by running lampify without arguments:
[ user@debian ~ ] $ lampify
Lampify 2.0.0 by MasterDevX, Justin8428
2020, 2023
Usage:
./lampify <mode> <uniqueid> <action> [parameter]
Available modes:
q quiet (without notifications)
v verbose (with notifications)
Allowable uniqueid:
Unique id can be any string (up to 1024 characters)
that is made up of capital letters and numbers without spaces.
Example: LAMP01
Available actions:
setup connect to the lamp
on turn the lamp on
off turn the lamp off
cold <0..9> set cold brightness
warm <0..9> set warm brightness
dual <0..9> set dual brightness
Currently there is not much difference between quiet and verbose. Verbose just prints extra messages to the console.
Before you can control your lamp, you have to perform an initial setup so the lamp will remember a unique ID that you specify. This unique ID should be made up of capital letters and numbers without spaces. Once you have setup this unique ID, you do not need to re-setup the lamp as long as you remember what this ID is!
To setup more than one lamp, setup each lamp individually by assigning a new unique ID to each lamp.
To perform the initial setup:
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Think up of a unique ID. In this example we will use LAMP01TEST.
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Turn the lamp on using the power switch
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Within a few seconds after powering the lamp on, send a setup signal from your device:
sudo lampify v LAMP01TEST setup -
If you see the lamp flashing, the connection is established
To reiterate sudo permissions are required to access the ble stack on modern linux
Turn the lamp on (quiet):
sudo lampify q LAMP01TEST on
Turn the lamp off (verbose):
sudo lampify v LAMP01TEST off
Set warm temperature and brightness to 5 (quiet):
sudo lampify q LAMP01TEST warm 5
Set cold temperature and brightness to 2 (verbose):
sudo lampify v LAMP01TEST cold 2