As simple as it gets!

In itself, this part makes a good impression. Screw ext. WLAN antenna, beautiful. Ordinary luster terminals for all connections, even more beautiful. Nothing worse than these shaky post connectors that never fit together properly. The connection was made so quickly. 12V / 6A power supply 'front' ran, 5m 300LED RGB Strip rear - power on. Of course, the thing begins only once wildly flashing. Asian hardware must appear by default flash. But after all, it lives, WLAN device can not be so bad ...

The first lesson is that there is the latest app for Android (1.1.2) only on the CD. In PlayStore there only 1.1.1. That is, users who do not want to open for unexamined apps their devices, can stop here already. But well, we want to not be paranoid than necessary. App installed and before that wanted the WLAN Controller. The default is based namely on an AP, in my case it was called 'FC409'. Ok, I know my wireless network around me, so I knew it must be. A slightly ausssagekräftigerer name as SSID would however nice. After starting the app, but it was really funny. Make your own working times and type from here, I got to read:

WARM PROMPT:
Please first in the heart of the WLAN Settings for FC_letter WIFI Settings for the machine Wireless Networks.

Yes! Of this I'll take the best two :). Honestly, bumpy translations we are used to, but when it simply remains incomprehensible even with much Fantansie, just not go. I then tried a few things, but ultimately could not connect with my Fritz box the part. This means that the controller was ultimately in AP mode, the wireless network 'FC409' did not disappear. Whether I had now done something wrong or not, I was after 30 min. Rumblödeln with the part then also matter. Incidentally, I then also even with iOS (iPad) rumprobiert. The app seems a bit more mature, the result remained the same. The controller would be no client my Fritz box.

I wanted to be still in 'direct mode' try at least the LED hardware. The first lesson: the performance possibilities of my Strips have not been used, that the thing was too dark. 60 watts that grabs the Strip loose, the controller does not provide anyway. Second realization that control is highly rudimentary. Much nonsense, concrete control, with numeric entries do not exist. But worst of all, always after about 5-10 minutes tore the "logical connection" yet again. Actually, it was still all connected (WiFi was there, unit was logged in), you could also perk up the color picker for example screws, the hardware but no longer followed. The app did not notice it but nothing. That is simply not enough.

One can guess it, I'll send the item back and somehow I'm almost glad that equal the first 30 minutes went as catastrophic. These are products that are not even in the approach finished just as well not be there. Thus one has ultimately nothing but trouble, especially if you want to install it and forget it.