GLEDOPTO GL-C-008P output W doesn't work

[joubbi]

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• [X] I definitively want to report a bug within deCONZ or its REST-API

Is there already an existing issue for this?

• [X] I have searched the existing issues and there is none for the bug at hand

Describe the bug

I just got two GLEDOPTO GL-C-008P's.

The controller has outputs marked W, C, B, G, R and V+. According to the instructions, a single color LED is to be connected to W and V+.

I connected my LED strip to V+ and W on the controller. The LED turned on as soon as I connected power to the controller. I then paired the controller in the Phoscon app. As soon as the pairing is done, the LED turns off. I am not able to turn it back on.

I can see the sliders for Brightness, Color and Saturation in the app. Nothing happens when I move the sliders.

I measured the outputs of the controller with a multimeter. I concluded that RGB works but not W. There is no power on W no matter how I slide the sliders. So I connected the LED strip to V+ and R( or B or G), which works.

Exact same behavior with the other controller.

Before buying them I had read that they should wok with DECONZ. But all the reports were for LEDs with several colors. I have a LED strip with only white.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Connect a single color LED strip to GLEDOPTO GL-C-008P to V+ and W. (LED turns on)
2. Go to lights in Phoscon app and pair.. (LED turns off)

Expected behavior

I expect to be able to control the light.

Screenshots

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Environment

• Host system: PC
• Running method: Raspbian
• Firmware version: 26400500
• deCONZ version (not Home assistant Addon version!): 2.26.3
• Device: ConBee I
• Do you use an USB extension cable: no
• Is there any other USB or serial devices connected to the host system? No

deCONZ Logs

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Additional context

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[ebaauw]

What does the controller look like in deCONZ? Does it have one or two endpoints? What is the source of your instructions?

GLEDOPTO have controllers with separate endpoints for W vs RGB; they can be used to control separate lightstrips. deCONZ exposes these as two lights resources, one Color Light and one Dimmable Light.

I don’t think I’ve seen a five-channel controller with two endpoints. In that case the white endpoint should be a Color Temperature Light. With a single endpoint, it should be an Extended Color Light. To drive the W (warm white) channel, you need to set the light’s ct to a high value (500). Alternatively, try the C (cool white) channel with a low ct value (153).

[joubbi]

The controller looks like one endpoint in deCONZ. I can control brightness, color, saturation and temperature.

I received a piece of paper with instructions together with the controller. I can't find the exact same paper online. But this one has the same picture on page 2: https://fccid.io/2AR8F-GL-C-008/User-Manual/user-manual-4146503 The picture marked P5 is the way I should connect it according to my understanding, V+ and W.

I have it connected to V+ and R now. It works. The R output is right next to V+ while W is furthest away. So it's actually better to connect the cables to V+ and R. So it's all good.

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