How to ramp up/down black box lights

[Ahouseman]

I have 2 Viparspectra 165w lights and did a little trick to turn them into lights that ramp up in the morning and down in the evening: with a Broadlink RM4 smart remote

The RM4 can learn the Viparspectra remote's codes and then runs a schedule every 2 minutes in the morning that 'presses' menu-up-up and then the opposite in the evening bringing the blue channel smoothly up from 1% to 80% and back. (And the same for the white channel that comes on a little later, and only ramps from 1 to 8 and back down.)

For $25, it gives these black box lights (or any other brand that includes a remote) functionality usually found only on much more expensive units, and controls other stuff in the room like stereo and TV to boot.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Cool can you link the product your using? Would it be easy to program for someone that is technology illiterate like myself?

 

[Ahouseman]

Cool can you link the product your using? Would it be easy to program for someone that is technology illiterate like myself?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rm4+broadlink&ref=nb_sb_noss

I'm using the pro version because I have some RF stuff I'm controlling too, but the regular version should be fine for standard IR remotes.

Programming is pretty straight forward, in the smartphone app, just add a custom device and then "add a button", point the lights original remote at the RM4 and press the matching button you want to teach and it automatically copies the code.

Then just set up a 'routine', tell it what times to execute and what sequence of buttons to be 'pushed'

 

[Bravepickle]

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rm4+broadlink&ref=nb_sb_noss

I'm using the pro version because I have some RF stuff I'm controlling too, but the regular version should be fine for standard IR remotes.

Programming is pretty straight forward, in the smartphone app, just add a custom device and then "add a button", point the lights original remote at the RM4 and press the matching button you want to teach and it automatically copies the code.

Then just set up a 'routine', tell it what times to execute and what sequence of buttons to be 'pushed'

Can you take a picture of the routin I have the same controller but I can’t figure out how to set it up

 

[Bravepickle]

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rm4+broadlink&ref=nb_sb_noss

I'm using the pro version because I have some RF stuff I'm controlling too, but the regular version should be fine for standard IR remotes.

Programming is pretty straight forward, in the smartphone app, just add a custom device and then "add a button", point the lights original remote at the RM4 and press the matching button you want to teach and it automatically copies the code.

Then just set up a 'routine', tell it what times to execute and what sequence of buttons to be 'pushed'

Can you talk a pic of the complete commands because i Could not Figure it out

 

[diver22]

Hey any update on this, I have 3 of them that I will like to ramp up and down, please help...

 

[WBrandon]

I have 2 Viparspectra 165w lights and did a little trick to turn them into lights that ramp up in the morning and down in the evening: with a Broadlink RM4 smart remote

The RM4 can learn the Viparspectra remote's codes and then runs a schedule every 2 minutes in the morning that 'presses' menu-up-up and then the opposite in the evening bringing the blue channel smoothly up from 1% to 80% and back. (And the same for the white channel that comes on a little later, and only ramps from 1 to 8 and back down.)

For $25, it gives these black box lights (or any other brand that includes a remote) functionality usually found only on much more expensive units, and controls other stuff in the room like stereo and TV to boot.

I know this is a super old post but I just bought the RM4 and I’m having some issues getting it programmed… If you could give me some more guidance I would really appreciate it..