Cause live is to short for:
Have you tried to switch it off and on again? And again, and again, and again, and again, and again...?
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Look no further, here's some IoT to save you from broken IoT. Just send an SMS with "ge_post_2.8" or "ge_pre_2.7" to reset the connected GE smart bulb.
I heard that other manufacturer made some similar reset procedures, I may add them in the future.
Just some short notice that I added a simple "on" and "off" SMS command today.
Was harder than expected because of reduces brain capacity of mine (heatwave, you know), Arduinos capabilty of cryptic error messages and some broken update... but finally it worked.
Next step: morse "parser" because how awesome would it be to send an SMS to your lamp, which then morses the content of that SMS...
First setup your Arduino IDE to work with the MKR GSM 1400:
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/MKRGSM1400
Make sure you have a SIM at hand that can receive SMS.
Connect a relay breakout to pin 7, mine needed to be connected to VCC and GND. And one of the signal inputs to 7.
Connect some neopixels, I used a 16 neopixel ring, to 3.3V, GND and pin 5.
Side note here, neopixel's spec says the difference between power and signal should be 0.7V max. That's why I power them with 3.3V
Warning, hic sunt dragones.
This step has the potential to kill somebody, including yourself, if you're not qualified ask an electrician friend.
Prepare one cable with a wall plug and a second with a lamp socket. Connect them using the relay, according to your local rules.
Tillo
cdh
Shoebox
coorinassistant
Voja Antonic
The crazy part is that this actually seems like a fairly rational solution to the problem...