AI Hydra light control

crankbait09 · 10/29/2018, 03:58 PM

Does anyone know if there is a way to control these lights without using the app/computer controller?
I don't like the fact that these lights are controlled via wifi, and would like a manual controller of some sort.

also, When power goes out, and I have the generator going, the lights won't come on since their is no wifi, due to the outage. So I would like to bypass wifi all together.

are their any other options?

water is wet · 10/29/2018, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by crankbait09

also, When power goes out, and I have the generator going, the lights won't come on since their is no wifi, due to the outage. So I would like to bypass wifi all together.

are their any other options?

If these are HDs you're talking about that isn't correct at all and if it's not then I apologize because I wouldn't know.

crankbait09 · 10/29/2018, 05:57 PM

please explain.
Recently my power went out. I hooked my system up to the generator. All worked perfectly. The lights did have power to them, but they never came on until the WI-FI was restored. Is there a way to bypass the wi-fi?

water is wet · 10/29/2018, 06:05 PM

Mine are never connected to wifi unless I connect them. I only have a mobile hotspot and most of the time it is turned off. I don't have an answer as to why they didn't come on with your generator.

crankbait09 · 10/29/2018, 06:06 PM

ok, so how'd you bypass it? Are yours set up "locally"? Each independent of each other?

water is wet · 10/29/2018, 06:12 PM

One parent and a child setup not locally. Not sure ive done anything differently I just bring the hotshot into the room that the tank is in and connect my phone to the hydras.

crankbait09 · 10/29/2018, 06:14 PM

I have one parent and two children.
I have mine all tied together via wi-fi. I might have to try and do them locally. That wi-fi issue is very annoying

how do you handle changing light output for photos? Or do you not touch it for that reason? I want an easy and quick way to turn blues off

water is wet · 10/29/2018, 06:23 PM

Honestly i'm horrible at taking photos but if I want to change something it only takes a moment for them to connect and I can change anything I want.

crankbait09 · 10/29/2018, 06:24 PM

ok. ill try the local option and see how that goes.
thank you

water is wet · 10/29/2018, 06:25 PM

Hopefully someone else will chime in and have a better explanation.

water is wet · 10/29/2018, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crankbait09

ok. ill try the local option and see how that goes.
thank you

Mines not setup locally.

crankbait09 · 10/29/2018, 06:27 PM

but yours is NOT through wi-fi. thats one of my two problems. I'll see what I can figure out

water is wet · 10/29/2018, 06:33 PM

It says cloud when I open the app.

crankbait09 · 10/29/2018, 06:35 PM

which is what i have mine on. im curious to get it off of wi-fi tho.

water is wet · 10/29/2018, 06:37 PM

Have you tried just disconnecting your wifi and seeing what happens?

crankbait09 · 10/29/2018, 06:37 PM

not yet

mrg02d · 10/30/2018, 09:09 AM

Short answer is “yes”. Long answer depends on your abilities and motivation:-)

Scurry · 10/30/2018, 01:58 PM

Hmmm. I thought (with both the controller and the wifi phone app) when the wifi or connection went down it automatically just uses the last saved settings until connection is restored? That's how I think it worked for me last year (in Miami after Hurricane Irma). No?

With that said, I may not have connected my lights to the generator and not sure I would because of the surging that commonly happens with the generators.

crankbait09 · 10/30/2018, 02:00 PM

these lights don't come with a controller. It's only controlled via the computer or phone app. unless that's what you are referring to

crankbait09 · 11/03/2018, 02:34 PM

OK, took all my lights off the wi-fi, and reset everything. When I reset everything and started them back up, I now see where I had the option to hook them up to my home wi-fi, or leave them local. So I now have them locally controlled. I have not killed the power yet, but when I do, I will hook them to the generator and see if they come on as I'd hoped. So there is one issue resolved (if that works)

second issue. This is what bothers me the most. Maybe it's due to me not knowing how to avoid, and maybe it can't be avoided. But it ****es me off.
So let's say you open up the app, you tap on "schedule", it then brings up the screen that shows the schedule, and you can click on manual/auto. When I click on manual, it then allows me to turn blues off and whatever other light color I want off. When I am done doing that, I click back on auto, and it brings all the lights to the desired levels that I set within the schedule mode. Great, that's all swell. Now the **** part........Although I have a schedule set, and it does it's thing, as soon as I click the auto button, all the settings are set to default. So if I want to adjust any color, time ramp, on/off, I have to remember what the settings were at. Redo all settings to get them where they were, and then modify anything I want. Why the hell would it not show you your current settings, and then allow you to slide the sliders up/down one number or whatever you prefer? Wjhy does everything go back to default? Luckily I screen shot my settings so I know what to set it back at.

Funny thing is. I can click on "manual" and it will show me exactly what my current settings are at. Which is what I want in the auto mode. But auto defaults everything and any adjustment that needs to be made also means setting everything back up (color, time, etc)

please tell me im not the only one that this happens to

10/29/2018, 03:58 PM	#1
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	AI Hydra light control Does anyone know if there is a way to control these lights without using the app/computer controller? I don't like the fact that these lights are controlled via wifi, and would like a manual controller of some sort. also, When power goes out, and I have the generator going, the lights won't come on since their is no wifi, due to the outage. So I would like to bypass wifi all together. are their any other options?

10/29/2018, 05:57 PM	#3
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	please explain. Recently my power went out. I hooked my system up to the generator. All worked perfectly. The lights did have power to them, but they never came on until the WI-FI was restored. Is there a way to bypass the wi-fi?

10/29/2018, 06:05 PM	#4
water is wet Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Angola, Indiana Posts: 235	Mine are never connected to wifi unless I connect them. I only have a mobile hotspot and most of the time it is turned off. I don't have an answer as to why they didn't come on with your generator.

10/29/2018, 06:06 PM	#5
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	ok, so how'd you bypass it? Are yours set up "locally"? Each independent of each other?

10/29/2018, 06:12 PM	#6
water is wet Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Angola, Indiana Posts: 235	One parent and a child setup not locally. Not sure ive done anything differently I just bring the hotshot into the room that the tank is in and connect my phone to the hydras.

10/29/2018, 06:14 PM	#7
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	I have one parent and two children. I have mine all tied together via wi-fi. I might have to try and do them locally. That wi-fi issue is very annoying how do you handle changing light output for photos? Or do you not touch it for that reason? I want an easy and quick way to turn blues off

10/29/2018, 06:23 PM	#8
water is wet Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Angola, Indiana Posts: 235	Honestly i'm horrible at taking photos but if I want to change something it only takes a moment for them to connect and I can change anything I want.

10/29/2018, 06:24 PM	#9
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	ok. ill try the local option and see how that goes. thank you

10/29/2018, 06:25 PM	#10
water is wet Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Angola, Indiana Posts: 235	Hopefully someone else will chime in and have a better explanation.

10/29/2018, 06:27 PM	#12
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	but yours is NOT through wi-fi. thats one of my two problems. I'll see what I can figure out

10/29/2018, 06:33 PM	#13
water is wet Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Angola, Indiana Posts: 235	It says cloud when I open the app.

10/29/2018, 06:35 PM	#14
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	which is what i have mine on. im curious to get it off of wi-fi tho.

10/29/2018, 06:37 PM	#15
water is wet Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Angola, Indiana Posts: 235	Have you tried just disconnecting your wifi and seeing what happens?

10/30/2018, 09:09 AM	#17
mrg02d Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 55	Short answer is “yes”. Long answer depends on your abilities and motivation:-)

10/30/2018, 01:58 PM	#18
Scurry Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 72	Hmmm. I thought (with both the controller and the wifi phone app) when the wifi or connection went down it automatically just uses the last saved settings until connection is restored? That's how I think it worked for me last year (in Miami after Hurricane Irma). No? With that said, I may not have connected my lights to the generator and not sure I would because of the surging that commonly happens with the generators.

10/30/2018, 02:00 PM	#19
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	these lights don't come with a controller. It's only controlled via the computer or phone app. unless that's what you are referring to

11/03/2018, 02:34 PM	#20
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	OK, took all my lights off the wi-fi, and reset everything. When I reset everything and started them back up, I now see where I had the option to hook them up to my home wi-fi, or leave them local. So I now have them locally controlled. I have not killed the power yet, but when I do, I will hook them to the generator and see if they come on as I'd hoped. So there is one issue resolved (if that works) second issue. This is what bothers me the most. Maybe it's due to me not knowing how to avoid, and maybe it can't be avoided. But it **es me off. So let's say you open up the app, you tap on "schedule", it then brings up the screen that shows the schedule, and you can click on manual/auto. When I click on manual, it then allows me to turn blues off and whatever other light color I want off. When I am done doing that, I click back on auto, and it brings all the lights to the desired levels that I set within the schedule mode. Great, that's all swell. Now the ** part........Although I have a schedule set, and it does it's thing, as soon as I click the auto button, all the settings are set to default. So if I want to adjust any color, time ramp, on/off, I have to remember what the settings were at. Redo all settings to get them where they were, and then modify anything I want. Why the hell would it not show you your current settings, and then allow you to slide the sliders up/down one number or whatever you prefer? Wjhy does everything go back to default? Luckily I screen shot my settings so I know what to set it back at. Funny thing is. I can click on "manual" and it will show me exactly what my current settings are at. Which is what I want in the auto mode. But auto defaults everything and any adjustment that needs to be made also means setting everything back up (color, time, etc) please tell me im not the only one that this happens to