This project won 1st place at the UAlberta CompE Club Hackathon 2014. Presentation slides.
Connect your server, iOS device, and LIFX bulb to the same WiFi network.
- Install node.js if necessary.
- Start the node.js server:
$ cd server
$ node server.js
- Install Xcode if necessary. You will also need an iOS Developer Program Membership to run the app on your device.
- Clone the submodules necessary to build the iOS app:
$ git submodule update --init --recursive
- Open
ios/PebbleLIFX/PebbleLIFX.xcodeprojin Xcode, build and install the app on your iOS device. - Open the app and tap the Settings button to set the IP address of the node.js server. The port is always 3000 (can be changed by editing
server/server.js). BUG: The bulbs list does not reload after switching the server, so you need to kill and restart the app. - The bulbs should appear in the Bulbs section in the iOS app. You can turn a bulb on and off using the power button and switch colors using the colors list (or tap the + button on the top right to add your own colors).
- Download and install the Pebble SDK 2.0
- Open the Pebble app on your iOS device, tap "Developer" in the sidebar, and turn on the server. Note the IP address.
- Run the following commands:
$ cd pebble/lifx
$ pebble build
$ pebble install --phone IP_ADDRESS_OF_YOUR_PHONE
- The lifx app should now be installed on your Pebble and it should list the bulbs shown in the iOS app. Long click select on a bulb to turn it on/off, or select a bulb and view the color list. Choose a color using the select button to switch the color on the bulb. BUG: Only loads one custom color from the iOS app, does not load any default colors (buffer overflow?)
- There's no way to manually refresh the list of bulbs on iOS (changing the server address requires a restart of the iOS app to show the bulbs)
- Pebble app does not load anything more than 1 custom color, does not load any default colors at all. It seems like its a problem with the AppMessage read buffer overflowing.