[Youtube] Magic Home BL602 LED strip programming guide (soldering wires, BLDevCube)

Update 2026
As of 2026, this platform read/write is also supported by our flash tool:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/BK7231GUIFlashTool
The connection (soldering, wires), is the same, but you can use our tool instead of the legacy one.
Please check it out and use it instead of legacy tools, let us know how it works for you!

Just to let people know, this is DEAD simple.
I had zero soldering knowledge and didn't even own an iron or anything before encountering this project.
I had gotten some of the larger round Magic Homes which flashed easily with mhflasher, and ordered cheaper ones afterwards that came with newer unflashable firmware.
Iron, solder, paste and resistors are all under $30 on Amazon.
It took me a little bit to figure out "boot high", all this means is that the controller has the resistor plugged in and is also connected to the FTDI.
My major issue which almost prevented me from making this work was pushing the wrong button in the new easy flasher - just press "Do firmware write", don't bother backing up or it will not complete and make you think you have done something wrong.
I literally just did 3 of them in a row, watching my solder points get neater every time.
This is the project you need to do if you have IT skills but haven't touched a soldering iron. You will thank yourself for doing it later in life, it opens a whole universe of being able to repair any electronics you can think of.