[W600 / TW-03 ] Monster Illuminessence RGB LED Strip (5V USB)

Monster Smart Illuminessence MLB7-1025-WHT - Tuya Enabled

Bought this LED strip from Walmart on discount for $7.99. This RGB LED strip is a basic USB powered Wi-Fi enabled strip, with one button offering minimal functionality. The board is accessible with a basic spluger tool.



The board inside is a Winnermicro W600 TW-03. Additional Information


The following pins are in use:
PB10: Button
PB15: PWM
PB16: PWM
PB18: PWM


I used the ThingsTurn_Serial_Tool to erase and upload an OpenBK7231T_App W600 image.

Two issues have arisen from this install.
1. There currently seems to be an issue in the current (1.17.135) OpenW600 releases where the config has a CRC problem so the device will stay in AP mode with no hope of moving forward with configuration. While I haven't figured out which revision, but using 1.17.50, the problem doesn't exist.

2. The PWM function is currently broken or not working correctly in OpenW600. Using the relay function illuminates each of the RGB colors. This issue has been referenced at https://www.elektroda.com/rtvforum/topic3955353.html.

Hello, can you tell us exactly which W600 version has a broken config? It looks like an issue related to:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/issues/835
It may also be related to us having too big WiFi config, let me check....
I pushed a reduced config size test:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231...mmit/6d148431d8fdb673b3ccebbd9048ed45eed54687


Hmm, those pins are indeed PWM:

I am looking at our code:

and at the SDK:

It seems only PWM5 gets used correctly. @iprak, do you know anything about it?
I pushed a PWM fix, maybe:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231...mmit/c810767d30bdec7ab960ad84cd1c3f28654adbfe

Can you get the binary from the branch and check if it works better? Both config and PWM issue?
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App/suites/13590705430/artifacts/748909700

Both the config and the PWM fix are working with the artifact.

My current config is as follows:
PB10: Btn_SmartLED 55
PB15: PWM 2
PB16: PWM 1
PB18: PWM 0

One thing I've noticed, when the lights are toggled off, there is still a dim glow from the LED strip. Not sure if there is a command required to fix.

So you think it's safe to merge this branch into the main tree? @TheFatz

It seems that W600 flashvars have a 2048-byte limit and other platforms have a 4096-byte limit. Strange. So we can't have an extended config structure on W600/W800, at least with the current approach.

I will merge this branch into the main tree now, and I will open another one to test the dim glow fix. Maybe we have to turn off the PWM totally for that. Remind me if I forget to get you binaries to test soon.

I think it's safe to merge. Let me know if you make an adjustment for the PWM.

TheFatz wrote:

I used the ThingsTurn_Serial_Tool to erase and upload an OpenBK7231T_App W600 image.

Can this tool save a backup of the firmware? Or maybe you know a way of saving a backup of the W600 firmware?

I'm not sure, and I don't know of a way to back up the firmware.

I have the same unit and wasn't able to flash it with BK7231GUIFlashTool under Linux. I might need a little guidance here, first time with Beken stuff.

Thanks

This is W600-based LED strip. You need to use W600 flasher for that. See W600-related guide:

I have the former version with an IR remote control interface, which works fine with the IR keypad for rolling dim rotating colors, flash, and/or select any RGB color.
But the reason these strips are so cheap ($10cdn) is due to surplus disposal because of quality issues.

#1 adhesive sucks. After a shelf life of 1 year, the weak film circuit strip will tear before the adhesive strip releases. If not fresh, the adhesive will fall off most surfaces.
#2 the reliability has been abysmal with a couple of LED's failing, then breaks midway within months, illuminating only half.
Good luck with your PWM.

I think you can increase the lifespan of LEDs by decreasing the brightness you run them at.

These were automatically dimming each color in cycles

@TheFatz

could you post the config json info from the web app please?

or post the 72kb config file https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WunlqIMAdgw