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Exploring the BK7231N Inside the Discounted Energizer Smart LED 5 Metre Flexi RGB

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  • Bought this from B&M Bargains in the UK. The unit was in a discounted, £25 down to £15 (who would pay £25?!) area and labelled as having a missing remote. I noticed it was also missing a power supply so asked for a further discount and got it for £7.50. I later realised this version doesn't come with a remote, so only the PSU was missing :o

    B&M Bargains website displaying Energizer LED strip light offer.

    Anyway, inside it's a BK7231N. The RX1, TX1, RX2, TX2, GND, CEN, VCC are all labelled nicely on the back of the PCB. This is probably the easiest dump/flash I've performed so far. I found a 12v adaptor with a fitting barrel connector so used this as my power source rather than using the VCC from USB-TTL adaptor. Only GND, TX1, RX1 and CEN used when flashing.

    It's clear from the unsoldered 3.3/GND/IR that I could add an infrared sensor, perhaps like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU0tDwtjfjw

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    In researching the PCB I found this EKF-branded product with the same board. The packaging and content look very similar but this one has IR and a remote.

    https://megamarket.ru/catalog/details/umnaya-...lenta-ekf-connect-rgbw-3m-600003974609_18788/

    UART2 boot log has this as a oem_bk7231s_strip_ty

    Section of a green circuit board with markings ZKH-2 and E331298. Close-up of an electronic device's circuit board with wire labels. View of a circuit board marked CT157 V1.1 BK7231T_WIFI. BK7231N circuit board with labeled ports on a wooden surface. Printed circuit board with components and markings. Close-up of a printed circuit board with a Beken BK7231TQN32 chip on a green background. Close-up of a green circuit board with various electronic components, including a capacitor and pin labels. Close-up of a printed circuit board with various electronic components. Close-up of a green circuit board with protruding wires and soldered points. Close-up of a circuit board with several wires connected to labeled pins. Close-up of a circuit board with multicolored wires connected on the left side. LED strip and packaging with marked reduced price. Packaging of Energizer smart LED strip with features and specifications displayed. Energetic SmartLED 5-metre package with REDUCED TO CLEAR label. White Energizer adapter with a plug for model S17164, Smart 5m LED Strip Light, on a wooden background. Close-up of a circuit board with wires connected to various points on a green background.

    
    {
    	"rstnum":"3",
    	"rstcor":"r",
    	"Jsonver":"1.0.0",
    	"brightmin":"10",
    	"r_lv":"1",
    	"title20":"0",
    	"deftemp":"100",
    	"c_lv":"1",
    	"wfcfg":"prod",
    	"colormin":"10",
    	"pmemory":"1",
    	"keyfunc":"0",
    	"md":"0",
    	"random":"0",
    	"wfb64":"1",
    	"stat":"0",
    	"token":"null",
    	"region":"null",
    	"reg_key":"null",
    	"dns_prio":"0{key",
    	"lckey":"$g?4)X2bk^ccil13",
    	"h_url":"http",
    	"h_ip":"35.156.11.122",
    	"hs_url":"null",
    	"{uuid":"abdf9bece9712b76",
    	"psk_key":"FHAJcgsnmBIKJR91OexX0jRZxx4dBBpgFnJ2E",
    	"auth_key":"TZoz1Z8IMa5eXBZB3yvQrNGUVOTygdl3",
    	"ap_ssid":"SmartLife",
    	"ap_passwd":"null",
    	"country_code":"CN",
    	"bt_mac":"null",
    	"bt_hid":"null",
    	"prod_test":"false }unc",
    	"cmod":"rgbc",
    	"g_lv":"1",
    	"cwtype":"0",
    	"rstbr":"100",
    	"colormax":"100",
    	"g_pin":"8",
    	"c_pin":"24",
    	"module":"WB3S",
    	"b_pin":"6",
    	"b_lv":"1",
    	"dmod":"0",
    	"onoffmode":"0",
    	"brightmax":"100",
    	"pwmhz":"1000",
    	"r_pin":"7",
    	"aging":"0",
    	"rsttemp":"100",
    	"category":"0504",
    	"defcolor":"r",
    	"defbright":"100",
    	"crc":"108",
    	"}2`Bgw_dihs_ip":"null",
    	"hs_psk":"https",
    	"hs_psk_ip":"18.195.249.137",
    	"mqs_url":"null",
    	"mqs_ip":"null",
    	"mq_url":"m2.tuyaeu.com",
    	"mq_ip":"35.156.44.172",
    	"ai_sp":"null",
    	"mq_psk":"m2.tuyaeu.com",
    	"mq_psk_ip":"35.156.44.172",
    	"time_z":"+00",
    	"s_time_z":"[[1711846800",
    	"wx_app_id":"null",
    	"wx_uuid":"null",
    	"dy_tls_m":"0",
    	"cloud_cap":"1025 }rt_co0vBastro_timer$g?4)X2bk^ccil13",
    	"{nc_tp":"2",
    	"ssid":"null",
    	"passwd":"null"
    }
    

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  • #2 20855276
    p.kaczmarek2
    Moderator Smart Home
    And here is OBK template:
    Code: JSON
    Log in, to see the code

    And text description of GPIOs:
    
    Device seems to be using WB3S module, which is BK7231T chip.
    - LED Red (Channel 1) on P7
    - LED Green (Channel 2) on P8
    - LED Blue (Channel 3) on P6
    - LED Cool (Channel 4) on P24
    

    You can also easily add a button to that kind of device:


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  • #3 20855619
    divadiow
    Level 35  

    Indeed.

    Will the Energizer be added to the list of supported devices?
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  • #4 20868219
    p.kaczmarek2
    Moderator Smart Home
    Thank you, the device should be now live on our teardowns list:
    Device list with a row showing Energizer LED strips.
    See more at: https://openbekeniot.github.io/webapp/devicesList.html
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  • #5 20868316
    divadiow
    Level 35  
    thank you, yes.

    Does the posting of the OBK template in a thread get picked up automatically as new device? I hadn't realised this was the case, if so.
  • #6 20869258
    p.kaczmarek2
    Moderator Smart Home
    Unfortunatelly not, they are added by hand by me. Sometimes users also add them themselves by making a pull request to our devices.json database:
    https://github.com/OpenBekenIOT/webapp/blob/gh-pages/devices.json
    I can't import them automatically because users often leave a lot of fields blank and each template usually is first improved by me before I add it to the DB
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