Quick Start Guide

Step-by-step how to set up your Visualight for the first time and get it online!

1. Power your Visualight Your bulb can be powered 1 of 3 ways. All bulbs require 5V / 1A of DC power. Kickstarter LED strips require 12 Volts / 1.2 Amps per 1m strip.

• Kickstarter Visualight DIY, White, and Black Bulbs
  1. 2 prong AC (USA) wall plug. All bulbs ship with square, Apple-type power adapters that can accept 240-100VAC input.
  2. Lightbulb socket screw. This comes with all Visualight bulbs and can be removed by simple pulling the screw adapter off. It is rated for 240-100VAC.
  3. Direct USB connection - any powered USB outlet. This PCB has been designed to fit into any USB socket, including that in your computer. Note: RGBW (production) bulbs require a full 1A of DC current. This is more than a standard laptop can provide.
• Kickstarter Visualight RGB LED Strip
  • Your LED strip comes with a 12V/2A DC power supply. Plug the power supply into the wall, and the barrel jack into the LED strip controller box.
  • Your strip will turn on white, and after 30 seconds will begin pulsing blue. You are now ready to register your strip to the visualight server!

2. Register your Visualight

• Head to visualight.org and click on "Create an Account"
• Login to visualight.org . The first time you login, the site will automatically begin the Visualight registration process.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to register your light to the server.
• Having problems? Check the troubleshooting guide or post to the forum

3. Play

• You can use the color wheel to adjust the hue, saturation, and brightness of your Visualight. All Visualights supports full 8-bit color, totaling 16,777,216 potential colors.
• Using the "Set Alert" button and sliders you can create a blinking pattern on your Visualight.
  • Duration is how long your visualight will blink for. It ranges from 1 second to about 5 minutes.
  • Frequency is how quickly the light will blink from the selected color to off
  • Alert Type 0 will create a fading blink
  • Alert Type 1 will create a hard blink, no fade.
• We will be adding weather and transportation addons to the Visualight dashboard very soon, please check back !
• Having problems? Check the troubleshooting guide or post to the forum

4. Save a Start-up Color

• You can save any color to be the start-up color of you Visualight. This means that the moment your light is turned on or plugged in, it will default to this color every time.
• To do this, set the color using the color picker
• Set the Alert Type to "2" and hit "Send Alert" [this will become it's own button]. You won't see anything, but your start color has been set! Go ahead and turn the light off and then on to see your start color in action. It will stay this color until you have set a new color through your Visualight dashboard.
• Having problems? Check the troubleshooting guide or post to the forum

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