Anyone having issues running a program and having one light do something different even though they are both running the same program?
Looking for the fix.
Yes. There are several software issues that are still outstanding. Hopefully the majority of known issues will be addressed when a new firmware update is released.
Issues I know about / have run into
1) Programs hold their settings for weather and other effects even if you have changed them or removed them. Added a thunderstorm to the program your running and didn't like it. Well its going to keep happening until you make a new program in a blank slot or wipe the app.
2) Same holds true for start and end time and color changes though a bit more sporadically. Eg if you had your program turn the lights on at 10am and then changed that to 11am about 1 of 7 days the lights are going to start at 10am.
Work around for these issues is the same - Every time you make a significant change which requires the removal of, a set point or event, create a new program from a blank slot in the app. Do not save that program till it is exactly how you want it.
3) There is a lag between grouped fixtures. While I haven't done enough to prove this fully, it seems that if the lights are in the same group one acts as master to the other and there is always a delay/lag in the secondary fixture when running the program.
Work around run the fixtures in different groups running the same program. It seems that then each one gets a copy of the program and executes it based on their internal clock.
4) Internal clock sucks. The internal clocks on these fixtures sucks and begins to drift very quickly. Currently my lights are about 5 seconds out of sync running the exact same program. This gets worse the longer they run.
Work around connect to the lights with your iPad this resets the internal clocks and they are fine. The 5 second difference that I have now takes about a week and thats about where it bugs me and I log in with my iPad and mitigate the issue. I let is run for a month once and the fixtures ended up about an hour off.
Now with all that said and the apps general clunkiness the light quality from these fixtures is fantastic. I love the shimmer effect and have never even seen a hint of color separation or banding I see with other leds. Also customer service has been fantastic and they do seem to be trying to resolve the issues with the software, but there do seem to be growing pains as they make the jump to really controllable fixtures.
