Commercial post-consumer dystopia aside, serial-over-bluetooth to control AndĂșril or simial FOSS light FW could probably be doable but there are caveats such as BT module parasitic drain (we donât like parasitic drain around here), BT module size and the need for an RF window in the usually all metal, waterproof light body.
It could probably be done but myself Iâm sceptical of the actual benefit. It wonât make the light brighter or more efficient but add a layer of complexity that could take away from the lightsâ reliability.
You say you canât see any minus points. Exactly what headlight were you using that you needed to go to full power under a kitchen sink. Obviously a pretty wimpy one that didnât cost a whole lot and is not made of metal and is not waterproof. If it is made of metal and itâs waterproof, itâs not Bluetooth compatible. So there are plenty of negatives trying to make it Bluetooth compatible. Also you need to be within range of your constantly on listening device such as your Alexa or your Google speaker. Because you wouldnât want to touch your phone with your greasy hands any more than youâd want to touch your flashlight. So thereâs all kinds of problems here with very limited use.
That is funny, I was just planing building a voice controlled light for recent O/L challenge and ordered parts but unfortunately didn't get all components on time to include in by project.
Since I wave 2 different channels. Controlling both leds is tricky and requires strange combination of clicks, so I figures out voice control can solve this issue.
After some research I choose the Voice Recognition Module V3 by Elechouse. I got it some time ago but had no time yet to play with it.
Some downsides I already aware of are:
1. It needs 5v so requires some DCDC converter from Li cell
2. It is not compatible with attiny so a bigger MCU is needed.
I will update as soon as I figure out how to use it
At no point was that the suggestion wle. the idea was the light would function as a normal light but be able to be adjusted on an app too, if the user wanted to.
Itâs not the idea behind this thread but I just wanted to say that I very much share this sentiment, that devices that seek to replace multiple dedicated devices feel like collections of compromise. Phone sucks at telling the time at a glance, sucks at being a light, usually sucks at playing music and itâs why I wear a nice watch, carry a torch and thereâs a Rockboxed Sansa player in my bag. Plus if one runs out of charge I can still use the rest. When your phone dies and itâs all you have, sucks to be you.
On an app controlled by what? Again you have to be within range of your constantly on listening device for an app to work by voice. Are you going to tell us what headlight you were using?
There actually are dedicated voice recognition chips if youâre fine with finite set of commands and donât require the ânatural conversational controlâ of Al(l hearing)exas and similar.
A while back Iâve actually drunk-impulse-bought a voice controlled multimeter for the meme. Itâs a shitty meter and it cost like 20⏠but the voice recognition actually works as advertised. But, and this would apply to a torch as well, I wouldnât ever want to be seen voice-controlling a meter (or a torch) at an actual job site or in public in general.