Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
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Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
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Re: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
#2Is this really the best way they could come up with? I do understand the problem though. And why did they change the pattern between firmware versions? Were they getting false hits, or was it just too hard to do?
This is a lightbulb! Who is the intended audience. The Internet of Things really isn't ready for the general public.
Re: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
#3Re: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
#4Is this really the best way they could come up with? I do understand the problem though. And why did they change the pattern between firmware versions? Were they getting false hits, or was it just too hard to do? This is a lightbulb! Who is the intended audience. The Internet of Things really isn't ready for the general public.
As a software guy working on embedded systems, working with HW guys, more often than not the SW is always considered "free" while the cost of the BOM is always scrutinized to the cent.
I am pretty sure in this instance the initial design had a reset button, and someone had the great idea to remove it to gain a few cents.
Be sure that the people working are sure this is a really poor design, but often cost considerations trump common sense.
Re: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
#5I really thought this was a parody.
Re: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
#6https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20242805 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20244885 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20235376 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20235221
what is the point of linking to submissions with no discussion.
Re: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
#7Was it really to expensive to add a cheap button? It's not like it needs to be pressed more than once or twice per product lifetime.
Re: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
#8Is this really the best way they could come up with? I do understand the problem though. And why did they change the pattern between firmware versions? Were they getting false hits, or was it just too hard to do? This is a lightbulb! Who is the intended audience. The Internet of Things really isn't ready for the general public.
This got a lot of attention on the internet for its sheer complexity recently. The second pattern is the older one and a little more complicated than the first. The problem is there is no place to put a reset switch on the bulb while it is plugged in. However I've seen similar things with resetting stuff like key remote on cars.
Re: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
#9I have some GE smart lightbulbs and i've never needed to reset them. People seem eager to mock this, but i don't see the problem. it's a (hopefully) rarely used procedure that you wouldn't want to be accidentally triggered, on an item that's very price sensitive. A physical reset button would significantly add to the cost of a part that sells for If anything, be happy that GE has not only engineered a reset procedure, but they also publish it. The most likely alternative to this is not a button but rather no published reset at all, and just call the part disposable.
Re: Reset C by GE Light Bulbs [video]
#10Was it really to expensive to add a cheap button? It's not like it needs to be pressed more than once or twice per product lifetime.
I don’t own any smart lightbulbs, but my flat’s ceiling is at about 3,90m and getting a ladder out for every reset would be tedious. This would work without.