HTG回顾WeMo智能LED灯泡：如果您的灯泡离线，这不是未来

The only thing standing between you and remote access smart bulbs is a little bit of money, a little configuration, and a little stroll through our review to see if it’s worth it. Read on as we put the Belkin WeMo Smart LED Bulbs through the paces and highlight the good and bad that comes with adding networked light bulbs to your home.

您和远程访问智能灯泡之间唯一的关系就是花点钱，花些时间配置，再花些时间浏览一下我们的评测，看看是否值得。 仔细阅读我们逐步介绍的Belkin WeMo智能LED灯泡，并强调在您的房屋中添加联网灯泡会带来的好处和坏处。

什么是WeMo智能LED灯泡？ (What Are WeMo Smart LED Bulbs?)

In 2012 Belkin launched their WeMo home automation line which now includes networked wall switches, power outlets, security cameras, motion sensors, and even networked crock pots, humidifiers, and other home appliances.

Belkin在2012年推出了他们的WeMo家庭自动化产品线，该产品线现在包括联网的墙壁开关，电源插座，安全摄像机，运动传感器，甚至联网的缸罐，加湿器和其他家用电器。

The Smart LED Bulbs are one of the more recent additions and introduce networked LED lighting to the WeMo stable of products. The bulbs have a standard A19 shape like common incandescent bulbs with a general appearance common to many LED bulbs (an opaque base which houses the electronics and a smaller dome up top for the LED component). Currently the the bulbs come in only one flavor: a 60w equivalent bulb (that uses 10w of power) with 800 lumens of illumination, a warm white color temperature of roughly 3,000K, and a projected lifespan of 23 years based on an average daily use of 3 hour a day.

智能LED灯泡是最新的产品之一，并将网络LED照明引入了WeMo稳定产品。 灯泡具有标准的A19形状，类似于普通的白炽灯泡，其外观通常与许多LED灯泡相同(不透明的底座用于容纳电子设备，顶部的圆顶较小，用于LED组件)。 当前，灯泡只有一种口味：相当于60w的灯泡(使用10w的功率)，具有800流明的照明，大约3,000K的暖白色色温，基于平均每日使用时间，预计使用寿命为23年每天3个小时。

While that’s all well and good in terms of LED bulb statistics, the real point of interest (and the justification for the price tag) is the smart element of the bulb design. Like the other WeMo products the Smart LED Bulbs are linked to the local network and greater Internet via the appropriately named WeMo Link module. (For the curious the bulbs use the ZigBee low-power mesh networking standard and the Link acts as bridge between the ZigBee mesh network and your home’s Wi-Fi network.)

尽管就LED灯泡的统计数据而言，这一切都很好，但真正的关注点(以及价格标签的合理性)是灯泡设计的明智元素。 与其他WeMo产品一样，智能LED灯泡通过适当命名的WeMo Link模块链接到本地​​网络和更大的Internet。 (出于好奇，灯泡使用ZigBee低功耗网状网络标准，而Link充当ZigBee网状网络和家庭Wi-Fi网络之间的桥梁。)

Via the mobile application and pre-programmed settings you can turn the bulbs on and off, set them to timers (as well as other triggers like sunrise and sunset), and control the lights from outside your home via Internet-based remote control.

通过移动应用程序和预编程的设置，您可以打开和关闭灯泡，将其设置为计时器(以及其他触发器，例如日出和日落)，并通过基于Internet的遥控器从屋外控制照明。

You can purchase the bulbs individually for $29.99 and add them onto your existing WeMo home system or, if this is your first foray into using the WeMo system you can purchase a smart bulb starter kit for $99.99 that includes the Link module and two smart bulbs.

您可以单独购买灯泡，价格为29.99美元，然后将其添加到现有的WeMo家用系统中;或者，如果这是您首次尝试使用WeMo系统，则可以以99.99美元的价格购买智能灯泡入门套件 ，其中包括Link模块和两个智能灯泡。

Let’s take a look at how you install and configure the bulbs, how you access and use them from the mobile interface, and what we thought of the whole process (and the resulting smart bulb experience).

让我们看一下如何安装和配置灯泡，如何从移动界面访问和使用灯泡，以及我们对整个过程的看法(以及由此带来的智能灯泡体验)。

如何安装和配置它们？ (How Do You Install and Configure Them?)

Installation of the Link module and the bulbs is really straight forward and conveniently illustrated right on the large card inside the box the kit ships in. Even if you find yourself without the original packaging, the Android/iOS application offers very clear step-by-step instructions for all WeMo family products including the bulbs.

Link模块和灯泡的安装非常简单，并且在套件随附的包装盒内的大卡上非常方便地进行了说明。即使您发现自己没有原始包装，Android / iOS应用程序也可以非常清晰地逐步显示-所有WeMo系列产品(包括灯泡)的步骤说明。

To set up the bulbs, simply screw them into a standard light socket and then turn them on (they need to stay on during the configuration process so if they are attached to a wall-switched fixture it would be wise to tell anyone in the vicinity not to use the switch until you’re done). Once the bulbs are inserted and on, plug in the WeMo Link module. It doesn’t have to be right by the location of the bulbs but it should be relatively central to where you are using the bulbs and within range of your Wi-Fi router.

要安装灯泡，只需将其拧入标准电灯插座中，然后将其打开(在配置过程中需要将其保持在打开状态，因此，如果将它们安装在壁挂式灯具上，最好告诉附近的任何人完成操作之前，请勿使用该开关)。 灯泡插入并打开后，插入WeMo Link模块。 灯泡的位置不一定正确，但是它应该相对于灯泡的使用位置以及Wi-Fi路由器的范围相对居中。

The Link will blink green during the setup process. Don’t worry about annoying LEDs here, however, as it only lights up during the configuration process or if something is wrong with the system. When everything is up and running the LED is off.

在设置过程中，链接将闪烁绿色。 但是，请不要担心此处的LED烦人，因为它仅在配置过程中或系统出现问题时才会点亮。 当一切就绪并运行时，LED熄灭。

With the bulbs and Link powered up, it’s time to install the WeMo application your smartphone. You can grab the Android version here or the iOS version here. We’ll be using the iOS version but the interface and setup process is identical regardless.

灯泡和Link通电后，就可以将WeMo应用程序安装到智能手机上了。 您可以在此处获取Android版本或在此处获取iOS版本 。 我们将使用iOS版本，但是无论如何，界面和设置过程都是相同的。

After downloading the application but before launching it, open up the Wi-Fi settings on your device. You’ll see a new and temporary Wi-Fi access point labeled something like WeMo.Link.XXX as seen in the screenshot below.

下载应用程序之后但启动之前，请在设备上打开Wi-Fi设置。 您将看到一个新的临时Wi-Fi接入点，其标记为WeMo.Link.XXX之类，如下面的屏幕快照所示。

Connect to the temporary access point and then launch the WeMo application. It will automatically begin the process of linking itself to your actual Wi-Fi network by prompting you to select your network, entering the security information, and then you’ll likely need to sit back and wait for a firmware update. (Be prepared for the firmware update, if it is triggered, to take an unusually long time; a scenario Belkin seems aware of because the firmware update screen encourages you to play Angry Birds while you wait.)

连接到临时访问点，然后启动WeMo应用程序。 通过提示您选择网络，输入安全信息，它会自动开始将自身链接到实际Wi-Fi网络的过程，然后您可能需要坐下来等待固件更新。 (如果触发固件更新，要花很长时间才能做好准备；贝尔金似乎意识到了这种情况，因为固件更新屏幕鼓励您在等待时玩“愤怒的小鸟”。)

After the firmware updates it will automatically scan for any WeMo devices in range of the Link module.

固件更新后，它将自动扫描Link模块范围内的所有WeMo设备。

Once the devices are detected you can select them and then add them to the Link module. The bulbs will blink on and off to indicate they are successfully connected.

一旦检测到设备，您可以选择它们，然后将它们添加到Link模块。 灯泡将闪烁，表示已成功连接。

There are a few tips worth passing along here as they don’t appear in the included installation guide (or on the app’s digital installation guide), but they’re rather important if things don’t work correctly the first time. If your Link isn’t detecting any or all of your light bulbs you’ll want to reset both the Link module and the bulbs. To reset the Link module itself, press and hold the small button found on the lower side of the device; unplug and replug the device while holding the button for five seconds. If you need to reset the bulbs you, we kid you not, turn the light fixture they’re connected to on and off rapidly five times in a row at a rate of one on/off cycle every three seconds or so. A simple pinhole reset button as found on router and other electronic devices would be much preferred to on/off system. We’re having visions of a derpy kid playing with the light switch and resetting the bulbs; that’s an unnecessary pain.

这里有一些提示值得一提，因为它们没有出现在随附的安装指南(或应用程序的数字安装指南)中，但是，如果它们第一次无法正常运行，它们就非常重要。 如果您的Link未检测到任何灯泡或所有灯泡，则需要重置Link模块和灯泡。 要重置链接模块本身，请按住设备底部的小按钮； 按住按钮五秒钟，拔出并重新插入设备。 如果您需要重置灯泡，我们不会骗您，以每三秒钟左右一个开/关周期的速度连续五次快速打开和关闭连接的灯泡。 路由器和其他电子设备上的一个简单的针Kong重置按钮将比开/关系统更受青睐。 我们正在想象一个讨厌的孩子玩着电灯开关并重置灯泡。 那是不必要的痛苦。

您如何使用它们？ (How Do You Use Them?)

Using the light bulbs ranges from simply toggling them on/off and dimming them with the manual app interface to setting up in-app rules to configuring IFTTT recipes for more complex interactions with the lighting system.

使用灯泡的范围从简单地切换开/关和使用手动应用程序界面将其调暗到设置应用程序内规则到配置IFTTT配方以与照明系统进行更复杂的交互。

The first and most important thing you need to understand about using the bulbs is that they only work as long as there is power to the socket they are screwed into. Although Belkin does have smart wall switches and outlet switches in the WeMo stable the bulbs have no mechanism for controlling the wiring circuit they are attached to. This means if you (or another member of your household) turns the lamp or wall switch off then the magic of networked smart bulbs comes to an end. Now, in fairness to Belkin, this is not a flaw with their Smart LED Bulb and/or WeMo system but a problem that needs to be addressed across the entire smart bulb product category: the vast majority of smart lighting solutions are not smart enough to outsmart traditional house wiring.

使用灯泡时，您需要了解的第一件事也是最重要的一点是，灯泡只有在拧紧了插座的电源后才能工作。 尽管Belkin在WeMo稳定器中确实具有智能墙壁开关和插座开关，但灯泡没有用于控制所连接的布线电路的机制。 这意味着，如果您(或家庭中的其他成员)关闭灯或墙壁开关，则联网智能灯泡的魔力就将消失。 现在，为了公平起见，对于Belkin而言，这不是他们的智能LED灯泡和/或WeMo系统的缺陷，而是整个智能灯泡产品类别中都需要解决的问题：绝大多数智能照明解决方案还不够智能，无法解决。优于传统的房屋布线。

That said, when they are used in their intended fashion (controlled by the Link module/mobile application) they work very well. The interface on the mobile application is easy to use and once you program a routine or schedule for the bulbs the schedule is stored in the Link and it will execute at the right time (or in the face of the right input trigger) whether you’re there with your smartphone or not.

也就是说，以预期方式使用它们(由Link模块/移动应用程序控制)时，它们可以很好地工作。 移动应用程序上的界面易于使用，一旦您为灯泡编程了一个例程或时间表，该时间表将存储在链接中，无论您是否要在正确的时间(或面对正确的输入触发器)执行该时间表。是否在您的智能手机上。

While manually controlling the bulbs is novel (and useful when you want to directly and immediately control them) the real smart bulb power shines through when you dig into both the “Rules” category and, at the more advanced level, the IFTTT programming.

手动控制灯泡是新颖的(当您想要直接和立即控制它们时非常有用)，当您深入研究“规则”类别以及更高级的IFTTT编程时，真正的智能灯泡便会发光。

Within the rules menu you can set up automatic timers (based on the clock or on the local sunrise/sunset cycle, as well as adjusting both of those based on the day of the week). You can also set auto-off timers such that the bulb turns off automatically after someone leaves it on and, if you combine the bulbs and Link module with the Belkin WeMo Motion Sensor/Switch package you can trigger light-related events with the motion sensor.

在规则菜单中，您可以设置自动计时器(基于时钟或本地日出/日落时间，以及根据一周中的某天进行调整)。 您还可以设置自动关闭计时器，以使灯泡在有人打开后自动关闭；如果将灯泡和Link模块与Belkin WeMo运动传感器/开关套件结合使用，则可以使用运动传感器触发与光有关的事件。

Finally the newly released IFTTT support for the Smart LED Bulbs allows you to copy or craft custom IFTTT recipes to control your smart bulbs. You can read more about the general concept of IFTTT here, specifically how to set up the WeMo system with IFTTT here, and finally you can find existing recipes (to see how people are using IFTTT with the WeMo system) here. It’s worth noting that the IFTTT support for the WeMo Smart Bulbs is so fresh, as of this review, that there aren’t many recipes in the database yet; you can look at other WeMo recipes to get an idea of how it all works though.

最后，新发布的IFTTT对智能LED灯泡的支持使您可以复制或制作自定义IFTTT配方来控制您的智能灯泡。 您可以在此处详细了解IFTTT的总体思路，具体如何设置的微蒙系统IFTTT这里 ，终于可以找到现有配方(看到人们是如何使用IFTTT与微蒙系统) 在这里 。 值得一提的是，截至本评论，IFTTT对WeMo智能灯泡的支持是如此新鲜，以至于数据库中还没有很多配方。 您可以查看其他WeMo食谱，以了解其工作原理。

好的，坏的和判决 (The Good, The Bad, and The Verdict)

After installing, configuring, and playing around with the bulbs what’s our impression of the Belkin WeMo Smart LED Bulb kit?

安装，配置并使用灯泡后，我们对Belkin WeMo智能LED灯泡套件的印象如何？

善良 (The Good)

• Traditional bulb shape means no worries about placement, bulb-attached shades, or the like.
  传统的灯泡形状意味着无需担心放置，与灯泡相连的阴影等。
• Installation, if you follow the instructions and do everything in order, is extremely simple.
  如果您按照说明进行操作并按顺序进行所有操作，则安装非常简单。
• The application control panel is polished and pretty intuitive to use.
  应用程序控制面板经​​过抛光，使用起来非常直观。
• Location based sunrise/sunset illumination as well as the fade in/out timers work very well.
  基于位置的日出/日落照明以及淡入/淡出计时器效果很好。
• It’s easy to group bulbs together so more than one bulb can be manipulated via the app or programmed with a shared schedule.
  将灯泡组合在一起很容易，因此可以通过应用程序操纵多个灯泡，或者使用共享时间表对多个灯泡进行编程。
• Although it took Belkin a long time to activate the feature (it went live shortly before this review) the bulbs do support IFTTT recipes.
  尽管Belkin花了很长时间才能激活该功能(在本次评测之前不久就已启用)，但灯泡确实支持IFTTT配方。

坏人 (The Bad)

• The starter kit and bulbs are, even with recent price reduction, still slightly more expensive than competing solutions like the Philips Hue Lux.
  即使最近价格有所降低，入门套件和灯泡仍比飞利浦Hue Lux等竞争解决方案贵一些。
• No physical switch; you can only toggle and adjust the lights via the smartphone app.
  无物理开关； 您只能通过智能手机应用切换和调整灯光。

• There’s no remote web interface (as there is with another smart home product we recently reviewed, the Google Nest).

  没有远程Web界面(就像我们最近评论过的另一种智能家居产品Google Nest一样 )。

• The reset process, while not always necessary, is very poorly documented and implemented.
  重置过程虽然并不总是必需的，但记录和实施起来却很少。

判决 (The Verdict)

It was easy to install the bulbs, and it was easy to use the bulbs. What proved to be the most difficult part of testing and reviewing the WeMo Smart LED Bulbs was writing a verdict when it was all said and done. Smart bulbs are such a new product and the market is still so strongly under development and transition it’s difficult to recommend smart bulbs to anyone in the first place unless they’re really ready and willing to jump into the smart home market and willing to spend the cash to be an early adopter.

安装灯泡很容易，使用灯泡也很容易。 事实证明，测试和评估WeMo Smart LED灯泡最困难的部分是写出一个结论。 智能灯泡是一种新产品，市场仍然处于开发和过渡阶段，除非首先真正准备好并愿意进入智能家居市场并愿意花钱购买智能灯泡，否则很难向任何人推荐智能灯泡。现金成为早期采用者。

The WeMo Smart Bulbs performed exactly like advertised. The remote control app was smooth and easy to use. The IFTTT support that was missing when we started field testing the bulbs was added during the course of the review window.

WeMo智能灯泡的性能与广告宣传的完全一样。 远程控制应用程序流畅且易于使用。 在审查窗口期间，添加了我们开始对灯泡进行现场测试时缺少的IFTTT支持。

All that said, we can really only strongly recommend the bulbs if you already have a WeMo-based ecosystem at home and you’re looking for super easy integration into that ecosystem or, and this is a big or, you have a very specific use in mind (like using the bulbs + link it to make a smart sunrise alarm clock for cheaper than the less flexible/powerful store bought models). Despite all the ease of use the WeMo Smart LED system is self-limiting in that the WeMo Link Hub can support other ZigBee lights (but officially does not), the price of the WeMo bulbs is higher than other feature-identical bulbs, and there are currently no other lighting solutions in the WeMo stable.

综上所述，如果您在家中已经有一个基于WeMo的生态系统，并且您正在寻求与该生态系统的超级轻松集成，或者这很大，或者您有非常特殊的用途，我们真的只能强烈推荐灯泡。考虑到这一点(例如使用灯泡+链接它来制作智能日出闹钟，这比商店购买的灵活性/功能不足的智能手机便宜)。 尽管WeMo Smart LED系统具有所有易用性，但它们都是自限性的，因为WeMo Link Hub可以支持其他ZigBee灯(但官方不支持)，但WeMo灯泡的价格比其他功能相同的灯泡要高，并且WeMo稳定器中目前没有其他照明解决方案。

As a stand alone product it worked just fine (even with the little quirks like resetting the bulbs by flicking the lights on and off). In the context of the emerging smart bulb market, however, the WeMo Smart LED Bulb system struggles to edge out the competition like the Philips Hue (in terms of versatility) and the GE Link and Cree Smart Bulb (in terms of price).

作为独立产品，它可以很好地工作(即使有一些小怪癖，例如通过打开和关闭灯来重置灯泡)。 但是，在新兴的智能灯泡市场的背景下，WeMo智能LED灯泡系统很难在竞争中脱颖而出，例如Philips Hue(在多功能性方面)和GE Link和Cree Smart Bulb(在价格方面)。

翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/214562/htg-reviews-the-wemo-smart-led-bulb-its-not-the-future-if-your-light-bulbs-are-offline/