That’s a great question Tim, and one that I don’t think will be easy to get an answer for. The lights certainly seem to have been improved for Gen 2, and the controller has more memory (allowing for more complicated looping effects - I have run into a memory limitation on one effect so far this year on my Gen 1). I can say that even without integration (I haven’t done the grunt work to try implement it yet), it’s a pretty fun experience, and my kids love designing new effects for it.
The API is an UNOFFICIAL one, that was documented after extensive trial & error. Based on the response below, I don’t imagine that Twinkly would be likely to give any useful response to this question. Both generations appear to be controlled by the same app, if that helps, but I can’t see anywhere if an old version of the app can control the new generation of lights - probably the only clear indication that it would work.
Apparently (according to the XLED docs) Twinkly once had plans for a public API. I emailed them about that about a week ago, and it appears it isn’t an active consideration of theirs. This was the response:
We apologize but at the moment this is not possible.
We have forwarded your proposal to our research and development team, which will certainly take it into account for possible future implementations.
Work is in progress, and day after day, apps and lights will be enriched with many new features, they will always be simpler and more intuitive to use and all this will be possible also thanks to the continuous stimulation of the most careful customers like you; for this reason we ask you to keep us updated and to continue to share feedback and suggestions with us, they are very important!
We remain at your disposal for any further need,
and wish you a good day.
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Maura
Twinlky Customer Support
30 Nov at 6:56 PM , [snip]
Hello,
I’m interested in connecting my Twinkly tree (gen 1, 390 LEDs) to my Smart Home (Openhab). I had read that at one time there was talk of releasing a public API for twinkly. Is there one already available? If so, how do I access it? If not, is there one planned and what is the approximate timeline for this?
Thanks