bridge & app :: support

The "flowtoys connect" app is a powerful mobile app that enables you to control all your flowtoys connect props, which at the moment includes all capsule 2 lights and vision props. Here are some things you can do with it:

• access all pages and modes, customize by adjusting parameters, save modes to favorites
• adjust settings, e.g. brightness level, auto sleep/wake
• create playlists - the app comes with default playlists, create your own and share
• adjust autoplay intervals to have modes in a playlist change at different intervals 
• create shows to music on a timeline

The "flowtoys connect" app is free to download at the Apple and Android app stores.

For all current flowtoys connect props, you will need a hardware "bridge" to connect your props to your mobile phone. Future versions of capsule and vision props will not require bridge, but it might be 1-2 years before we release the next version. You only need 1 bridge to connect all your props.

> Click here for more info on the bridge, how to use the app and a history of the app :)

The bridge can only connect to one phone at a time, but you can easily switch phones by turning Bluetooth off on the currently connected phone until the second phone can see/connect to the bridge. 

The "flowtoys connect" app allows you to connect an almost infinite number of props ... but you have to put them into "groups".

The app/bridge talks to groups, not individual props. Each “group” has a unique radio ID, which every prop in that group shares. Even if you are just controlling 1 prop, you’ll need to give it a group. You can do this with the “quick group” method by holding down the button, from off, for ~10 seconds until it turns or flashes white. 

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Flowtoys connect props require a hardware “bridge” that speaks BLE and our custom “flowtoys connect” radio protocol, which can run on most nrf24 compatible radios. The bridge translates between flowtoys connect and bluetooth radio protocols to talk to your mobile device.

It is possible to make your own, and there are a variety of radio devices that could work. If you are an EE comfortable working on embedded systems, this might be something you’d want to do. If not, it probably isn’t.

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There is no on/off button on the bridge - you simply plug it into power and your bridge should turn on automatically, displaying a dim, solid red light. Power can come fromusb/wall power or the power pack in the pocket bridge.

To turn the bridge off, unplug it from the power source (wall outlet/mobile power pack).

> Click here for potential bridge issues and fixes.

> Click here for potential issues & fixes.