01Installand Create an Account
- Search for IllumiDEL on the App Store or Google Play and install the app. It's free.
- Open it and tap “Sign up.” Enter your name, email address, and a password, then enter the six-digit code you received by email (“VERIFY”).
- Connect your phone to your home Wi-Fi network—the same one the controller is using.
- Tap the name at the top of the screen and create your project ("+ Add Project"), then, under "Devices," tap "+ Add Controller" and follow the on-screen instructions. The app will ask you to connect to the controller's Wi-Fi network,
IllumiDEL-AP-XXXX(the last four characters are specific to your device), passwordillumidel1234.- New controller, not yet connected to your Wi-Fi: Connect to this network, return to the app, then select your home Wi-Fi network and enter its password. The controller will restart on your network.
- Controller already on your Wi-Fi network (for example, after a migration): Select "Already on network devices" instead; it will be detected immediately.
IllumiDEL-AP-XXXX Appears only if the controller is not already connected to a Wi-Fi network.02TheHome Screen
Everything you need for everyday life is right here, from top to bottom:
- Areas (top left): Select the areas you control.
- System name: Tap the arrow to switch to another system, if you have more than one.
- Power button (top right): Turns on or off whatever is selected.
- Active Card: What's currently in play—color or effect.
- Intensity: the slider, from 0 to 100%.
- Tabs: Color, White, Effects, Studio; and Save to save a setting.
- Collections: Your presets organized by theme, with the number of presets in each.
- Color wheel and quick colors below.
- Bottom bar: Home, Schedule, Settings.
03TheZones
A zone is a group of lights that can be controlled as a single unit: the front of the house, the garage, or the area under the cabinets. Your integrator set them up during installation; you don't have to do any wiring.
- To select: Tap "Zones," check the ones you want to control, then return to the home screen. Everything you do next will apply to those zones.
- Rename: Press and hold your finger on an area. Names the whole family can understand.
- One area at a time: check just one box, and you'll lower the garage without affecting the rest.
04Colors, Whites, and Effects
- Color: Tap any shade on the color wheel, or a quick-select color below it. The house changes along with the screen.
- White: from warm white (evening, wood, stone) to cool white (safety, work). Warm white, around 2,700 K, is the setting most people keep on all year round.
- Effects: trails, sparkles, waves, gradients. Adjust the speed and intensity; a slow effect always looks more sophisticated than a fast one.
- Studio: Draw your design pixel by pixel—a flag, a gradient, or your team's colors.
05Favoritesand Presets
A preset saves the settings for your zones (color, intensity, effect) so you can recall them with a single tap.
- Adjust the zones to your liking.
- Tap " Save," then enter a name ("Dinner," "Christmas," "Canadiens").
- Find it in " Favorites" or in the collection on the same topic.
The collections (Christmas, Halloween, Canada, etc.) are folders containing presets; the library includes more than 1,600 of them to start with. The number refers to the number of presets in the folder.
06Schedule
A schedule turns a device on, off, or runs a preset at a specific time, every day or on certain days.
- Bottom bar → Schedules → New schedule.
- Select the action (turn on, turn off, a preset), the zones, the time, and the days.
- To track the season, choose "Sunset" or "Sunrise" instead of a specific time, with an offset if you'd like ("30 minutes after sunset").
07Checkfrom the outside and at home
Today, the app uses the IllumiDEL cloud relay, whether you're in the living room or at the cabin: there's nothing to set up and nothing to pay. You'll need an account (the one created during setup), and the controller must have Internet access through your home router.
- Allow one or two seconds between the touch and the home.
- Local control, coming soon: An update will allow the app to communicate directly with the controller over your home Wi-Fi—without an internet connection and with no delay—and automatically switch to the cloud when you leave. You don't need to do anything; the update will be installed through the app.
- To share access with family members: coming in a future update. In the meantime, the same account can be used on multiple phones.
08ChangeYour Router or Wi-Fi
A new router, a new password, or a new provider: the controller must learn the new network. This is the only task that is performed on the controller's webpage rather than in the app.
- On your phone, near the router, open the Wi-Fi settings and connect to the network
IllumiDEL-AP-XXXX(appears when the controller can no longer find its network), passwordillumidel1234. - The Wi-Fi setup page opens. Tap "Scan," select your new 2.4 GHz network, enter the password, and save.
- The controller will restart on the new network. Reconnect your phone to this Wi-Fi network; the app will reconnect to the system.
09Troubleshooting
| What you see | Probable cause | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| The app can't find the controller | Phone on a different network, cellular data, guest network | Same Wi-Fi network as at home, Wi-Fi enabled, move closer to the router |
| The system appears "offline" or does not respond after the migration | Controller without Internet access, router restarted, or cloud connection not reestablished after the update | Electrical reset: Unplug the unit for 30 seconds, plug it back in, wait two minutes; check the indicator light; see section 08 if the Wi-Fi has changed |
| It rings at home, not outside | Account not created, or controller not yet migrated | Log in to your account; migrate from the old app (Migrate section) |
| A schedule did not run | Controller time or time zone, or schedule for an unchecked zone | Settings → Time; reopen the schedule and check the zones |
| Some lights remain blue | They are powered but are not receiving any data | A cable or a setup issue during installation: call your integrator |
| The colors don't match | Low intensity or white mixed with the color | Increase the intensity; switch to Color instead of White |
10GetHelp
Your integrator is familiar with your system; they are your first point of contact for anything related to the wiring or the controller. For the app itself: support@illumidel.com · (514) 900-4018, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please tell us your phone model, the app version (Settings → About), and what you see on the screen.