Hacking Hue Lightbulbs

What do you do with a Hue smart lightbulb? Well, if you are Chris Greening, you take it apart and get hacking. If you ever wondered what’s inside, the teardown is pretty good, and you can also watch the video below. The potting compound, however, makes a mess. Once you get the potting undone, there are three PCBs: an LED carrier, a power supply, and a logic board. The arrangement of the LEDs is a bit confusing, but Chris explains it along with providing schematics for all of the boards.