# ikea\-getkål\-rgbleds\-reverseengineering

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## Description

> Reverse engineering of the IKEA GETKÅL colour\-changing LED string light: decoding its power\-line data protocol \(pulse\-distance coding, 32\-bit blocks, 12\-bit colour, run\-length zones\) from oscilloscope captures\.

- Category: hardware
- Work types: reverse\-engineering
- Targets: IKEA GETKÅL
- Project status: unknown
- Listing updated: 2026\-10\-06T19:39:45\.521Z
- Listing first published: 2026\-10\-06T19:39:45\.522Z

## Repository

- Repository: [erik\.osvaldsson/ikea\-getkal\-rgbleds\-reverseengineering](<https://gitlab.com/erik.osvaldsson/ikea-getkal-rgbleds-reverseengineering>)
- License: gpl\-3\.0\+
- Repository stars: 0
- Stars checked: 2026\-10\-08T04:16:40\.847Z
- Repository metadata checked: 2026\-10\-08T04:16:40\.847Z

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