# \[TUTORIAL\] How to use an Ulanzi Pixelclock with Awtrix Light for notification **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials\ **Created:** [March 30, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627 "2023-03-30T10:59:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SvenRhein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SvenRhein](https://community.homey.app/u/SvenRhein)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/21 "2023-10-27T06:16:25Z")
I think this is not implemented yet in the homey awtrixlight app - I am sure @Bckp will implement it later in the meantime you can pick one of the above mentioned examples and do it via a mqtt command ---
**Author:** ![Bckp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bckp/32/134101_2.png) [@Bckp](https://community.homey.app/u/Bckp)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/22 "2023-10-27T06:42:32Z")
Yep, i have code that can read icons from device, but im in process of rewrite network layer of app as it have some unstability… I even have code that can download icon from lametric and with blueforcer we are working on solution to send icon to device as part of notification (so no need to upload any type of icon) But it is on my todo list to give users option to invlude any icon he have uploaded… ---
**Author:** ![naehle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/naehle/32/79073_2.png) [@naehle](https://community.homey.app/u/naehle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/23 "2023-10-27T08:41:02Z")
Hi everbody, I got my awtrix light yesterday and am running into two issues: 1. I am struggeling to get MQTT messages to the device… ![Bildschirmfoto 2023-10-27 um 01.12.39](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/7/27c726744375eba94b81fefa6518cdc96fa28312.jpeg) ![IMG_638144FFBE08-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/3/9355a976ba99ee81a5427a8ed8ad04ebc3f912b1.jpeg) ![IMG_A6B94DE136CF-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/2/a20300a5f0f51d5df88f30c6c9f3a6d042a349cb.jpeg) ![IMG_5B0C285B2BF8-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/0/8065ffbd247d261744e7c2a4062e141b66f82038.jpeg) The ip-Adresses are correct, to funny things such as secure connections at this point… (as far as I can see)… 1. I have made icons as animated GIFs myself (both on the net via the editor and via the iPhone APP) - these are displayed in the awtrix file system, but… I cannot select them in the Homey AWTRIX App, they are not displayed. Also, the directly downloaded icons are displayed in the file system but are not selectable. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated…! 😉 Regards Philip ---
**Author:** ![SvenRhein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SvenRhein](https://community.homey.app/u/SvenRhein)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/24 "2023-10-27T10:00:24Z")
in your first picture is the IP address for the mqtt broker not correct - last segment is missing ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/25 "2023-10-27T10:04:44Z")
It’s blanked. ---
**Author:** ![naehle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/naehle/32/79073_2.png) [@naehle](https://community.homey.app/u/naehle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/26 "2023-10-27T13:24:52Z")
Sorry, I blanked it - out reads 192.168.1.200… in all app configurations where necessary… And: it makes no difference if I have the pre-installed apps such as weather, battery status etc. activated or not. ---
**Author:** ![Bckp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bckp/32/134101_2.png) [@Bckp](https://community.homey.app/u/Bckp)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/27 "2023-10-27T15:02:57Z")
Awtrix Homey app so far does not support custom icons, it is on my todo list… Small preview of future version of Homey app 🙂 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/5/556febeb892466a47f0469afab4757e934528db0.jpeg) And no, the text is not part of image, it is normal text with rainbow effect ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/28 "2023-10-27T15:22:14Z")
> [@Bckp](#): > > rainbow effect Wow, had to look 4 x to be able to read Homey … Guess that Rainbow wil not be my favorite… But looking for buying a Awtrix now 😉 ---
**Author:** ![naehle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/naehle/32/79073_2.png) [@naehle](https://community.homey.app/u/naehle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/29 "2023-10-27T15:28:06Z")
Looking nice, indeed! ---
**Author:** ![Bckp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bckp/32/134101_2.png) [@Bckp](https://community.homey.app/u/Bckp)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/30 "2023-10-27T15:39:26Z")
I bought 3 of them 😅 directly from germany is fastest and cheapest. Rainbow effect is not co sidering different background, so that is issue, with white it looks better, but i do not have picture atm ---
**Author:** ![Bckp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bckp/32/134101_2.png) [@Bckp](https://community.homey.app/u/Bckp)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/31 "2023-10-27T16:49:32Z")
BTW: If anyone want to buy Ulanzi clock to flash Awtrix firmware, please use Ref link from this page [AWTRIX LIGHT](https://blueforcer.github.io/awtrix-light/#/README) as he (Blueforcer, author of Awtrix light firmware) will get some small money from it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![naehle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/naehle/32/79073_2.png) [@naehle](https://community.homey.app/u/naehle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/32 "2023-10-27T17:40:46Z")
> [@naehle](#): > > Sorry, I blanked it - out reads 192.168.1.200… in all app configurations where necessary… > > And: it makes no difference if I have the pre-installed apps such as weather, battery status etc. activated or not. Sorry, I blanked it - out reads 192.168.1.200… in all app configurations where necessary… And: it makes no difference if I have the pre-installed apps such as weather, battery status etc. activated or not. ---
**Author:** ![naehle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/naehle/32/79073_2.png) [@naehle](https://community.homey.app/u/naehle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/33 "2023-10-27T19:54:04Z")
Both the client and the broker are running on the homey. I have changed the IP address information in the client to localhost, and now the log no longer shows “ECONNREFUSED 192.168.1.200:1883”, but actually seems to connect to the broker… Broker seems to “deliver the info”, i. e. log shows “packet published homey \_82818d92”… … but still no notification on the awtrix… What I realized is that in my flow ![IMG_59F72ADDE522-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/3/9333bcf36f22d47cd3244d3a7dc786ee5ea6956e.jpeg) the Client icon left to the command has changed from a mosquito into a gear wheel. Does this suggest a problem? ---
**Author:** ![naehle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/naehle/32/79073_2.png) [@naehle](https://community.homey.app/u/naehle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/34 "2023-10-27T20:19:27Z")
Got it…got confused with the ip addresses of broker, client and awtrix… thanks anyhow… ---
**Author:** ![Bckp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bckp/32/134101_2.png) [@Bckp](https://community.homey.app/u/Bckp)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/35 "2023-10-27T23:02:32Z")
Custom icon will be enabled as experiment in next app version, i rewritten most of it, few more tests and it will be ready ---
**Author:** ![SvenRhein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SvenRhein](https://community.homey.app/u/SvenRhein)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/36 "2023-10-29T07:17:50Z")
great news 🙂 could you please add the ip address information in the device properties, too? ---
**Author:** ![Bckp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bckp/32/134101_2.png) [@Bckp](https://community.homey.app/u/Bckp)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/37 "2023-10-29T10:52:06Z")
I guess i can, but question is why you need it? Im thinking to put it into settings, so you can change it manually ---
**Author:** ![SvenRhein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SvenRhein](https://community.homey.app/u/SvenRhein)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/38 "2023-10-30T15:18:58Z")
sometime it is not sure which awtrixlight device is meant if you have more than 4 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bckp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bckp/32/134101_2.png) [@Bckp](https://community.homey.app/u/Bckp)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/39 "2023-10-30T15:50:39Z")
Oh, ok 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bckp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bckp/32/134101_2.png) [@Bckp](https://community.homey.app/u/Bckp)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627/40 "2023-10-31T19:04:06Z")
In test 1.1.4 🙂 new capability IP address… 🙂 [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/tutorial-how-to-use-an-ulanzi-pixelclock-with-awtrix-light-for-notification/78627.md?page=3)