I have quite a few Sengled Color Light bulbs. Any recommendation for the best device driver? Currently using Advanced Zigbee RGBW Bulb and Sengled Element Color Plus drivers. Is one preferred by folks over the other?
Definitely a YMMV situation, I'd suggest trying both and seeing which one works best for your use. There are some features in each driver that aren't in the other, IIRC, so that may draw to one over the other.
Make sure you hit the Configure button if you change to the Advanced Zigbee RBGW (or RGB) drivers, as there is a sequence that the bulb needs to go through when changing drivers.
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There are a few different Sengled models and a few different drivers recommended for each. The official device compatibility list has the recommended driver by model number and is what I would start with:
In particular, the "Advanced..." drivers were not written for Sengled devices and may have problems with some (most? all?) of them, so they would be my last recommendation. But hardware and firmware revisions, all exact combinations of which may not have been tested officially, might make your particular experience different. I'd definitely start with the recommendations, however.
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I forget which one I started with, but ended up changing because it did not have the ability to "pre-stage" the CT/color/level. That's a useful feature that is only available in certain drivers.
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