SolarSystem® Controller

Product was very user friendly!! The customer service goes far beyond to assist and answer all questions!!

Moved through two stages of growth and the system was fairly easy to understand and operate. I’m sure the controller will provide many other options I haven’t learned to use for future tweaking.
I’m so very new to its use but it seems a more thorough step by step guidance with reasoning (school of lightworks) would probably be useful over and above what is supplied for no further cost as all of it is a bit pricey.

Having the ability to control the type of light your plant is receiving is great,

Great product but just wish for one thing about the SolarSystem Controller
Great to be able to program a complete range of settings to correspond to seasons and create optimal lighting for any period. Love the Manual Mode timer. My only wish list item would be able to program a "Manual Mode setting" where the controller will go into a pre-set Manual Mode. Example: to program controller to default into Red: 1 White 1 Blue 1. for the Manual mode pre-set time. (Kind of like a pre-set view mode but without having to press more than one button when switching to manual mode where I always have to choose a lighting level in Manual mode). Have bought before and will buy again.

This tiny little box is a absolute must have. It's extremely easy to use. The ability to control the Red/white/Blue spectrum from 0-99 individually gives you more control and flexibility versus your standard plug in light. You can go from seed or clone propagation into vegative stages into bloom all at the little touchscreen.

Love being able to adjust the light spectrum to specific needs. Also love the built in timer, so glad I was able to get away from a wifi outlet. Initial programming was a breeze, there's so much more this controller can do, and I've only scratched the programming surface!

works well

Top of the line product! Keep jobs in America 🇺🇸

Lights arrived quickly packaged well brother has used them producing herbs and spices they work well.

The controller for the light is great and works perfect easy to use. But there needs to be ports for fans and humidifiers. Only draw back. Great product!

I have had some of the best grows using the solar extreme 1100 I have four of them in my grow room and I grow 12 monsters each time. I can't complain like I said I have had the best grows with these light .if I knew how to put pictures on this review you would be excited to get your lights . I'm going on four years of growing none stop .

It works as advertised

Raising and lowering color spectrums is an amazing change and advancement in getting your plants to respond and do things AMAZING!!! California lightworks you ROCK !!

This is my second one of these controllers. The first is four years old and still works perfectly. They are uncomplicated and easy to use.

Big difference!! This has made life much easier. Touch screen controller for smooth transitions, automatic sunrise/sunset ... Spectrum control.. No more timers, ballast, etc.. I use it with a SpectraMax 1000. Setting it up was very easy, no problem, a few minutes to fiure it out .. Game changer for me..

Going to connect to the solar system 275. Pretty straight forward to set up. Looking forward to using with some photoperiod seeds when delivered.

Honestly I was little concerned about this portion of the collective of parts. I am burnt out on funky, convoluted menus... think Apple TV, etc. I really like the simplicity of using the SX500, plug and play... set-up and getting around the controller was (unexpectedly) straight forward, very glad I bought it. At this point, I am not sure I could easily explain how to program... but feel fluid in doing so, navigating it makes sense, learning by feel... more than by operational manual. First impression are great.

**The SS550 and controller were packed so well, came a day before the listed delivery, was an easy selection, purchase, delivery and set-up were so easy. KUDOS CLW!!!

The unit arrived as promised
The instructions need to be a bit more clear on how to get from program 1-2-3-4-etc

To be honest I haven't even opened the box yet because I trust in your quality products,and just know it will perform beyond my wildist dreams.

it’s great, makes growing easy

Absolutely love it

This is a great controller. So far just in veg but looking forward to the future program. Love the ability to adjust spectrum. Took seedling plant out of a cabinet, put in new room and the plant is taking off. 1 more week heading into bloom . Next grow looking for full program.

I really love being able to have control of different light spectrums this is perfect for me to dial it right in! So easy to use and make your own unique schedules. I definitely recommend!!

This controller allows you to set your light schedule on / off times, adjust the light spectrum produced for the plants, set programs for various stages of grow cycles, and more.

Without the controller the lights will run at full power and you won't be able to adjust the on / off times or adjust the light spectrum for the plants.

If you're going to spend the money on these awesome lights you should spend the cash for the controller also or you will be limiting the ability / potential of these lights.

The controller is an amazing component which allows for a very versatile grow operation. The only thing is the amount of green light the controller itself emits. There have been many studies done on green light during bloom cycles with mixed results. It would be nice if the controller could dim the green light it emits or just have a sleep cycle if the controller is not in use and is running through the programs as expected. I have covered the controller with a piece of cardboard to eliminate the green light, otherwise the controller with the solar system is the way to go; absolutely love the solar system LED lights. I previously purchased the Solar Extreme and have used this for mulitple grows, the light continues to emit light as expected and this is after 5 years! Great, high quality products, wouldnt purchase a light from anywhere else. Keep up the great work CA Lightworks!!

Must Have,Awesome addition to an awesome light

I'm a new grower. I grew 1 plant last year with an LED grow light from the hardware store. It actually did okay considering. I finally am now retired and just bought a bug chunk of land in the woods. I decided I wanted to grow to self sustain for the wife and I.... Well that lasted about a second and has now turned into 50 plants. I bought the Solar system series with the two 1150s and the single 550 and two sets of each. I noticed a wonderful change in my plants but the more I read I began to understand the importance of colors. So I then ordered the controller which I've now had for 9 days. Since I removed a lot of the red light my plants are now growing 6 inches a day. Its unbelievable that that light could make that much difference. The controller is just the best as well. Makes life soooo much simpler. Needs a blue tooth option to kill it when I hear low flying planes and helicopters in the area!!! Lol... However I do have one problem and I don't know that this will get me any help either . But as I said earlier I just bought a place so in the midst of moving. I lost one of my daisy chain communication cables for the controller. Was hoping a regular phone cord would work but wasn't so lucky. Anyway enough wining. California Lights are the best on the market I dont care what anyone says. You wont make me believe anything otherwise. They will continue to get my business as I grow.

This is our first use of a light controller. So far so good.

I would say its not entirely intuitive, and honestly haven't figured it out in its entirety. I've heard the youtube video helps a ton on that, just haven't had the chance to dig into it too far.

I do like it, lights run much warmer than our others which has required some adjustment.

Best controller out there and it works with the new lamp also

I was gifted a 1100 solar system light with the controller. There was problems with the controller. CLW worked with me to try & fix it, but it didn't work. I received a discount & purchased a new one. No more problems. Thanks CLW.