Borealis · for Nanoleaf Aurora
A new controller for your Nanoleaf Aurora panels.
Borealis replaces the original controller and brings your panels into Matter, with animated and music-reactive scenes, automatic brightness and an app that works entirely on your own network.
Coming soonBorealis for Nanoleaf Shapes
What it does
Matter built in
Works with Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Home Assistant as a colour light: on/off, brightness, colour and white temperature, with no hub or bridge.
Animated scenes
Rainbow Wave, Aurora, Fireplace, Sparkle and Pulse, drawn across your actual panel layout. Design your own in the app and save up to ten on the controller.
Reacts to music
A built-in microphone follows loudness, beats and tempo for Music Pulse, Beat Ripple and Spectrum. Audio is analysed on the controller and never leaves it.
Automatic brightness
An ambient light sensor dims the panels as the room gets darker, following a curve you can shape in the app.
Local, no account
Everything runs on your network. No sign-up, no cloud service, and it keeps working if the internet doesn't.
Updates over Wi-Fi
Install new firmware from the app. Updates are signed, and a controller that fails to start new firmware goes back to the previous one by itself.
Specifications
Borealis A1, the first Borealis board.
| Works with | Nanoleaf Aurora (Light Panels), up to 32 panels |
|---|---|
| Replaces | The original Aurora controller |
| Power | USB-C Power Delivery charger that supports 20 V (most laptop chargers do) |
| Smart home | Matter over Wi-Fi: Apple Home, Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Home Assistant |
| Connectivity | 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi; Bluetooth LE for setting up from the app |
| Sensors | Microphone, ambient light sensor |
| Controls | Button (power, setup, factory reset) and status LED |
| Processor | Espressif ESP32-C3 |
| App | Borealis for iOS and Android: scenes, scene editor, auto-brightness, updates |
Get started
Setup
Add it to your Home app, or set it up with the Borealis app.
The app
Scenes, a scene editor, auto-brightness and firmware updates.
Home Assistant
Through Matter, or the Borealis integration for scenes.
FAQ
Compatibility, power, privacy and more.
The firmware (MIT) and hardware designs (CC BY-SA 4.0) will be published on GitHub.
Borealis for Nanoleaf Shapes
A Borealis controller for Nanoleaf Shapes is in development, with the same app, scenes, music reactivity and Matter support. Sign up and you'll get one email when it's ready. Nothing else.