Ulanzi TC001

Control the Ulanzi TC001 (Pixel Clock) over local HTTP. Use to list tc1/tc001 commands, read status, enable/disable gadgets (time/date/youtube/matrix/etc.), or change settings like brightness, night mode, timezone, switch speed, or scroll speed. Trigger on commands starting with “tc1” or “tc001”.

Control the Ulanzi TC001 Pixel Clock using its local HTTP endpoints (no browser needed).

Quick start

1. Set the device IP in config.json (preferred):

json

{ "host": "192.168.1.32" }

(Env fallback is supported: TC001_HOST)

2. Use the helper script:

bash

python3 scripts/tc001.py status
python3 scripts/tc001.py gadgets list
python3 scripts/tc001.py gadget on youtube
python3 scripts/tc001.py brightness manual 80
python3 scripts/tc001.py nightmode on
python3 scripts/tc001.py timezone GMT-3

Supported commands (script)

• status → JSON summary (sys settings + gadgets on/off)
• gadgets list|on|off
• gadget on|off <name>
• brightness auto | manual <0-100>
• nightmode on|off | start HH:MM | end HH:MM
• timezone GMT-3 | AUTO (see mapping in script)
• switch <10|15|20|25|30|35|40|45|50|55|60|noswitch>
• scroll <0-10>

Full config (sys)

sys <field> <value> fields:

• language: english|chinese
• autobrightness: auto|manual
• brightness: 0-100
• nightbrightness: 0-100
• switchspeed: noswitch|10|15|20|25|30|35|40|45|50|55|60
• scrollspeed: 0-10
• timezone: GMT-3 (or AUTO)
• timeformat: HH:mm|HH:mm:ss
• dateformat: DD/MM|MM/DD
• showweek: show|hide
• firstday: sunday|monday
• nightmode: on|off
• nightstart: HH:MM
• nightend: HH:MM

Full config (app)

app <field> <value> fields:

• citycode
• bilibili_uid / bilibili_animation / bilibili_color / bilibili_format
• weibo_uid / weibo_animation / weibo_color / weibo_format
• youtube_uid / youtube_apikey / youtube_animation / youtube_color / youtube_format
• douyin_uid / douyin_animation / douyin_color / douyin_format
• awtrix_server / awtrix_port
• showlocalip: on|off

Animations: swipe|scroll · Colors: default|red|orange|yellow|green|cyan|blue|purple · Format: none|format

Gadgets (names)

time, date, weather, bilibili, weibo, youtube, douyin, scoreboard, chronograph, tomato, battery, matrix, awtrix, localip

Notes

• Uses POST / and POST /app_switch with form data. See references/tc001-api.md.
• Keep YouTube API key private (if used).