How to install WLED on ESP8266 and connect to WS2812B strip lights

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[@lisithwathsilu1870]

"Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk." why? Can I run the application?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! I've never had that warning pop up but i'm sure its fine if your just downloading the software to get this to work.

[@HappyDude1]

Gmm interesting Is it possible to control different led strips with 1 board ? Like i want 1 strip pink And the other green and another blue ?

[@chesschamp276]

Question and i hope you answer, thanks . ON the video you said to connect the DATA CABLE of the LED to PIN D4 on the ESP8266 , but in the WLED -LED SETTING you have PIn 2 on the LED OUTPUTS ???? If PIN 2 is set up in the LED OUTPUT of WLED , should you connect the LED DATA CABLE TO PIN D2 on the ESP8266 ? explain why you connected to D4 instead of D2 ?? , did you make a mistake ?

[@kamenstoev1948]

Great video! This is not only cheaper than buying a wi-fi controller but also has way better effects, but I am wondering - how many leds can you connect before you damage the esp

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much and i'm glad you liked the video! I'm not entirely sure how many you can control! With only powering it the way I have in the video, you will eventually have enough voltage drop that the colors will fade as you go along the strip. With higher power, i've done a couple things with about 1000 leds and no issues at all but that is definitly not powering everything through the esp board. In this video, i go into a little bit more of different power options that have worked for me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXfXm5lroqlpqqM

[@olemengenge]

Read some where you can control over 2000 leds

[@LaMisto]

Hello! I have a white only led strip. Can I also connect it to this and be able to use it on my phone to start it? I just want remote access to turn on and off

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! There is a way to control just your basic white led strip but its something that I have not yet tried doing so i'm not sure on how it would be done. Maybe someone else reading the comments can chime in if they know for sure!

[@LaMisto]

@@ChrisMaherDIY ok, no worries! I'll go with trial and error! I got a new hobby thanks to you, I hope you are happy, cuz I am :) I love your creativity more than your work! great job, great content, great guy! Soon, you will have 1M subs!

[@pnorgate]

Very helpful video. Can you control this with Alexa or any of the other smart home brands?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! You can control it with Alexa and I believe Google home. It may work with others as well. I honestly have never tried doing this so I'm not sure how it's done or if it's super easy or requires a few steps. This is certainly something I need to look into! Great question and thanks again for watching!

[@djmoonbass]

So what board do you reccomend? This one of the ESP32? What's the difference and why do you use one over the other?

[@True_Muslim_Momin]

Very helpful and detailed. No fuss. Love it 🙂

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks!! Glad you like it and thanks so much for watching.

[@nestomagic]

No fuss and no fuse I don't know about that

[@daveanything]

this video and your older video too me from complete stress to finished.. i cannot thank you enough for making this so easy! Really!!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks again buddy!

[@chancemackey3538]

What is the default password to Connect ?? Please some one tell me or give me the number of the company who made this or the company’s name

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

the one that always has worked for me is wled1234 Hope that works for you!

[@chancemackey3538]

@@ChrisMaherDIY bro ur a life saver thank you

[@AndreasInGreer]

Can one ESP8266 control multiple straps from multiple pins? E.g. three strips or control wires connected to three different output pins on the ESP8266 board.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and great question! You can run multiple strips from different pins! Here is what the official WLED page says: ESP8266 There is a maximum of 3 strips supported. It is highly recommended to use two specific LED pins, GPIO1 (TX) and GPIO2 (D4), since they allow for hardware driving. It is recommended to use 512 LEDs/pin for good performance for a total of 1024 LEDs. 800 LEDs/pin for a total of 1600 has been confirmed working, but is not recommended for good performance and reliability. Using GPIO1 will disable serial debugging. If you need it, you can't use a strip on this pin. GPIO3 is the third pin that allows hardware driving on ESP8266. However, it uses 5 times as much memory per LED as GPIO 1 and 2, so use it only for low LED counts (recommended

[@revistaamericandream]

Great tutorial. I am stuck with the pins. I can’t figure out which is the power and DATA pin. Also, it will not turn the WLEDs. I cut a small strip with ten lights to test it first. No success. My board looks like the one in this tutorial. I used your link to buy it, but the pin markings differ from those on your board. D4 does not exist in mine. The board is ESP-32S. What am I missing?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! I googled the esp32s. Does yours have markings on the back side of the esp device? The picture I found online made it seem like there was. I saw a 5v pin and the gnd pin next to that and there was a pin labeled P2 I believe. If there is nothing, I would search online to see if there is a diagram of the pin layout. As far as the data, in the WLED program in led preferences next to GPIO you can tell the program what pin you are using for data. Let me know if you ever did figure things out!

[@revistaamericandream]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Hi Chris, thanks for your reply. I figured it out after reviewing a bunch of material I found on many sites. And I finally got the correct pins for the task. I burned an entire LED roll before finally getting it to work by trying some power supplies. The good news is that The 5V and Ground are next to each other, as you pointed out, and the correct Pin is P16. I am rebuilding it, and I will send you a picture when I finish. Thanks, your video inspired me to cultivate a new hobby working with wood and LED.

[@akblast-tamil-yt7727]

Hi I am trying to do project on my motorcycle helmet with ws2812b 60 led along esp8266 wifi module. can I use power bank or any other portable power supply. PLS HELP ME.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for the comment and that sounds epic! I know you can but unfortunately I have not tried doing this yet so I'm not much help. If you watch this guys video, he goes into portable power supply starting at the 1:20 mark: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHynaXxrnLmHgNE Hope that helps get the ball rolling!

[@akblast-tamil-yt7727]

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[@D.TH.87]

Thank you so much for your tutorials!!!!!! You are the best on youtube!!!!

[@JAMESDOOM22]

Hello, greetings. I'm using ws2811 and mini ESP8266, then my led is unresponsive. Should i change the controller?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! You should be able to get things going using those things! I have not really worked with the mini or the ws2811 but the concept should be about the same. Maybe see if there are any other tutorials on youtube going over how to get things up and running using those exact same components before changing to an esp device like I used in the video?

[@TheAydinnet]

Thanks for the awesome content, Chris. Keep it up. I powered my LED's with an external 5V 20A power supply, but after watching this and the "Power LED Lights + Injection. Complete Walkthrough" video, I also wanted to use a phone charger(5V 2,4A)/USB to power my LED's. But when I connect VIN (NodeMCU) to the red cable (SK6812) + GND to the white cable, the LED's doesn't light up. The data cable is also connected to the right GPIO, since it worked with an external power supply before. Do you have an Idea what I'm doing wrong? Would be cool to get rid of the huge external power supply and just use USB Edit: nevermind. I realized that I have a newer version of the NodeMCU. The V3 from Lolin. There you have to usw the VU pin, which outputs 5V coming from the USB

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much! I'm stumped on what could be wrong! I know the ws2812b are very similar to the sk6812 so i doubt that would be the issue (even though I've never tried the phone charger method on the sk6812 I assume it would work the same) The only time i've had nothing light up was when I had a bad esp8266 board and another was when the first led was bad on a strip. I cut that off and then everything worked just fine. I wish I had a better answer. Probably will have to just keep trying different things to see if you can pinpoint what or where the issue is.

[@razthelizardking86]

Thank you very much for the update info, I'm a complete newbie in this world of wled and making your own led proyects but I was encouraged by Chris' videos since he makes it look so simple and here I am with a bunch led strips and node mcus and wires, etc. I had the same problem with my esp2866 (v3 ch340) and a ws2812b led strip and I was like what the heck? , I'm doing the exact same thing :( I was using the VIN pin but not a single led turned on, so I finally found the solution here in your comment, thank you very much sir!

[@varnamq3]

@@razthelizardking86 it won't work because it needs more current than what your board can offer, connect it directly to the 5v supply regulator. Also the "NORMAL electronics convention is to connect RED wire to +ve, BLACK is reserved for GND or -ve"

[@lukalukaluka7000]

Thank you so much for this edit

[@BrucePhung]

I am not having a good experience with esp2866. I followed your tutorial loading the software into the esp2866 board and press RST button to confirm the change. Connecting to wled website and enter wifi settings, enter my network/password and give it a named and click save and connect. It's failed to connect. It's keep saying internet is interrupted. I have tried many times without success. I tried 2pc esp2866 board and gotten the same failed to connect.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for taking the time to comment! Bummer you are having issues! Troubleshooting is never fun. I do remember a guy a while back said he was having issues and he messaged me back later saying that WLED did not like the complexity of his wifi password. He said once he changed it and got rid of some of the special characters that it worked. Not sure if that could be it but just trying to think of things to try! Also I think I only have the 2.4ghz wifi and I'm not sure if it plays nice with 5. Let me know if you figure it out as i'm curious myself! Also here is another great video you can watch to see if he does anything differently! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGKYoZ2LaL6NnMk

[@arlaort]

Hi @Chris Maher i have a problem type electromagnetic noise in my strip LED kzbin.info/www/bejne/nonEnmWBrLNqjbM You have any circuit solution?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and great question! First off, that project looks beautiful! It almost looks like the data signal might not be strong enough? I know these things come highly recommended (I've never used one myself) but might be worth checking out! amzn.to/3URdnD0 Maybe if someone is reading this and knows what else it might be they can chime in and help!

[@aalexisa14]

Hey Chris. I was following your instructions and I'm getting tripped up. When I wire everything to the nodemcu and i plug it in, i don't get the soft yellow default color. i get a sporadic rainbow pattern, where some are on and some are off. Do you know what i'm doing wrong? Is some setting off?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! I've had something similar like that happen and it was from one of two things. 1, make sure in led preferences you have the led strip your using selected. I know if i'm using a sk6812 strip but ws2812b is selected (or the other way around), what your describing happens. The other thing is if the data line coming from the controller is long before getting to the first led, that also can cause the led strip to do random things. When that happens I use a small resistor on the data line near the controller and that clears it up. This generally only happens if the data line is like 5 feet or longer. Let me know if you figure things out as i'm curious what it might be!

[@daddyparodz]

Why is my led strip not changing color&brightness? I bought a 5050 led strip long time ago

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thats a good question. I'm only familiar with the ws2812b led lights that im using in the video. Are you using ws2812b lights? If you are, maybe see if this tutorial can help if its not working doing it the way I did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5WVaoZ4jKZnh9U

[@jamesgraham5328]

I don’t know if it is just me, but I got Govee RGB leds and for the life of me can’t work out we’re to plug R,G,B… I’m ready to go out an buy some 3pin leds. Help anyone?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and hopefully someone else reading this might know! I've really not done much with those type of leds strips so i'm not sure myself. I've only used the 3 pin ones that have voltage, grnd, and data. Let me know if you figure it out as i'm curious myself!

[@daviecampbell5215]

ive got the same development board as yourself loaded with WLED please can you tell me what pins i connect 2 ,, the LED strip has 4 wires blue green red and black Many thanks

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Do you know what kind of led strip it is? WLED is built for the digital led strips. If you have an analog led strip, I'm not sure if it would work.

[@almerpresco7155]

Hey Chris, can I also use it on my Ws2811 led pixel 50pcs.5v light strings,,,tnx

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Yes you should be able to use this on those!

[@atulyaverma9606]

Sir can i use nodemcu esp8266 ch340g module with this project as same ..

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! While I have not used that exact one, my understanding is that they are all pretty much the same and should all work good!

[@CHA1RMANsmoug]

Hi will I be able to use this set up in my campervan?? Or would I need a permanent WiFi?? Thanks ✌️

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and thats a great question! I'm not 100% sure but I do believe they need a wifi signal to operate. Maybe someone else on here can chime in if they know for sure! I just know that whenever my wifi is not working, I cannot control the lights.

[@thatsdeep7058]

Also what if u have 4 cables R B G and 12v for 5050 led strips ?? how to connect those to WLED ?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! I've never used that kind so I'm not 100% sure. I know you can get 12v led's to work but i'm not sure if the 4 pin led strip lights work. If I ever test it out I'll let you know!

[@sawroyl5052]

Port is not showing anything. HELP!

[@bennguyen6722]

Hi. could you tell me what wrong,my ESP 8266 the blue light not turn on after plugin to computer ?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching. Have you tried to install the WLED software even though the blue light is not on? I cant remember for sure if the blue light comes on after the software is installed or if it should be there even if no software is flashed. If its not working I would say the first thing to check would be the micro usb cable. Make sure it supports data. I put a link in the description to one that I know for sure works. amzn.to/3I6Ibuj

[@julianodasoo5900]

I dont have the VIN Pin on my ESP8266 D1Mini board. How can I connect it?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and great question! I would just do a google search to see if you can find the pin layout. I'm sure it has to be somewhere on there even if its not listed on the board itself. I have not used a d1 mini so i'm not sure myself!

[@randomshorts7191]

Hi Chris, can you please tech me how do i get the blue light 1:21 time stamp, when I connect my node mcu to my p.c it just blinks and turns off

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! I actually think if its the first time using the board, it might blink and then the light turns off. Once WLED is installed I think it remains lit when plugged in. See if you can get wled installed on it even if the light is off.

[@yarin3750]

if i want to do the led light project do i have to buy/use the controller to change coors and staff?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

If you use these type of led strips you need some type of controller. There are a lot of different options out there but what I use in this video is probably my favorite option!

[@dipchit02]

Is it possible to set this up with a strip that has a power terminal, R, G, and B? Basically my strip has 4 connection points not 3 but I have never seen a video that sets this up with 4 instead of 3.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thats a good question! I'm pretty sure you can (there are a lot of different types of strips that you can choose from in WLED) but I have yet to try it with the type of strip you have. I've found that there is a lot of good information on Reddit so maybe have a look over there to see if you can find any information or maybe someone reading this comment might know and can chime in!

[@boocoo28]

After watching just about every video you posted I decided to I build a 5v LED cloud design with some cotton and a metal frame for my daughters ceiling. My question is how long can the power cable be from the power source to the ESP 8266 before it becomes a problem? I want to try and hide the cable in the corner of the wall with a piece of trim. I am brand new to this DIY thing but im hooked immediately. Any thoughts or comments would be much appreciated.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and the comment! I just send you an email but basically my advise is try it and see what happens! I have not tried something that long so please let me know if it works as I'm curious as well! Thanks so much buddy!

[@tharealmb]

I don't know the details, but often it's recommended to put a fuse near the power source(to be safe) and a resistor close first led on the data line (often green, the data one). That way it will work best.

[@stordal1153]

Hi Chris! Do you know what the max length / leds pr ESP?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! I've never tried maxing things out so i'm not 100% sure but here is what WLED recomends: kno.wled.ge/features/multi-strip/#:~:text=For%20good%20performance%2C%20you%20can,a%20total%20of%204000%20LEDs. Hope that helps!

[@002rikk]

putting links up for stuff that dosnt work properly ????????

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks again for the comment. Sorry you are having trouble. But I always make sure to leave links to things that have free returns in case you are not happy you can just send it back to amazon for a full refund.

[@002rikk]

this dosnt work as with all this led stuff spend your money you will end up with somethig that dosnt connect im through wasting my money unless you do this for a living dont waste your money its a waste of time with no help all dead ends lol

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and sorry its not working out. I never had any issues doing it the way I explain in the video but maybe try watching these other videos from different people to see if they are doing anything different that might help you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGKYoZ2LaL6NnMk kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5WVaoZ4jKZnh9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYrblKegqtCYnrs

[@mauriciocarranza7514]

Huge question, how does this pairs with Google assistant? Or cannot be done?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

WLED does work with alexa and I know there is some functionality of google assistant through homeassistant but I don't think its supported natively.

[@samuelphan3469]

Hello Chris. After I reconnect to my wifi and enter the address, it doesn’t take me to the wled site. It says it can’t be reached.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching. I've never had any issues getting to the main screen so i'm not 100% sure what the issue might be. Maybe watch this guys video and see if he does anything different than I do: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGKYoZ2LaL6NnMk

[@carlosescamilla3897]

hey Chris, love all your videos. wondering if you can help me, im having some issues installing WLED to my window PC. for some reason i can see WLED in my network. Thanks Carlos E.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! That's a bummer its not working. Did you install WLED on the device but you cant connect it to your network? I remember one person a while back saying he was having trouble connecting to his network because for some reason wled did not like some of the special characters he had in his password. He changed it and then it connected. Not sure if that's what's goin on but just thought I would throw that out there. Also maybe watch this guys video to see if he is doing anything differently that might help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGKYoZ2LaL6NnMk

[@carlosescamilla3897]

Thanks for the reply I’ll watch the video

[@tansanite09]

So for every led strip you ned one 8266 chip? I would put them behin 10 wall panel so i need 10strips 1m and 10 8266 chips? Thanks a lot

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! You don't nessesarily need a chip for every led strip. Here is what the recommended number of leds you can run on an esp8266 or esp32 running wled. kno.wled.ge/features/multi-strip/#:~:text=For%20good%20performance%2C%20you%20can,a%20total%20of%204000%20LEDs.

[@tansanite09]

@@ChrisMaherDIY thanks a lot 👍

[@techfulgoodies]

Hey Chris, your videos are super helpful so thank you. I set up an ESP8266 WLED strip and it is connected to my 2.4ghz network. I typically have my phone connected to the 5ghz network. The one thing I can't seem to find info on is - do I need to switch my phone to the 2.4ghz network ever time I want to control WLED from the app? This seems cumbersome and I was wondering how I would control my smart home items from my 5ghz network - or is that impossible. I could get a hub or an alexa or google device and control things that way, but I would love to control through my phione. Any thoughts would help, thx!

[@techfulgoodies]

Annnnd never mind. I just tried it again and it worked just fine on my home network. Not sure why it didn’t work at first!

[@jabbarhajiyev3052]

hello. what is the difference between ws2812 and 2811 and 50? which one has the brighter color and more features? I want to buy for TVs in the ps club game room

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and great question! I have not worked with the 50 but the 2812 and 2811 are similar in performance but the 2811 is 12v vs 5v. The 2811 requires less power injection if you are doing a bigger display which is one of the benefits. I have mostly worked with the 2812 and have had no issues with the leds at all so I can speak to their durability. Cant go wrong with either one!

[@jabbarhajiyev3052]

@@ChrisMaherDIY I have 42-inch diagonal TVs and 220 volt sockets, which one is right for me?

[@dvstrd79]

I am have problems getting my led strip to light up. Instead of 30 white LED I only get 1 green LED light. Please help. Thank you

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

I'd say first double check a couple things. Make sure the arrows on the led strip are going away from the controller. Make sure the data line is all correct and connected. Make sure you are using a 5volt power source. If everything seems correct, maybe watch this guys video and see if he explains things better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5WVaoZ4jKZnh9U If its still not working, its possible the esp8266 board could be bad. Thanks for watching!

[@dvstrd79]

I have esp32s board and only get 1 green led light on the strip. Could it be the led strip or you think it's the board?

[@nil6255]

can i connect 5 miter 300 led strip with mobile charger through node mcu ?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

I dont think that many led's would look good with that little of power. But you can certainly give it a try and see what happens and go from there! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@ynotochouno]

I do have another question. My LEDs are 4pin. Do I just not worry about the 4th? My jumper wires will not be here until tomorrow but trying to check

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

I've never really worked with 4pin leds so unfortunately I'm not really sure what the setup would look like on those. I've really only used the 3 pin ones. Maybe you can find some other videos on youtube that go over what would be done?

[@ynotochouno]

@@ChrisMaherDIY but you make the best videos! NOOOO lol 😂 Ok thank you Sir

[@thatsdeep7058]

so u need only esp8266 and led ? because on other youtube videos they connect another circues board

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

In most of all my projects I'm just using the esp board and the led strips. You do also need a power source and wires to connect everything but that's all.

[@pnleone]

My board does not have a D4 PIN. Can anyone confirm the equivalent PIN on the following board. I think it's P2/GPIO2. I ordered an ESP32 off of Amazon (HiLetgo ESP-WROOM-32 ESP32 ESP-32S Development Board 2.4GHz Dual-Mode WiFi + Bluetooth Dual Cores Microcontroller Processor Integrated with Antenna RF AMP Filter AP STA for Arduino IDE)

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thats a great question! Hopefully someone on here knows the answer. The one I ordered recently had the numbers on it: amzn.to/3Ny3HKj On that esp32 it was the VIN pin, the GND pin and the D2 pin was were the data went.

[@pnleone]

@@ChrisMaherDIY With some trial and error i got it to work using the P4 pin. V3V, GND and P4. thanks.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@pnleone Awesome! Glad to hear! Trial and error for the win! lol.

[@ericmartin1538]

Hi Chris, looking to use BTF's WS2815B IP30 (upgraded) 16.4' 300LED 4pin strip in my new project. Do you have a vid where you use this LED strip and WLED? I want to make sure what you show in THIS vid will be possible with 4pin.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! I dont have a video but I for sure want to make one soon! I know it is possible but since I have not personally done it yet, i'm not 100% sure how its done. I did find this and the person seems to go over how its set up. Maybe this will give you a good place to start! wled.discourse.group/t/ws2815-problem/3144

[@ericmartin1538]

Thanks so much for the reply. Your videos are awesome and I especially like when you included “Jesus loves you” as part of your network set up.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@ericmartin1538 You are very welcome! Glad you like that part! I wake up every day and praise the Lord for his mercy and goodness! Amen!

[@sengv1987]

So does this mean I have to count every single led on a 16ft strip?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and great question! Yeah you can either count every led but generally you will know if the strip has 30 or 60 leds per meter and then you can just do the simple multiplication.

[@ronsoldano]

I got the drivers installed but when I go to WLED and try to install I get serial port is not ready. Or failure to initialize. I’ve tried different cords and different ports. Even different laptops. Same error.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to comment. Thats a bummer you are having issues. Do you only have the 1 esp device your trying it on or have you tried it on a couple? My only guess is maybe the board is faulty and trying it on a new one might work? Also, maybe watch this guys video to see if there is anything that he does differently than me? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYrblKegqtCYnrs

[@ronsoldano]

@@ChrisMaherDIY I have a 2 other boards i can try. thx

[@ViolatorZ06]

Is it possible to have this setup in a car? Can the board be ran off of Bluetooth instead of wifi?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

I don't think it supports Bluetooth control but I'm not 100%. I also have not tested it out yet but since the device emits its own wifi signal, i'm thinking it still may work to connect to a phone or tablet even if there is no wifi in the space. Something I want to test out and If I do i'll let you know!

[@bryanthernandez487]

Hey chris, I recently purchased the esp boards from the link you provided. Whenever I connect via USB 2.0, the blue LED blinks 3-5 times and turns off. Is this is a fault on my part or are the boards faulty? I've been trying to figure this out for the past hour by using different cables and plugging it into different ports but I'm still getting the same result.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

I just ordered a couple more recently and I plugged it in just now to test. So when I plug it in fresh out of the packaging, the blue light blinks like 2 times (maybe 3) really quickly and then nothing. After I flash the WLED software onto the esp8266 device, then the blue light will remain lit when plugged in. If the esp flasher program does not find anything then either the drivers are not installed or the usb cable you are using is not allowing for a data connection. (i have so many usb cables and it seems like well over half of mine dont support data) The ones in the link in this video do support data I know for sure. Hope that helps but let me know if you have any other questions!

[@bryanthernandez487]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks, that worked perfectly for me. Btw, do you know of any method to incorporate this type of connection with ESP boards on 5050 tri-chip LEDs? I have a lot lying around from my old job and have no idea what to do with them. Thanks again though, I really appreciate it

[@boga_paro911]

Hi, can you tell me why wont my WS212b strips wont light up. I've connected my esp32 module along with 5v 10a supply for 3 meters (180 lights approx). Please help needed !

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Sorry your having trouble. It could be a number of things. First you want to make sure you have the WLED installed correctly. If not, the lights will not do anyting even if your running power to them. Next, double check all the wiring connections. For troubleshooting its also always good to have an extra esp device to test in case the one is bad as well as another led strip. If its still not working, maybe try watching this video and see if he is doing anything differently! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGKYoZ2LaL6NnMk

[@boga_paro911]

@@ChrisMaherDIY i didnt specify the gpio pin and hence it wasn't giving any output. I figured it out. Thanks a lot again. Keep up the good job🙋🏻‍♂️

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@boga_paro911 awesome! Glad you are up and running! Thanks!

[@Draw_sG]

Ok so I set it to infinite brightness and it was very bright, but a couple seconds later it turned red because I either clicked red or something and then it turned off. The app closed, and when I tried to connect it to my computer it didn't detect it. Did I fry my module or something, (I was using the jumper cables with the samsung 5v 2a and a random usb). Is there any way to get around this or do I have to buy a new module?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Hmm, possibly? I've never ran into that issue but I'm sure it happens. If you ordered off amazon, I would just order another one and return the one that does not seem to be working anymore. Here is another video I did using an esp32 board that had a little bit of a better powering approach that you could take a look at since you could do the same thing with the esp8266. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioCon3mBgdJsidk

[@Draw_sG]

@@ChrisMaherDIY ok thanks

[@Draw_sG]

@@ChrisMaherDIY So I got two esp8266 and they did the same thing. Was it maybe because I used the jumper wires or maybe the light settings on the wled app set to 2500 was the issue. For the esp32 would jumper wires and phone charger work ok with it. Or should I just get another setup like the athom with wled pre installed.

[@atomicdetailsoc]

can you do a video like this but for esp32 wrover-e ?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Is this what you are wanting?! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioCon3mBgdJsidk

[@tuitam2880]

Great video. Could someone share link to store where to buy this kind of connector?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! What connector are you wondering about?!

[@lavahawk]

@@ChrisMaherDIY maybe his LEDs did not come with a connector. In that case he should probably solder the wires to breadboard pins or directly

[@elciano6599]

Good job. I have a question. Is it possible to program a light sequence inside the ESP8266 to be able to execute it without the need for a computer? Tnx

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm not sure if that's possible with WLED but I believe their are other programs that would allow for more of a manual programming. I'm not sure what would be the best option for that though. Maybe someone else reading the comments might know and can chime in. Thanks for watching and great question!

[@bluedogmm1335]

Hey Chris “love your content” I need some help I have just bought an ESP8266 and when i try to connect it to my laptop or computer, the ESP will just blink 2 blue times and after that nothing happens, there isnt any light in it I have tried to install the driver you telled but with no succes The ESP isnt showing up in the flasher so i cant install Wled on it, sadly I wonder if anyone have had the same problem or you maybe can help :) Have a great day :)

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment! Bummer your having issues! When I first started, the only time I had issues was when the usb cable I was using for some reason did not support data. Luckily I had about 6 other usb cables laying around and I tried them all until I finally found one that worked. So it could possibly be that. It could possibly be a bad esp device. But maybe others have run into issues and might have other ideas on what could be going on that could chime in here?!

[@bluedogmm1335]

@@ChrisMaherDIY thank you so much for answering, i will try diffrent usb cabels and maybe buy a brand new one to see if works I will chime in again if anything works, so other people with the same problem can see what works

[@bluedogmm1335]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Finally, i did just as you said, i tried a bunch of cables an now it is detecting the ESP8266, thank you so much, i have waitet so long now an search everywhere to find the solution and i didnt find anything. I will now watch your videos to make me own led panels, the long one, that goes from the floor to the roof in the corners, they are so cool Have an amazing day🤩

[@Verminator151029]

Hey Chris....thank you for this video. Although I've watched most of your videos, I FINALLY got around to programming my first MCU today and loaded WLED onto an ESP8266 following your instructions here. Worked perfectly. I have just 2 questions if you happen to get this and are able to respond quickly. Are the same three pins that are used on the 8266 MCU the same pins you use for an ESP32?? If not, which pins do I use on an ESP32? And second, is there an advantage to run an ESP32 over an ESP8266 MCU for WLED? If so, what are those advantages? Thank you!!!

[@emadatalla6992]

Thank you so much I have Mac I couldn't set up ESP home 12 or 14 even the weld doesn't open for me what should I do ?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Ohh man! I'm very mac illiterate as I've never owned one. Maybe see if doing it this way works on a mac since its going through a web interface vs installing a program? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioCon3mBgdJsidk

[@emadatalla6992]

@@ChrisMaherDIY are you planning to make any videos for program LED matrix ?

[@salamonambaryan5788]

I purchased the Dorhea 10PCS ESP8266 WiFi Development Internet Board NodeMCU LUA 4M Flash Serial Wireless Module CH340 Serial WiFi WLAN Communication Compatible with Board IDE/Micropython. I have tried using ESPixel program to flash them, use the flashing program you have under this video. It wants to use COM 3 but it does not find it. I have another esp8266 board from wemos and it works perfectly fine on bothj programs. Am I missing something or using the wrong programs? Thank You

[@WHATEVER956]

So there's no need to wire the extra white and red wires? Thanks!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and great question! That is correct. There is no need to do anything with them if you dont want to. They are there in case you want to inject power. Having those extra red and white wires makes it easy to do that. Hope that helps!

[@Rubengn]

The link for the esp8266 shows a different looking esp8266. They are still the same ?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! I just double checked and the link is the one I ordered.

[@Rubengn]

@@ChrisMaherDIY thanks for reply. But you see as I it doesn’t look the same ?

[@JohnDrach]

Is this software Mac friendly?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! I have not personally used it on a mac but from what I've read, it should work just fine!

[@y2kotic4u1]

Great video! Mine would not show up on the flasher until I installed the driver you provided. Thank you!

[@talentshow7168]

my blue light blinks twice and then turns off when i plug into USB of computer, please help

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! I actually think that may be what mine did as well when I was first trying to install it from scratch. Once its installed I think the light stays on. As long as the computer recognizes it in homeflasher, it should be able to install WLED on it!

[@talentshow7168]

@@ChrisMaherDIY great video, helped me a ton and finally figured it out. Driver wasn’t installed on the device and esp flash program wasn’t recognizing it until I did this. Worked perfectly after I did this. Thanks for video and the reply!

[@jameskristibyerly4950]

Esp8266 will not connect to my home wifi network and will not connect to the app on the phone…I briefly was able to connect to the wifi network but cannot get it to load up again…

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Hmm thats strange! I've not had any issues but maybe try re-flashing the software? Also maybe try watching this guys video and see if he is doing anything differently? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYrblKegqtCYnrs

[@jameskristibyerly4950]

@@ChrisMaherDIY had to download an IP scanner and see what the IP address is that is assigned to the card to input that in Wled website to connect it…got them working…thanks for the help!!! Enjoy watching your work!

[@Chriscx]

Hey, are all these wires 18 gage? I’m wondering if can detach my existing led strip from my existing 18-5 wires in the wall and then solder this new LED strip to said existing wire, and and then let those wires carry back to my controller cabinet. Thanks!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! The wires that they come with I believe are 20 or 22 gage. Pretty thin. I however in most of my new projects and videos use 18 gage. But that's a good question and i's no expert on all the electrical wiring of the house so I don't want to pretend to know and give you some bad advice. Maybe someone else reading this might know the answer and can chime in?

[@Teusck]

WLED works in alexa?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and yes it does! I have not made a video yet on this but I know there are a lot of them out there on youtube.

[@JadonD123]

love your wifi name!! XD

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks buddy! Its really the only thing that matters in life :) Hope you have a blessed day!!

[@HmoobCobFabKaraoke]

Very helpful vdo and i love it. thanks. Not sure why my led lights strip of 29 only light up two led 😪😪☹☹

[@rino1131]

What does it mean by Type error : failed to fetch

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! That's a great question. I have not come across that one yet. Maybe someone else reading has and can chime in with some ideas?!

[@foodify66]

The limit for esp8266 is 3.6 v if I connect 5v phone charger it is good for the led strip which is 5v but the wifi controller 8266 is 3.6 v . So will there be any problem?

[@subhodeepbiswas8199]

Mine one says max 10v operating condition 3.3v recommended 5v

[@joeygunzilla6878]

Hi Chris thanks for the upload! i've been following your channel for a while now.. i finally pulled the trigger on a wled project im having a issue and was wondering you could help me out.. my lights act crazy lol. i assume they are "flickering" the weird thing is that when i touch and hold the ground wire (barehanded) they function correctly. i dont know what to do. any help is greatly appreciated. edit: i have a 12v power supply going to 12v btf2811 lights (11feet) and a phone brick powering an esp32d board.. bridged ground between board and strip

[@bigtst36]

Awesome tutorial! Quick question, I'm having to log in to WLED everytime. When i log my PC back into my home wifi, Wled disconnects. Is this correct? Am I supposed to log in to WLED everytime?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! That's a good question. I just pulled up wled for an led strip I have. I disconnected from my wifi and then reconnected and once connected again, wled was still up and I could control the lights. I mostly just use the app on my android phone and it always seems to work with no hiccups as long as my wifi is working. Maybe someone reading this will have some suggestion and can chime in.

[@bigtst36]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Yeah, just went the Android route, and you are correct, way better and much easier! Thanks a lot! Subscribed!

[@bigtst36]

@@ChrisMaherDIY Another quick, and probably silly, question. The red and white wires, what exactly are they for?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@bigtst36 Great question! Those wires are there to make it easy to inject power to the led strip if needed.

[@goku445]

Hello. I'm trying to set up a 61 rgb LEDs 5V strip like the one you used in this video. I connected the esp board exactly like you did but I'm powering it with the additional wires with a 5V USB adapter. The whole thing is acting strangely. The esp board sometimes comes on then the onboard blue LED fades out and the wifi is unreachable. If I power it via the microUSB it works perfectly. nb: I kept the power limiter at deafult (850mA) No idea what's wrong.

[@WasaMada]

Hey bro it’s me again lol, quick question, how do I reset colours like when I do default it’s not default lol I have to strips synced have u ever had weird issues like that and is there a reset to default setting somewhere I’m missing. Thanks bro

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

If anything is acting goofy there is a button on the esp8266 board that I believe is labeled rst. That usually fixes anything. If not, then make sure the rgb sequence is set correctly under led preferences in the settings. Those would be the first things I would try!

[@elieeid8865]

Thank you for showing and explain this to me.. i have a strip needs 12 volts, how can inject 12volts if i wanna use this ESP2866 SHIPS OR ESP32. please explaint it how and thank you for your efforts

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! It depends on what led strip you have. I did make this video of how to get a 12v led strip set up (ws2815) with WLED and powered. Let me know if the video helps! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJPLlXtjprh0hMU

[@ericoneill8241]

went to your link for the controllers, went through 5 cables and no solid blue light and did not show up in the flasher program drop down. Went and bought a cable that specifically said data transfer.....still no solid blue light, still nothing in the drop down. Found online some other instructions to look in device manager and change ports. I changed ports to a random one and hit OK and suddenly it appeared in the flasher program.....BUT NO BLUE LIGHT! Was able to flash the controller and AFTER the flash was complete, the blue light appeared. Hope this helps others, "no blue light" does not mean "not connected."

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

That's a bummer! Never had any issues with mine. Maybe see if this video tutorial does anything differently. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYrblKegqtCYnrssi=mwjYs3Iwheg4ZODC

[@foodify66]

Thanks also in my specific case I am working on ws2812b 2 meter 60 led/meter. So approx 5v*6amp total 30 w. I have Xiaomi mobile charger which is 5v but amp is low for 5v. What to do?

[@MKizzle2906]

what is differences between ESP32 & ESP8266 ??? I want to use & control a ledstrip in Homekit via Homebridge, what should I choose ?

[@wingowingo2928]

What if I have the 2813 12V strips? Can I just connect the power wires with 12V and the Data to the ESP8266? Does it matter how many pixels(say I have 1400 pixels) there were in the strips for this ESP8266 board to drive?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and the great questions. That is certainly possible. In this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/omHWg3pnjKaVp5I I use some 12v govee led strips with the esp8266 board. I believe you could do the exact same thing in this video with the 2813 12v strips.

[@edgarvizcaino1628]

Im doing exactly wut you say to do, why would i be getting a system error? “The program cant start because api-ms-win-core-path-|1-1-0.dll is missing from tour computer. Try reinstalling to fix this problem.” Ive tried reinstalling diff programs keep getting the same error

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and bummer your having issues! the only time i've ran into problems was either when my data cord was not one that actually had data, the drivers were not installed, or the esp device was not working. If you've tried troubleshooting all these things already, then i'm not sure what it could be. Maybe someone reading the comments might know whats going on and can chime in with some suggestions!

[@johnnguyen685]

Hello Christ... You are the best... Everything are working fine while I do followed all your directions.,.. Many thanks...

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Awesome!! Thanks for taking the time to comment. Glad it worked. Hope you have a great day!

[@codtn5360]

if we have a 12 volt rgb led strip, what is the difference in the wiring and thank you: D explanatory electrical diagram please

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and the great question. I did make a video where I connect some 12v govee led strips using WLED and an esp8266. All the wiring is shown in that video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/omHWg3pnjKaVp5I Hopefully that helps explain. There are other ways you can do it than what I did in the video but for me that was the easiest way. Thanks!!

[@srsct123]

what config for 10mtr length

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

You will for sure need a bigger power supply and in WLED program just change the led count to however many leds you have. I did make a power injection video that might help a little!

[@findakp]

Hello, I have a doubt- I have a led strip of 1m length having 144 leds. Obviously it can't be powered using the wifi module itself. So if I need to power it externally using a 5V/4A source, can I use the remaining two wires that you left in the beginning of video at 4:12? Do I still need to specify current in the led preferences page?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

You can for sure use those 2 power injection wires to provide power! I think the current is set to 850ma so you can certainly go in and change that if you have a need for things to be brighter but I think that is all you would maybe need to play around with as everything else should work just fine. Thanks for watching!

[@srijancoolyo]

Hello Chris! Amazing video first of all. Help me setup wled on my NodeMCU. I have a question though. Should I run it using my TVs USB port?(LG C2 OLED) I have plugged it in, it works fine and helps me turn it on and off with the TV remote (as it is connected to the USB port). I am just concerned about the long term effects on my TV. I have limited the brightness limiter to 500mA

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I don't think you have anything to worry about in regards to the long term effect on your tv. I think everything should hold up just fine. Nice tv by the way!! Do you love it?!

[@rblevi01]

First time working with the ESP8266. I thought I had a bad ESP8266 because the blue light only flashed a couple of times when plugged in to a windows 10 computer. There is another yt video that says the light is not solid blue until after the WLED firmware is installed. Can you clarify? Is the led on the ESP supposed to be solid with no firmware yet installed? I used your links and ordered from them. I have got the computer to recognize the ESP and will go from there. Thanks for all this info!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for the great question! I didn't remember so I quickly tried. So when I plugged in a new esp8266 board, the blue light blinked quickly I think 2 times and then turned off. Once the software was flashed, the light became solid blue. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Let me know if you have any other questions and hope you have fun playing around with this stuff!

[@KaptonTimo]

Hey, i managed to install wled on esp8266 board and i can use the UI on my desktop but for some reasons the ip and the .local address doesnt open on my android phone on same wifi. I tried to add a static ip in dhcp settings in my router but still no luck. Is there a way to fix it or is it my board that is faulty?

[@ricardolopez2963]

Having a headache! The board seems to work with the app but the led light don’t do anything 😢 they are on but all at random places idk what to do, I reset the downloaded the software to the board but no luck!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Hmm sounds like your so close! Couple things to check is all the wires, and also how long is the data cable going from the esp device to the first led? If this is too long the data signal might not get there correctly. Also make sure the arrows on the led strip are going away from the controller and not towards it. Just a few things to double check to try troubleshooting! Also, make sure under settings and led preferences the correct led strip is selected! Let me know if you figure it out!

[@ricardolopez2963]

@@ChrisMaherDIY i download the software the same way you downloaded the software on the esp32 on the esp8266 that’s probably why maybe

[@ricardolopez2963]

@@ChrisMaherDIY I reset the software and did it like in the video but no luck 😭😂

[@awno6627]

I can't change the led count on the. no drop down menu at all

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Hmm i'm not sure what might be causing that. Its always worked for me. Maybe watch this guys video and see if he does anything different than me? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYrblKegqtCYnrs Let me know if you figure it out as I'm curious what it might be.

[@brendan6093]

Hi great video, I am having issue when typing in bedroomlights.local the browser says this site cannot be reached If spelling is correct, try running Windows Network Diagnostics. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN. My lights are yellow and 30 are lit so all the flashing and wifi connection settings are correct, and even within the WLED app I cannot connect to my 8266 board/lights?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks so much for watching! Thats a great question and strange especially since they are lit up like they should be as if everything is working. I have not run into that issue before but maybe someone else reading has and can chime in with some ideas to try?!

[@faruquiismail1345]

Hi I had the same issue, basically change your internet connection. It has something to do with IP and the router potentially having old metadata. In summary use a different internet hotspot.

[@brendan6093]

@@faruquiismail1345 thanks for that

[@sadatrafi8762]

What is the part number of that connector?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! What connector are you talking about? What's the timestamp?

[@jimbehlmann7591]

Everything worked for me up until the point i try and connect to my .local address and it says connection to light failed and I get nothing. Any suggestions?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Hmm, I don't think I've ever come across that error. Have you tried pushing the rst button on the esp8266 board? I know sometimes that refreshes things and clears out any bugs.

[@OGharp]

@@ChrisMaherDIY I get this same issue somewhat, mine straight out says it refuses to connect to my .local any idea on a fix?.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@OGharp are you trying to connect via the web? Maybe try downloading the WLED app on your phone or tablet and see if your able to connect that way. If you cant connect that way, then it's just another way to confirm something must be wrong.

[@KethKeo88]

Hi Great video got mine working in minutes, but do you have this problem. When I turn off power to esp8266 (light on a timer switch) it goes back to the amber lights it does not keep lights settings, I’m using WLED app with 0.12.0 version. Thanks for the help.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Yeah mine does the same. I've tried doing some googling to see if there is a way to not have it do this but have not found out a way so far. Let me know if you figure out if its possible! Thanks for watching!

[@MikeSmith-pc9nr]

Hi I'm following your video to setup my controller but on the home-flasher screen after a while of setting up I keep getting (not responding) at the top and the screen just freezes, can you help with this?, it a laptop running 64bit windows 10, thanks

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Hmm I have not come across that before. That's strange if it initially connects and then after a while it does nothing. I would probably first try a different usb cord, then maybe try a new esp8266 and then if still nothing is working, I would try it on a different computer. Hope you can get it working! Best of luck!

[@muhammedaliozkarabulut549]

Thanks for the detailed instruction. By the way can we supply 2m(total 120LED) ws2812B leds from esp8266 vin pin? with 5v 2A phone charger? Thank You...

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

You are very welcome and thanks for watching! The short answer is yes you can. In this video I made, I'm controlling 200 leds with only a 5v 2a phone charger: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5ybeaF9rcuEp5I However, If I put all the LED's at white, there was definitely a very noticeable color drop. I also had to keep the brightness pretty low in the video. So depending on what you are using them for, it may or may not be good enough. My advice would to be just try it first with the phone charger and see what you think.

[@aggie7001]

Thank God. Other people had me downloading Python and that was just too much for my pea brain to handle.