How to Build a Custom LED Slatted Wall - Studio Tour (Part 3)

[@sethl8905]

The way you ran into issues and then showed us how you solved them was extremely refreshing and appreciated. You used every obstacle as an excuse to learn more and complete your project.

[@Whiteinrevery]

thanks so much

[@TheLambLive]

It's a soft A, hard T.. Slatted. The vertical beams are called slats (not slates).

[@cosmogang]

You said exactly what I was thinking.

[@thormincks]

Thank you

[@ChristopherTesta]

Exactly. If you’re going to make a video make sure you know how to pronounce the title

[@HowardPrice]

You’re exactly right. It is a pretty wall though.

[@fxgraphicslive]

Thank you for typing that much nicer than I would have

[@imdbtruth]

WS2812B are okay, but WS2813/15 are much better for a permanent application, because that "4th pin" is an extra data line for breakpoint transmission. If one pixel fails on a WS2812B, then the whole rest of the strip will not work, but with WS2813/14/15 (or SK6822/9822) if one pixel fails then the rest of the strip still functions as normal. Plus they have numerous other benefits over the outdated WS2812B driver. But really for a project like this, you'll want to be able to produce a true white color, so I would really recommend an addressable RGBW or RGBCCT strip such as WS2814 or SK6822. Overall he did a great job and I'm jealous.

[@woodpecked3D]

You mean your envious

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

not sure which is bolder, that wall or that shirt. Great video dude!

[@ShinobiVuDU]

Best tutorial for this project on the Internet

[@MayhemPhone]

Finished product and the video production both look great! When selecting wire gauge, it’s not about how much power they will let through, it’s about how much the wire can handle at safe temperatures. Using a smaller gauge wire than needed can result in melting / starting a fire. Definitely research the amount of power you are sending, and for what distance when selecting wire for a project. No LED slatted wall is worth burning your house down.

[@MayhemPhone]

And as far as selecting those terminals, it again comes down to the gauge of wire. Those WAGO terminals (snap down) look to me to be for a bigger gauge wire. Thsts not the terminal’s fault. For those that are not very familiar with wiring, I recommend them over crimping. This is another major source of fire. Having a loose crimp can cause an arc, which heats up, melts and can start a fire. This low voltage stuff is less dangerous, but still can be a hazard. Moreover, these are good habits to form for when you are doing higher voltage wiring, like working on a home circuit. Those splicing connectors are notoriously untrustworthy. This is again where you use a WAGO that takes 3 wires. I don’t have specific knowledge on 8212b wiring, but I would suspect that they potentially were picking up noise, since they run parallel to the power wires. With enough noise, perhaps the chip thought that cable was being used and it was trying to switch to it. Total random guess. It was always a big no-no when installing car audio back in the day to run your power and audio cables next to each other. Granted, it was typically very high gauge power wire in comparison with these LEDs. Edit: I commented before finishing the video, and see you had the same thought 😂

[@brianlam257]

wow, amazing project! It looks like just a few LED strips on wood slats but turns out to be incredibly complex and headache inducing. Kudos for your patience and determination to go through all the troubles. It looks beautiful

[@kevinmummert601]

Thank you for all the great info. One suggestion is using 3/4” mdf for the slats. They stay straight and sand and paint well. Great job

[@cconwayphotography]

I do love a slatted wall, especially when they're like real walnut ones. But you might want to update your title, as it's SLATTED, rather than SLATED. I thought the video was about adding slate tiles to your wall :D

[@aggressivli]

Holy shit, I dont know how I got here, but this tutorial has absolutely everything. Great work, definitely going so save this for a future project.

[@massivedeemon7972]

I've been a low voltage tech for many years now and I think you data problem is because you need to run a shielded wire for your data... Electrical interference is scrambling the signal. Shielding the data wire with a 18-2 Shielded wire from the other wires will fix it. Hope this helps.

[@Shalow78]

might also be a issue in the different power supply`s i a work in security en when we injecting new power source in to a data bus we always connect the minus voltage line to eachother so it has the same level as it might otherwhise cause some problems , never do the plus voltage line offcoarse as that wil bring a lot of other problems if it doesnt damage it

[@michaelduke4500]

That wall is a winner for me.

[@phamaral249]

The walnut stain actually looked pretty good

[@whoismatt]

Learning so much and getting so many ideas! Thanks for making this! :D

[@Whiteinrevery]

thanks my friend!

[@KaoticENT2263]

You might wanna consider using something like WLED and an ESP8266 chip. The amount of customization is AWESOME.

[@lukewalker5111]

Imperial is so fustrating. Fantastic outcome!!

[@ASJerrell]

This video is pure quality and education. Thank you.

[@FrozenThai]

I recommend checking out black diffusers. They blend in with the black slatts, but also great when you have lighter slatts and have leds in between.

[@harolda611]

This guy is a content creator, a designer, a photographer, an engineer, an IT guy and a carpenter.

[@woodpecked3D]

He also attracted to men..

[@YannisFyssas]

Super well done, all killer no filler. I've installed many ,many LED strips (2 pin mostly and non individually addressable) and still found this helpful. Cheerios!

[@kevin-haggerty]

A year later now after watching this the first time I’m finally building the wall love this dude and thank you for the led tips. The wood I’m ok with but the led, powered injection, etc is definitely what I need tips on

[@IXISSV]

Great looking wall, but its slatted, slate is a roof material here in the UK.

[@sergeb7945]

@17:51 DEFINITELY, you SHOULD connect the red wires together and the black as well. This way, by injecting power on both ends, you can halve the number of power injections for the same result (or keep the same number and improve brightness AND flickering). PLUS you should connect grounds together on separate supplies (and only grounds, not VCC)

[@roycejamie8250]

Can you explain why you should connect only ground between different power supplies?

[@sergeb7945]

@@roycejamie8250 different power supplies will always provide slightly different voltages. Shorting them together (e.g. connecting both Vcc and Gnd) means one will inject current in the other one. High power supplies having very low internal resistances, this current will be very high. Power supplies are designed to deliver current, not to receive it. Best case scenario, one will unnecessarily overheat and its power will be wasted. Worst case, one will fry, possibly both.

[@randomfrankp]

Hey man! Would love to get you on my setup series Room Tour Project!

[@Whiteinrevery]

Feel free to reach out at [e-mail].

[@randomfrankp]

@@Whiteinrevery Just shot you an email!!

[@alaris_f]

yoooo frank

[@trimonmusic]

Excited for this episode!

[@IliadDreyfus-js9oe]

​@@randomfrankpgood job! No one cares, not even Buddha

[@jackhagerman]

This is cool! I recommend SK6812 LEDs as they have a white channel so the white is much more balanced and brighter. Also would highly recommend WLED

[@stimey0000]

Looks incredible! The sanding paid off big time. For your flickering, best guess is you had a short on one of the backup data connections. I have soldered hundreds of LED strips together and use a magnify glass and bright light. Even then sometimes you can't see the one strand that bridges the data to ground or power. Those 4 pin strips are a MFer to work with. You deserve a medal for getting them to work.

[@Whiteinrevery]

Thanks for the tip. Yeah it took a lot of patience for sure.

[@KnightsofLastCall]

This is one of the best DIY youtube videos I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!

[@MikeyTrippz]

dude its truly amazing. cant imagine what that first breath felt like after it was finally all done.

[@Necronomicon636]

This was so incredibly informative and fun to watch. I'll be doing a custom room of my own soon and this was a real treat to watch and learn from. Thank you so much!

[@vynce1091]

I think adding another step and sealing the wood would be beneficial. The wood over time(although probably a long time) would take in moisture from the air and warp slowly.

[@MayhemPhone]

Agreed. Sanding the paint coat would look nice as well. Also, help keep dust from collecting, and make dusting them off easier

[@abchasin]

SICK!! Not much else to say. Been waiting for this follow up for some time. You NAILED it.

[@Whiteinrevery]

Glad it was worth the wait.

[@Kiwi-ie1us]

This project inspired me to do my own slatted wall. Thanks for this great video

[@EddiTaru]

This is insane amount of work. Nuts.

[@TomBetGeorge]

Love this! Will copy your wall concept if that's ok! By the way, you should have connected the red and black all the way. You don't connect the red (positive) when you're power injecting from a different power supply. Your flickering at the end was likely a ground issue.

[@tiltonR2]

Can’t believe this doesn’t have more views. Great project!

[@ShotgunKlaus]

These strips are much easier to solder when you sacrifice a LED per cut so you can use the whole solderpads instead of half ones. Anyway great work!

[@DeanxPatrick]

been checking your channel every week to see if you have a new video. Finally!!

[@joelb360]

You just need a small resistor in the beginning of the data line, to get rid of that erratic behavior when you have that much distance between the controller and the first strip. I looked up why a long time ago, and it's super confusing, BUT I promise it works!

[@ukastroimaging1016]

Incredible work.....being devoid of DIY skills, you lost me a bit half way through but if you ever want a holiday in the UK and want to build me one of these for my observatory then look me up!! 😁

[@refsvik]

Wow. Found this just now, and am amazed by the amount of work and problem solving. End product looks killer. It´s been two years. What would you change (if any) looking back?

[@Whiteinrevery]

Thanks so much. I would change the 12v to 5volt. I can get just as bright and don't need the backup data line. Also I would use WLED as the controller which would fix a lot of issues along with the 5v option.

[@UgurSoygur-s3d]

What is the exact measurement of the slats in cm? How much space did you leave between them in cm? Thanks, great work

[@RestNPizza]

You should look into WLED as a controller. It's awesome!

[@brandonmakridis1565]

If you're a little more advanced with electronics, I recommend getting something like an ESP32 modemcu and running WLED. $10 and you get the app and web-based control, plus the WLED software is just amazing, considering it is completely free and open.

[@JohnnyBoyGee]

Give wled a try... I use them for all my LEDs now!

[@infinitexbox4life]

Yo this is more impressive than most woodworking videos or home DIY projects I’ve come across on KZbin. Just a look at your channel shows me this isn’t even your main skill, even more impressive. Filming and editing 10/10 because that’s what you do, the project is beautiful and outstanding-the details are filled with effort, overall this is easily one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on KZbin. Consider a damn career in internal design or something similar.

[@maartenkneiseler]

Absolutely brilliant video and tutorial. Result looks great. A bit too much effort for a non-experienced handyman like me but amazing to see what can be done. Especially, the wiring seems like a challenge 😄😄😄

[@gyagzyabdul6505]

Thanks for the great work Where can I buy the Led diffusers..??

[@Samaraton]

What does not go in my head is how little views you've got on this. The quality of your videos is realy great! Instructions are easy to follow, the vidograpy is outstanding and you've also added tips and costing for your viewers to know what they are getting themselves in to. Left a sub and like.

[@gh0stdem0n666]

Not everyone wants to do this

[@mathurinesylvester4423]

KM,,

[@MatthewEncina]

Really cool idea! Well done, and thanks for sharing!

[@nltemin2398]

After learning on how to do DIY PC build.Needed some new project and this is what i'm looking forward too. I always thought i was not good in any thing while most people are good at one thing that stays true to them like playing musical instrument or sports even studies.after this videos i can say what I'm good in. learning new things from amazing persons such as you.Life seems more beautiful and learning should never stop.God bless you Bruh.. . Lots of Love from Arunachal Pradesh, India

[@sabetion]

This was an excellent, informative, well-filmed video. Thank you!

[@christian84726]

the data connection needs a refresh after a certain length, all leads do this so that's why long strips work, there are signal refreshers available, u have them just cut some led from the stipes and use them every now than to refresh the signal, or use shielded network cable for the signal wire and false don't use 5V Cable and signal wire that is wired parallel, twist them and also add capacitors for shorting the noise on 5V

[@epicpylon7715]

your issue is called a bridge tap. Basically that data travels back down that secondary date cable send reflecting back to the controller

[@jaddofficial]

Wow! Amazing diy wall🔥 Note: you could split data if you want mirrored functionality of a length of leds

[@CalvinBramlett]

I can only imagine all the frustrations along the way. It turned out amazing though. Great job!

[@robertrickman3531]

Well done. Explained Very well... You just opened up a Completely NEW Project for me

[@FamilyFunTime69]

I love the details of this video. Fantastic job!

[@patrickh9810]

Beautiful and amazing. I would do all the work before painting them.

[@jasonwhite4205]

Just a guess here, but in telecom there's a phenomenon called cross-talk when two data or voice line run in parallel for too long. One transmits to the other (just like a radio antenna) and in phone lines, unrelated calls can hear the conversations of other connections; at least in the days of analog. My guess is the backup data line was receiving an out of synch signal just strong enough to interfere with the end of the line. Twisting the pairs usually fixes the issue and why very specific twist ratios are used for each pair in CAT rated data cable. You effected the same thing by disconnecting the back up data down the line.

[@RobertNewman-f7b]

This is Dope i did the same wall but twice the size i was just planning on doing a rope light on the top and on the bottom my wall is 12 feet tall and 35 ft long, it looks bad ass but now i am thinking i need to do this. I am building out my office and i have gone pretty far with it i am now on my 3rd contractor and finally doing finishing touches which is lighting and i am having a very hard time finding anyone with real knowledge about LED rope lights and how they can be connected with out shorting or becoming very dim. I guess my question is are you available to come do the lighting at my building i am doing alot of lighting i think you would enjoy this project. I have never reached out like this but you seem to know everything i want to know and do with my lighting. Thank you

[@aaronfish2691]

This is great thank you, this has been the inspiration for me to build my own wall. What did you put behind the slates? Is there felt or sound board or just painted drywall?

[@josepheustaquio5544]

Legit project. Legit build.

[@TAGSProle]

With the power issue, i would run one adaptor and no injection. What the best option is to use a junction box, so rather than daisy chaining them with varying cable thickness you would run the power to a central position and have a led junction box where you have have upto 10 4 pin connections so your cables are of a simular lengths but mainly they receive equal power to each strip. Ive previously done this with a pure white setup (which is the most power intensive) but was rgbw strip for a customer. An for the data cable run that into a large wago box and back to the controller. Or run a larger power supply with 2 outlets from the center and daisy chain them outward from the central position

[@MissionControlBand]

This is sick! I'm gonna make one of these and put some acoustic treatment behind it for my studio.

[@davisexton8952]

Looks good and clean. Just curious what the lenses of the LEDs look like when the lights are turned on during the day? How visible are there where is the slats are black?

[@chuckkimble8633]

Wow- ridiculously incredible - nice work!!

[@Roboccobo]

So happy to see this!!! Thank you for posting this! I especially apreciate how detailed it is!

[@uniyat87]

what has been used to cover the LED strip in the channel? acrylic or something else?

[@qzll333]

Nice wall, Two questions. So the slatted are 1 1/2 by 3/4 with 3/4 for spacers? And you cut them out from wood boards?

[@joerideman]

I am pretty sure you want to connect the ground wires from both led strips together when you do the power injection. But you tried a dedicated device for this so I am surprised by your data problem.

[@pkalwak]

Great tutorial, nice place to play! What about that colorfull wall on the right side? Are these some panels?

[@newbreaker0403]

This is a great result! Very nice!

[@imdbtruth]

Did you put resistors on the data lines and 1000uf capacitors at the beginning of each strip? I might have missed that part of the video, but if you didn't add those resistors and capacitors, then you really should do that, it might solve some of those flickering issues. To anybody running long lengths of LEDs, or even short lengths of strips with long distances of wiring between the strips, do yourself a favor and plan to add capacitors and resistors from the start.

[@Chris_P_Bacon]

Super great, in-depth video!

[@AhsanKhanVlogs]

wow just wow you explain ever single step bravo!!!

[@EmmetLouisM3]

Awesome tutorial. Just what I was looking for in terms of details. Thanks a lot!

[@eduardpopov4165]

How did you make that right hand side wall, is that perhaps a wallpaper?

[@spazoq]

Wait, why not put the LEDS in the dark recesses where they won't show up till you turn them on?

[@JavonDGreen]

I imagine the backup data cable was working as an active antenna causing you issues. Very thin unshielded cable picking up noise. Doesn’t take very much noise to create a signal especially if it’s being amplified by the controller.

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

Looks nice!! a friend of mine did something similar but the LEDs go all the way up/down the wall. I’ll have a tour on my channel tomorrow

[@BrunoMartinsHertZ]

thank you for the explanation, a lot of good tips on how to do it. I will steal the idea to make in my house :)

[@thegoldenmaestro]

the amount effort maaaan well done

[@1vegasdood]

amazing and thanks for sharing all your details.

[@BlissJungian]

What a beautiful wall. Never going to do this but throughouly enjoyed your video and how cohesive and well put together it was.

[@RareComputers-iy5nv]

How did you prepare the wall behind the slats? Did you use it as a noise/echo control mechanism, too?

[@Whiteinrevery]

Added the carpet lining to help dappen the wall even more. Same product I used on the opposite wall and ceiling.

[@ratebait2254]

Where did you learn to wire the led strips?

[@Waterbottle365]

I've got a 25 foot wall I'd love to do this to, if you ever find yourself in PA :) Awesome video though, the wall looks great.

[@mic159]

Maybe try putting a resistor on the data line. Or try running a seperate wire for the data, so it's not getting interference from the power line.

[@soulriffmusic]

I watched so many videos on wled setups but this one takes the number one spot. Amazing work, thank you!

[@bnd123us]

WLED with esp32 chip would have been a better controller option for your set up. Rest is amazing.

[@prince_9599]

For controller i would suggest use esp32 or esp8266 micro controller with wled os Its pretty easy to setup and provides many features and light efects Also there's this mod version of wled named wled sound reactive Which gives cool effects based on sound

[@ttss5726]

Why not call it what it is the diguno

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

@@ttss5726 the diguno is a specific product which includes esp. you can rub wled on bare esp, is just that diguno makes it much easier as it has convenient connections, terminals, power circuits

[@travism7171]

How are the seperate strips conencted to the controller board? are they all spliced in to the same data wire coming from 1 pin ?

[@awdhootkanawade]

In my experience the flickering you faced was due to data loss you can use resister or one sacrificial pixel

[@maximewagner3758]

amazing project man ! you say 60 slates but what is the size of your wall ?

[@stillavenue]

Really great video! Thanks for being so thorough and informative. The Tips really help making sure every point you made was clear. Cheers!

[@andys8805]

Great video. Looking to do something similar with my room project. How did you hard the wires at the top of the LED strips?

[@SheSparkles83]

Man this looks fantastic. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@phife226]

Great directions.

[@bubbl_media]

On the wall behind the wood, is there black paint or wallpaper? Or both?

[@PhilippinesScam]

I think you would get around 30-31 slots if you just ripped an MDF 1/2 4x8 sheet. it might have been a lot less prep with just very light or no sanding. I think MDF would just be a lot more uniform and no warping. I might try this with MDF at my house in a close or something.