How to Easily Control Addressable LEDs with an ESP32 or ESP8266 | WLED Project

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WLED is the greatest way to add IoT connectivity to fully addressable LEDs like WS2812B strips, GlowBit Modules or NeoPixels. Filled to the brim with customisable light shows and fully open-source, it really feels like magic ✨🔮 No Coding Necessary!
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This is all about controlling Fully Addressable LED Lights using any Espressif ESP32 or ESP8266 Development Board and your mobile Phone all through WIFI! All possible by WLED Project. Now I have used Raspberry Pi full-sized computers to control fully addressable LED before (mainly because of previous lack of great software/knowledge to work with ESP32 Development Boards) but Raspberry Pi's are so much more than a simple addressable LED controller, they are full-on computers. So when it comes to a single addressable LED strip that you want to be good to go 24/7 but not necessarily be shining LED light everywhere all the time ESP32 are perfect for this application in regards to the much lower current draw (particularly when dormant), ease of power-cycling and significantly cheaper installation. Plus it will work with any NeoPixel or GlowBit Matrix. Replicating the patterns I create would be significantly harder to code from first principles than it is just to use this brilliant WLED App.
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0:00 Intro
0:16 What Dev Board to Use
0:38 App Download Locations
0:44 Hardware You Need
1:29 Installation Process
2:20 Providing WIFI Details
2:37 Connecting Board to the WLED App
3:22 WLED App First Steps
3:55 Connecting LED Strip to Board
4:25 Not Getting Light? Do This
4:46 Success!
4:58 Exploring the WLED App
6:35 Creating a Custom Light Show
7:00 GlowBit Module Control
7:26 Outro
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[@GermainStaquet]

Note that WLED hosts its own web server on the chip itself, so the app is not even required. Just a web browser is enough.

[@Core-Electronics]

Pinned - Excellent addition, cheers mate 😊

[@bogusbyte]

Was just about to say the same :) That it have a webserver running on each wled device :)

[@reiddennison]

I've had trouble with the ios app, so I like this idea. Question: should I disconnect the power leads from my power supply to the ESP32 while it is connected to my laptop? Or can use the web browser for control on my laptop through wifi?

[@relentlesswrestlingns]

can u please elaborate on how to use the app on the web browser side of things

[@axriticmusic3473]

Website doesn't working,, help me out

[@cac2244]

I spent 8 hours trying to get ESP32 working via Arduino IDE and Blynk (POS) and never lit up and just got working thanks to your video and WLED

[@filipgugo5296]

Yup, spent a week last year trying to get my project up and running using blynk and eventually gave up

[@Sabotage_Labs]

That's awesome. Yea... I was gonna use LEDs and controlling them as a project to help learn Python. But, I found this and was just too easy. It's solid software!

[@dericklong6191]

I got mine working in like 15 min.

[@JustPlainRob]

YO. I just wanted to say an incredibly huge THANK YOU. I've never heard of this until now and it just saved me *literal hours* of coding my own button controller page and patterns for a project. The app is solid (but crashes when I try to autodiscover the LED boards - no worries, the manual add works fine) and the firmware it puts on the board is basically perfect. I will never not be impressed with how fantastic of a web server you can run on an $8 uController board.

[@Core-Electronics]

Yay 😊 cheers for your kind words. No good about those crashes when you are setting it up but very glad I saved you time. These little WiFi ESP32 boards are proper remarkable.

[@diogoalmeida9171]

Everything went well, very efficient, and very good control of the LEDs and everything else. I recommend many to use

[@garynicholas4334]

You are a GOD! Ive been trying to get power to my LED strip for around 13 hours now. "CHANGE THE DATA PIN TO NUMBER 4". Thank you so much for your troubleshooting advice. If only I watched your video earlier. Awesome!!

[@CalmingAnxiety]

Awesome, Just what I needed to see. I have been trying to build a prototype for my first physical product and I think you have just given me the final piece of the puzzle.

[@Core-Electronics]

I love hearing this 😊 if your interested in sharing you should consider posting your prototype to our products page - core-electronics.com.au/projects/!

[@maurocamacho138]

I was trying to make like 30 effects without knowing how to code and i was having a hard time doing it. You saved me from spending who knows how many hours trying to do that. THANK YOU.

[@Core-Electronics]

It is proper liberating hey 😍 happy to help!

[@erikr.johansen3992]

You are an absolute NATURAL at this, the dictation, the dedication and last but not least Your positive nature, give the vewers the urge to follow You in Your experiments...

[@Core-Electronics]

Thank you hugely mate 😊 very kind words!

[@MegaBlox_YT]

Thanks for the tour guys! I got to see this set in person and how everything it packed and shipped and created thanks so much ⭐️

[@whatsupwithsteve]

Oh man I can't wait to start experimenting with this!!! Thanks for the great video and you can bet I'll be back with plenty of questions..:)

[@Musicman-50]

Thank you so much for this great tutorial. You are very gifted at what you're doing here. I hope you will make more of these types of tutorials. 👍😎

[@coltonbrunson772]

Thanks bro. Been doing months of research on LEDs. This helped tie up a few loose ends in my brain!

[@Core-Electronics]

Happy to help g 😊

[@carlknowles2793]

This was a great video. Installed app and software and had working in minutes. This is good cos I no longer have to go outside to turn of my lights.

[@Core-Electronics]

Thank you and sweet! Love hearing a good success story that increases overall coziness 😊

[@borisbadinov7757]

Thanks so much for this. I was able to get going in minutes with great results. Subscribed!

[@Core-Electronics]

Yeeeeehaww! 😊

[@MegaBlox_YT]

I would love to customise my room with leds this is definitely the way to go 🔥

[@xdingxyb7926]

THANK YOU..for the life of me couldnt figure out why the LEDs wasnt turning on, and your suggestion to check the GPIO output saved me a headache. thank ya thank ya.

[@ralphm6901]

I followed some instructions to make an Infinity Cube using LED strips and one of these controllers. It's currently programmed to run one of the multi-color patterns during the day, then a different pattern with dim red LEDs from 11pm-8am. It's a decoration during the day and a nightlight overnight.

[@Core-Electronics]

Consider adding your project to our Project Page 😊 - core-electronics.com.au/projects/. Your system sounds phenomenal cool and and it helps/inspires the community (+ there is Store Credit up for grabs!).

[@dassvijayankumar1776]

Your videos really inspires me and I liked it very much. Thank you very much.

[@shway94]

THANK YOU YOU ARE A LIFESAVER!!!! I was having so much trouble trying to figure out how to get my lights to turn on and I realized I didn't have my GPIO set to the right number haha

[@Core-Electronics]

Haha Yaya! So glad to of helped 😍

[@alexandru-ionelmunteanu3777]

Thank you so much !!!! for finding this you made my life so much easier with this.

[@michaelboyko1602]

Thank you so much🙏🏻 I was about to send the light strip back to Amazon until I found your video. All good now. Cheers!

[@Core-Electronics]

Awww Yeeeehaw! 😊 Share with your friends and subscribe champ.

[@user-hv2tg3ii8m]

Your videos inspire me a lot and are very useful

[@Zeetheepanda]

I love your enthusiasm

[@goviktor]

Thank you for the video. Useful and informative

[@krystil_king_fpv8275]

Thank you this helped me out so much it took me a while to figure it out since i had a 12v led strip and the esp32 takes 5 v but i figured it out with your video i had to connect to pin 5 which is GPIO 4. COULDNT OF DONE IT WITHOUT your VIDEO. THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rmac8706]

Great Video! I stumbled upon it while searching for something else! I am in the processes of finish a MK85 Iron Man suit and needed the ability to change light sequences. I happened to have a ESP8266 board laying around! I am having some issues with getting it to install on the board, but i am not giving up yet. Thanks again for a great video!

[@Core-Electronics]

Absolutely a killer application 😊 WLED allows you to sync multiple ESP32/ESP8622 boards together and run LED patterns synchronously, so you could have multiple sections to your Iron Man Suit without having a wire madness connecting everything together. I would love to see that project come to fruition, come write it up on our projects if you have time 😊 ! - core-electronics.com.au/projects/

[@Sabotage_Labs]

What type of ESP 8266 do you have? I've been using the D1 Mini clones from Amazon and they work great. Only have had to use a ESP32 for the sound reactive build of WLED. Just a simple 16x16 LED matrix and mic module. Just wanted to see it work lol. When you say you're having a problem (if still are)... what is the actual problem? I've had some in the past where I had like micropython flashed on the board and can't kill the scripts that autostart in them in like Thoney. I ended up just reflashing then with Arduino ID and made sure there were no other files on the board. Then...it flashed fine with LED. Arduino seemed to be the only one that could get it done. Idk...probably just me lol. For like $15 you can get 5 D1 mini boards from Amazon and be done with it...lol. I got these as my last batch and they've been working just fine. After you get your suit working...you may need some more for the next project lol. You'll love WLED that much!!!! Good luck man. ACEIRMC ESP8266 ESP-12 ESP-12F NodeMcu Mini D1 Module WeMos Lua 4M Bytes WLAN WiFi Internet Development Board Base on ESP8266 ESP-12F for Arduino,Compatible with WeMos D1 Mini (5pcs) a.co/d/aqOQr8Q

[@sirdrakey]

Oh this is what I've been looking for!

[@Core-Electronics]

Yeeew 😊!

[@judasblewit]

Great tutorial!

[@atlantikus77]

This is soo cool. I built one with white PWM controlled LED.

[@MaxGarbaty]

Thank you so much. I was scouring the internet trying to figure out why my LEDs wouldn't light up. I was using pin 4, as instructed by another video, and the default pin was set to 16. I changed the number and they all lit up 😁

[@Core-Electronics]

Very very very happy to hear! 😍

[@MrBobWareham]

Thanks for the video, very interesting and helpful

[@Core-Electronics]

All good 😊

[@ZwiftyZwifter]

This is so cool. Thanks so much.

[@Core-Electronics]

You are so welcome!

[@ChristianSchebitz]

Best video onthis topic, thx! How can I blend in slowly LEDs, segment after segment by, clicking on a preset? And how to I sync two ESP to this functionality identical?

[@DaftRebel]

God bless you and WLED team

[@user-sf8fk2sf5c]

Amazing! I remember the work it took using libraries in the arduino IDE, When you install WLED on the ESP are you still able to connect and edit the code running on the ESP? For instance adding a mesh library and subsequent code.

[@youtubeurevil]

you got me going just ordered 3 matrix boards 200 wat power supply and 2 esp32 sorry i bought that here in Europe (from oz is just to much hassle for me )I`m going to have so much fun !!! thanks

[@Core-Electronics]

Enjoy!

[@youtubeurevil]

@@Core-Electronics Hi got my gear in and I was wondering have you guys got some wled specific forum where I can ask some questions ? Like how to supply power to heavy duty 4x 75 watt matrix ? does daisy chaining the matrices work ? etc etc Or do you have some downloadable exemplory wiring layout ? too many questions !!!! thanks in advance for making an old long time ago naval electrician man happy!

[@Core-Electronics]

Golly That Matrix Sounds Epic! 😊 Here is the official WLED Forum - wled.discourse.group/ & here is our Core Forum - forum.core-electronics.com.au/ Feel free to ask in either of them, you'll get fantastic advice from both. And as a side note when you do have your project up and running consider doing a project write up because I'd love to see what you come up with ($200 store credit potential too!) - core-electronics.com.au/projects/

[@FelixOnn1]

Hey, really nice vídeo! I'm actually ordering an ESP32 to try it on my PC, controlling my ARGB fans. So, what I want to ask is just two things, sorry if I didn't understand correctky from the video: - Can I actually adapt the USB that connects in the ESP and have to other end to have a male SATA connection (5v input) and conect it directly to my PSU? - Since I will have tons of LEDs to light (I believe 500+), it's correct to connect the three cables to an HUB powered with SATA and then connect my ARG fans to it? Many thanks in advance

[@blkthnk7635]

Awesome video. You inspired me to do my first maker strip. Some feedback- you should show the step of assigning the GPIO in the app so others with slightly different ESP boards understand it’s not completely plug and play!

[@Core-Electronics]

Cheers for the feedback! It is always welcome 😊. And your right, I loosely attempted to address it at 4.40.

[@randomhunter47]

Love how you take the time to address and reply to as many comments as possible@@Core-Electronics

[@sethswheelhouse]

What do you do for strips of greater lengths where the current that can be delivered by the esp is a limiting factor or the required input voltage to the strip is 12v? Do I step down source voltage to the esp board to 3.3v, and run 12v to the LEDs, connecting the data pin to the esp still? Do I have to worry about bleed back into the esp, using a diode to ensure the pin is not at risk to be shorted?

[@ChrisHalden007]

Great video. Thanks

[@Core-Electronics]

Cheers mate 😊

[@barie1]

Awesome video. Thank you so much. I followed the instructions to create few presets on LED strips. It working BUT when I am disconnecting the ESP and connect again I dont see my presets... What do I need to do in order to save the segments and presets?

[@sensorchannel]

very nice!!

[@wolf_ifritah]

This is fundamentally what I needed to see today - the solution to so many problems I’ve been having syncing multiple leds - ( omg!) I honestly can’t wait to get my hands on this little board and experiment… but I have one question …. You mention early in your vid the option of delivering more 5v power to leds .. this is a fundamental thing I need to learn …is there a wiring diagram I can look at to try grasp how that would function? It would be super useful to be able to calculate how many leds can I power off ( battery a ) then where I need to inject power - also maybe some tips for when LEDS go wrong ..thankyou so much - stay toasty

[@Core-Electronics]

Hey mate, we have some great guides on how to deliver more current to your Addressable LEDs whilst safely powering a Micro-Controller via External power supplies. It is all about making sure that the system shares a common ground and that the ESP32 board is insulated from current peaks (via the logic level converter). Give these guides a look for an understanding on this - core-electronics.com.au/tutorials/ws2812-addressable-leds-particle-quickstart-guide.html and core-electronics.com.au/tutorials/WS2812_and_NeoPixel_with_Pycom.html There are always more than one way to do anything and I'd like to in the future create a definitive guide on powering Addressable LEDS with an external power-supply and specifically the ESP32 boards. Also I'd like to throw in Sound Reactivity to that guide as well for good measure 😊.

[@ConfusedNDazed]

Please do a multi led strip with sound reactivity. Would love to build something like this with 8 strips.

[@altanbjk1903]

Thank you for this video... How many different module can be connect this program

[@mebinmathai7546]

awesome thank you

[@yokaijoey9672]

Awesome video! I'm pretty stupid but would I be able to add a switch to this and a battery option? Want this for a cosplay 😬

[@headend5]

Great tutorial. Awsome. Question: How do you get the ESP32 to automatically come back to the last lighting sequence set on the app after a reboot, like having a memory function? Can that be done? Or will I have to go to my phone app every time I power down and power up. Thanks.

[@bobpaugh6725]

Thank you for that great video. I was wondering can you control the led with music or have them flash to the beat of a song with the wled app?

[@Core-Electronics]

You absolutely can, there is now a Sound Reactive branch of the WLED Project letting you do just this! Just choose that when your installing the software to your ESP32 by clicking on the drop down menu below the install button. Definitely hit that up 😃

[@FabrizioSanto]

Hi, thanks for explaining in an easy way. I have a problem. my led strips have 4 wires instead of three (1 positive. 3 negative). How should I connect it to the circuit?

[@scott80]

thanks for the video

[@Core-Electronics]

Thanks for the comment 😊!

[@-djs]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I'm learning the process, I recently purchased 3 WLED pre flashed controllers from Athom, only one is working, so I want to go down the route I should of in the first place, so my question is: Is there a preferred (better) WiFi board I should use?

[@Core-Electronics]

Most important is to get the right ESP32 or ESP8266 IC on the board (and not an ESP32-C3 or similar as these are new boards and the WLED software hasn't caught up). Apart from that so long as you have enough Pins out you will be smooth sailing. Check this guide here - core-electronics.com.au/guides/wireless/esp-32-naming-conventions/

[@KnutMenschenfreund]

Great Project! Is it possible to add a DMX interface? This would make the project even more valueable and made it a great option for professional stage technicians. I am looking for a solution that can be controlled from a DMX software in order to program a sount+light show!

[@sm4rsch]

Before I hit that "checkout"-button for buying the esp-board, I hit that subscribe button.thank you

[@Sulli00700]

Question: I'm looking to use this with an outdoor setup and the LED strip I want to use runs on 12V. Would I run the positive line to a 12V battery, and use a buck converter to drop the board's power to it's needed voltage, then connect all of the commons?

[@nelomedia805]

Hello! Thank you for the video! Is it possible to use the application from a phone to an esp32 using a local area network or even better Bluetooth with a ble board? Thanks!

[@XtianApi]

So if you needed to supplement power to the LED strip, what would you do? Do you need to share a ground between the power and the controller?

[@johankarlsson7484]

What powersupply do you use for the led strip?

[@rajivdear]

Thanks nice video

[@mobobo218]

Would it possible to use a 3.5mm jack breakout board instead of a microphone for music? Also your tutorial was great. Helped getting the basics up and going.

[@MegaBlox_YT]

Can you please make a video on power injection for this type of led strip? Also great video🔥

[@zachsheram1214]

Hey awesome video! This makes me optimistic about figuring this out! I am currently building a wooden partition which will have ten to twenty 3.2m Long LED strips (144 pixels each). I saw that the max recommended LEDs wor WLED is 750, so I was wondering if you had a recommendation for controlling these strips and if similar boards would work? thanks for any help!

[@Core-Electronics]

WLED supports up to 1500 individual LEDs so I would be tempted to utilise it still. Two (or more) ESP32 boards could manage all your channels. Maybe your interested in using a Raspberry Pi to do this, check here for that - core-electronics.com.au/guides/raspberry-pi/fully-addressable-rgb-raspberry-pi/ If you are interested in powering a huge amount of LED Strips please note that there are some great standard practices to follow that you can find here - learn.adafruit.com/1500-neopixel-led-curtain-with-raspberry-pi-fadecandy/power-topology

[@Sabotage_Labs]

@@Core-Electronics good advice! WLED is Scalable... I guess you could say....right? I absolutely love the app. One of the best open-source apps when it comes to being user friendly and not to hard for newbies to understand.

[@eross21]

this is very cool. is there a way to transmit from phone or computer without wii fii , to maybe rf frequency? i want to use this in a live show outdoors, and the performers holding the leds will be about 50 meters away.

[@BLuNTEDR]

Awesome guide, thanks bro from 2024

[@jnbridgess]

This is awesome how many of these S2812 RGB Strip LEDs can you run off one esp32 board?

[@pacgrafica4]

Good afternoon, congratulations for your videos, they are fabulous. I have a doubt and if you can clarify I would be grateful. I need to put WRGB leds in a case letter. I was thinking of using the ESP32. Once configured and programmed, the ESP32 can work Offline to make a certain sequence of colors and effects, it turns on (ON with a switch ) and the ESP32 starts working and carrying out the predefined routine. Or is there another better controller for this situation. Thanks

[@Core-Electronics]

Thank you very kindly for your comment 😊, I must've missed it before my bad for taking too long to get to it. Your absolutely correct that once configured it will perform the same LED light show that it has been taught as soon as it turns on. You can definitely do a similar project with an Arduino UNO or a Raspberry Pi Pico at a similar price point, however the Graphical User Interface is just too brilliant in WLED to ignore. Here is all the compatible hardware, worth a check beforehand just to be sure you get the right LEDs for your project- kno.wled.ge/basics/compatible-hardware/

[@walterblanc9708]

Heh heh. Thankyou everything works as explained my only problem was the board is different to yours and so I actually connected my LED strip to Vin instead of Vusb which did not work obviously. Now to attach a lot more!

[@Core-Electronics]

More Power More Better! (Be safe out there though!)

[@HansKlossJ23]

Great and well explained content. Concerning ESP32 how many strips of ws2812b 5m 300led one board can support? Of course to keep very good frame/sec ratio.

[@Core-Electronics]

The Max you can run is between ~500 to 600 LEDs per channel which will keep the frame rate above the default frame rate of 42 within WLED. Check for more information regarding multi strip lighting right here - kno.wled.ge/features/multi-strip/

[@HansKlossJ23]

@@Core-Electronics Thank you very much that’s exactly what I was looking for.Back to testing and hopefully I will finish before the winter really starts.

[@ericcraig9943]

Trying to lite-Up the whole light Strip WS2812B...

[@Mr31Vince]

I use fastled arduino on my ESP32 to drive several hundred pixels on 25 meters of led strip. Use ws2815 strip as its 12v not 5v and therefore much less power injection required. Also the Ws2815 strip has a backup data line so one led failur doesent take out the rest of the strip. The ESP 32 can also be uploaded with new firmware using OTA (over the air) updates so after the first time you never need to connect it back to the laptop or PC again.

[@Core-Electronics]

Sounds like a very formidable set up 😊

[@Taner-Aydın]

Bu detay için teşekkür ederiz. WS 2815 IC şerit led uygulaması, video vb. hakkında detaylı bilgi. Var mı? WS2815 için hangi kontrol modülünü kullanmalıyız?

[@Core-Electronics]

Nice to hear a Turk, Data line for WS2815 are 5V and my understanding is they wont work with 3.3V and its best practice to use a 3.3v to 5v level shifter

[@Mr31Vince]

@@Core-Electronics yes, 3.3v can sometimes work for short runs, but I use a level shifter on the data output pin of the ESP32 for all mine.

[@Mr31Vince]

@@Core-Electronics I also use a second hand HP server power supply off eBay to power the strips. Easy to hack to give 12v output at 80A and much more reliable than a cheap power supply. Power injection at the end of every 5m strip.

[@user-oy9qo4sq7w]

Hi. A very interesting project. What platform did you use to create the android application?

[@Core-Electronics]

WLED is mainily C++, C, HTML and some Javascript CSS and Python. Come check out the Open Source Scripts here - github.com/Aircoookie/WLED Huge props goes to the WLED Team!

[@plamentodorov788]

Thanks for the great review. I want to make a small home project with around 15 meters of led stripe (SK8612 rgbw). WLED it seems just for my needs. But my doubts starts here. Can someone explain, what is the difference between $40 QuinLED-Dig-Quad (that uses ESP32 controller) and the $10 ESP32 controller itself? What are the befits of using QuinLED-Dig-Quad? I'm asking because as I see in this clip it is possible to control the led stripes only with the bare ESP32 controller. I also wonder SK8612 rgbw- 5v or 12v? Thanks.

[@drewnoakes]

Great video, thanks! Is it possible to connect these addressable strings in parallel, as you can with non-addressable RGBW led strips?

[@drewnoakes]

I think I found an answer to this. You can run the power in parallel, but not the data. It seems like each LED's address is really its distance from the controller, and each LED passes the message down the line, likely decrementing some counter such that when a unit receives a command with a zero count, it knows that data is for itself, but for counts higher than zero it passes the command after decrementing the count. With this design, running strips in parallel would mean each strip would be a mirror of each other strip. i.e. if you have two strips and send a command to the LED with ID 3, the fourth LED in both strips would respond. Does that match your understanding?

[@xbfo8053]

Is the usb only for power? I want to power a 24v led strip and a usb port on a pc only puts out 5v. Is the usb only for the setup or does it need to be connected constantly? Thanks!

[@shampomy]

Hi thanks for your job dude we learn so much because of your sharing🙏🙏🙏 Can you tell me how much led you can control and if there is a possibility to control led by group of 3.....4...5 or more.... Thank you so much!

[@gradmihaialexandru3445]

Hello, did you have a answer I need to do same groups and I need somhow connect some motion Sensors to start the sectors... and i can not find answers

[@Core-Electronics]

With this set up you can control up to ~30 WS2812 LEDs at full brightness. You can also have multiple ESP32 controllers, all hooked up to the same WLED Phone APP instance that can work simultaneously. That way you can get multiple groups to work together. If you utilised a powerful external Power Supply to drive the LEDs you can power long strips of 300+ LEDs. WLED supports up to 1500 individual LEDs, getting power to all those nodes is the hard.

[@gradmihaialexandru3445]

@@Core-Electronics can I have your email to send some info and some picture, to advice with you If I can do with esp32 or other controlar some scene with the led strip Cane I have you hellp to see from other wieu othr solution for me aplication with the led strip?

[@Core-Electronics]

Come write up a forum post here 😊 we will best be able to help you here - forum.core-electronics.com.au/

[@Animatedron]

Awesome video! I was wondering if this would work for creating a light up bouldering wall? So for example I'd have a bouldering wall with say 15 x 15 holds, and I would like to have an LED situated underneath each hold and the ability to light up which hold I can use? Hopefully that make sense. I would assume I'd have to use individual LED as opposed to strips or that grid, but could I somehow wire them all together to still work as "segments"? Appreciate any help.

[@Core-Electronics]

You could totally wire up multiple single nodes together and get your desired effect on your Bouldering wall 😊 seems like a great way to approach this and still have a fully addressable RGB effect. You can cut up a strip and wire each node with an appropriate length of wire between each (so that they are located where your Climbing Holds go) or we do have single node WS2812B LEDs here - core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/BOB-13282

[@Core-Electronics]

Once the hardware is set up the WLED app is a perfect way to create Routes by lighting up different sections of LEDs. You'll have a Maker Moon Board by the end of it all 😊

[@Animatedron]

@@Core-Electronics Amazing! Thank you very much for the response!

[@maheshmanian]

Very interesting

[@madrush35]

I’m curious I’m looking at doing this but with a 12 v strip what esp controller would I use for it if possible

[@thedjnute]

Is there a limitation as to the length between the LED and the ESP board?

[@TheWolfmansgotnards]

Thankyou for this. I have a project this might be perfect for... I want to use it for prop lighting multiple props in a show. (a puppet show as it happens so distance isn't an issue) I'm guessing you just need a WIFI network, not actual internet connectivity or does the WLED app require to connect to the internet? Im assuming not but you never know! My idea is to have a playlist of effects to multiple ESP32s... even using it for somehthing as simple as a wifi switch to turn on an off at points in the show.... Is this reasonable given your experience of the board? Again thankyou!

[@FelixOnn1]

Hey, nice tutorial! Please, help me: can I use an ESP32-WROOM-32?

[@ElvinAsadov.]

thanks

[@tonylee-delisle7954]

Hi, Can you tell me if the app will connect to the ESP board over wifi directly or do they both need t be connected to a wifi network? I am asking because I would like to create a project where the lights can be included into a portable project which will work anywhere

[@prakashsapkota3820]

Thank you so much for this making video. I try to find the code couldn't find how do i get the coding for ESP32 please can you help me.

[@absdrivingschool]

Hello, I liked the video and wondered if you would be able to give some advise on my project? I want to individually light one LED in a length of addressable strip lights which would need to be driven by an external vehicle management program. I have an ESP32, an addressable 12v LED strip light and a DMX512 USB connector. Would it be best to use the ESP32 controlled by the external program, or the DMX512 USB adaptor? Thanks for any help.

[@Core-Electronics]

This is a great question and I'll best be able to help if you write up a post with some pictures of your hardware at our forum - forum.core-electronics.com.au/

[@clarkdaveyabo8689]

great video quick question after installing the WLED on the esp board can you control multiple esp32 with just the phone app and without using internet or local home wifi? i was planning on making a mood led lights on multiple cars and controlling the it using the esp on each car

[@Core-Electronics]

I adore that idea, if it wasn't for the laws in the country I'm based I'd have all kinds of underglow set ups on my motorcycle. First of you can control multiple ESP32 boards with WLED. Next, WLED can be controlled from anywhere but it will require some additional software/hardware. Come check this page for information on exactly that - kno.wled.ge/advanced/remote-access-ifttt/

[@meguinness1116]

Hi...Can the board store the chosen colour combination and start it as soon the power is ON without tapping the power up button on the app? Thank you

[@user-ku5ms2ui2q]

Hi, Can i use WS2812B strips for this set up?

[@Guilevic]

does wled work with alexa or google assistant? thanks for the enlightening video

[@Core-Electronics]

Absolutely! Here is a great Instructables to run through in regards to setting up WLED with Google Assistant - www.instructables.com/WLED-on-ESP8266-IFTTT-Google-Assistant/

[@emirkan9338]

hi mate cool video ! i founded it out really helpfull for me but i have idea same time question to you , if we try to get connect those argb led strips with bluetooth instead pair with wifi can we manage to do it ?

[@Core-Electronics]

WLED and Bluetooth compatibility gets brought up all the time - github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/issues/1382 Currently I reckon you are better off using another software if you want it to run through bluetooth.

[@emirkan9338]

@@Core-Electronics thanks a lot for reply me back ! I’ll look for that on link . Cheers !

[@giannisoulorgias5905]

Hello, i do have a question. How many segments you can put on an LED strip ? @core Electronics

[@moel352]

Hey its AWESOME.... and now im still trying it, but why my wled on my phone didnt found the light? still "Found no light" thanks

[@WillMonotoneOfficial]

Is there a central diagram for which pin connects to what? I have a esp32 wroom 32D and can’t seem to figure out what wire goes to what pin

[@eross21]

so is there a way to design an led pattern, and save it to the board. and then trigger it later when it’s not connected to the phone?

[@GamingLive752]

I have a question I have a internet connection wifi for my Android phone and ethernet for my pc so can I use internet same time when iam using that bord for lighting setup??

[@Core-Electronics]

Hey mate, you can definitely use the internet while this set up is running. You'll be able to access the settings menu from either your Ethernet connected PC or your WiFi connected Phone 😊

[@EvertonconnorConnor]

can i intergrate this into projector headlights for vehicles?

[@geoffregan7953]

I have purchased a bunch of pre made string lights that have an app that are controllable. They worked great. They allow you to make custom patterns through the app they have created. After I went through building everything, it appears that they do not save the pattern on board and require you to load the pattern each time you power them on and off. Are there any pre made solutions that can save a pattern and will automatically start the last pattern used? I am trying to make a few set ups that are portable and wont need to be reloaded each time they lose power or are turned off.

[@Core-Electronics]

WLED will remember all your custom light shows 😊 even after it has been powered down. Just make sure you save them before doing so.

[@essaead9958]

Is it possible to run 30 meters of 12 v addressable led strips using this as the data supply? And the power supply from other source?

[@lorenzomainini425]

Does the WLED app works also using the serial port? I plan to do something like this in an environment where wireless connections are not allowed. If not is there an alternative you suggest?

[@Core-Electronics]

WLED definitely allows multiple protocols through Serial. Come have a look here 😊 - kno.wled.ge/interfaces/serial/

[@user-ic9tg9de5w]

You connected 64 LEDs to boards power supply. Is it able to provide such power or you have to use separate power supply?

[@mickgibson370]

I have been wanting to put LEDs around the ceiling, and it change color of the room!

[@Core-Electronics]

Addressable LEDS can be the quickest way to change the feel of a room

[@silversurfer8057]

very cool. does this also work with the 3pin ARGB devices that are intended for connection to the pc motherboard =?

[@Core-Electronics]

Any PC RGB device that supports the 5v 3-pin ARGB motherboard header should work fine with WLED 😊 Come check out more information here - kno.wled.ge/basics/compatible-hardware/