Ten AWESOME Options for WLED! (Pixel Matrix, Hex Panels, and more)

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[@makeitworktech]

Thanks so much for watching! Let me know your thoughts! -- Products in this video -- Trusty Athom Controller: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mKzCZuI Crystal Balls (AliExpress): www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804363393731.html Neon Tube (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCwQZpF Neon Tube (Amazon - Similar): amzn.to/3vNOCQh 12V Power Supply (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dlfz8Ih 16x32 Perforated LED Matrix (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DneJ753 or Pixel Bullet LED Lights (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DENAvm5 Pixel Bullet LED Lights (Amazon): amzn.to/3SAkII8 Track option 1: amzn.to/49a8Dip Track option 2: tblproducts.company.site/Light-Track-Standard-for-Square-Bullet-Pixels-1-1-4-in-X-72-in-X-4-in-Spacing-White-p423703366 Track option 3: www.aliexpress.com/i/3256805076489601.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt Track Option 4: www.holidaycoro.com/PixaTrack-Pixel-Node-Mounting-Track-for-Permanent-p/1900.htm Triangular LED Matrix (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFUXv0p S-Type WS2812B Led Strip (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmaUCUV S-Type WS2812B Led Strip (Amazon): amzn.to/3SgBURD Panel Mount LED Lights (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DlWhPd3 12V FCOB LED Strip (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFaoj0h 12V FCOB LED Strip (Amazon): amzn.to/3UeWTqE Hex Panels (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdAzMQh Hex Panels (Amazon - Similar): amzn.to/48FS521 10-Channel WLED Pixel Controller (AliExpress): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DnKh2Eh with ext. antenna: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mrRYAwW

[@stevenscop]

Yes. Please keep on finding and experimenting with more ws2812b products. So many new ways to design lighting

[@makeitworktech]

Will do, thanks!

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Awesome video!! So many ideas in my head right now lol.

[@makeitworktech]

Thanks Chris!! 🙏

[@FonixVR_]

I'm only just now getting into the world of WLED, but videos like this fills me with several ideas. Please keep posing them!

[@makeitworktech]

Will do!

[@Mithinco]

Thanks for finding new interesting stuff! I finally got a led strip setup for my desk and it's been amazing! It's addictive and I just want to rgb everything

[@makeitworktech]

Thanks. Yeah, once you start you're hooked!

[@Jensen871]

I love the wled videos! I might have to start experimenting with it. Cant wait for the controller comparison video.

[@makeitworktech]

Once you're hooked, it's hard to stop!

[@lgf30022]

Always great to watch your videos, thanks! I woudl love to see a large LED Matrix. Also very interested in your review of controllers, the one you showed looked real interesting and I'd like to see Dr. Zzz's controllers in the review as well. Between you and Dr. Zzz's, I've become obsessed with LED lighting. Drives my wife nuts until she sees the results, LOL.

[@makeitworktech]

Noted, I've ordered the matrices, so I'll be working on that soon! Yeah Doc has a lot of great material!

[@raymiles534]

I am an older retired guy just starting out in the led world. Your videos are informative and useful. Please keep them coming!

[@makeitworktech]

That's great to hear! It's an excellent hobby to get into!

[@homeboi808]

That perforated matrix is exactly what I’m looking for to do timers and whatnot, instead of trying to glue a normal matrix to something flat.

[@makeitworktech]

Yeah, it's nice and rigid!

[@jrs9144]

Excellent informative video. More please.

[@makeitworktech]

You got it! Thanks!

[@MrQuattrodave]

As a newbie to using LED’s this is an awesome guide 👍

[@makeitworktech]

Awesome, glad it helps!

[@geantcreeper]

The matrix led looks 🤩

[@makeitworktech]

Aww yeah!!

[@DaddyGadget]

Aliexpress Link for the perforated matrix not working for me?

[@thesuperknot_]

On the triangle matrices, you can do what I did with my DIY hexes. Each set becomes a segment and then you assign effects to each segment.

[@makeitworktech]

That's a good idea. Sometimes I forget about segments, but they are super useful in WLED. I'll have to share on discord if I do some more playing

[@davidjohnson2782]

Yes to the large LED matrix video please!

[@W2APS]

Seconded! 😁

[@makeitworktech]

Noted! Ordering the matrices now!

[@SnoWakeFPV]

Hey Aaron - thanks for another great (inspiring) video! I’ve been re-printing my matrix enclosures after upgrading my Ender 3 to an X1C - and rebuilding the 2x2 “big a** matrix” had me thinking… “How can I get MOAR LEDs?!?” 4x4 of the 16x16 panels? You mentioned building a 2x5 array of these panels: I wanna see that build! Plus any enclosures / diffusers for the higher resolution / smaller pitch matrices (22x22 or 64x64). Keep the inspiration coming!

[@makeitworktech]

Thanks! Gonna start working on the 2x5 array soon!

[@rawdelicious]

Yea do the matrix! Part 3!

[@W2APS]

Another super useful video thanks! The 10 channel controller looked neat, ooh din rail for example. Then I saw the price and at a smidgen under £1k it's a big nooope. 🤣 I'll stick to a QuinLED Dig 8 for rather less money if needing that many ports.

[@makeitworktech]

Price was $175 a day or two ago. I think the price is wrong on Ali. Sent a message to the seller. I'm gonna test that

[@shadowr2d2]

Thank you for posting this video 🎥. You have a new subscriber 🎉. Keep up the great 👍 work 🎉. I have been thinking 🤔 of. Putting a wallpaper design on my wall. That looks like a computer 🖥️ board. Then put it on plexiglass on the wall. To run some lights 💡 behind it. But with the last RGB rope light 💡. I could put the RGB. Right on the wallpaper. I’m glad 😃 I found your Tech Channel..

[@dustinstorey6779]

Wow that 10 channel controller is $1100!!! I don’t know what I was expecting since it’s a beast but I wasn’t expecting over a grand.

[@makeitworktech]

It was 275 when I posted the link haha. The seller jacked the price is my guess

[@dustinstorey6779]

@@makeitworktech wow really? I kinda thought you would’ve mentioned or made a bigger deal of it if it was that expensive because it just seems like a lot to spend. You might’ve made a series of videos for that price.

[@macxsi]

Great Video! Will you ever try SK6812 Strips?

[@makeitworktech]

Thanks! Absolutely! But they are a lot harder to find, and not many options, just standard strips. I did find cob strips though

[@tonyjsmt]

Love that small 12 volt power supply. Looks like it would fit easily into an ammo can. I use those as control boxes in my Christmas light display. I have a mix of 5 and 12 volt WS2811, total of about 1400 this year, along with 3,000 old school lights. Hoping to push to about 2500 pixels this year and retire a few more of the old lights.

[@makeitworktech]

Wow, sounds like an awesome setup! I'd love to see that. No pressure, but you could post pics on our discord if you wanted!

[@vincentparent2851]

Dude. I keep sending the links for Amazon to my wife and having her order me things from your videos. And she is getting sick of it. Haha. I love these videos!!!

[@makeitworktech]

Hahaha my wife's pretty annoyed too 😂 glad you find this stuff interesting! My last project I put WLED under my new bathroom vanity as a nightlight - that was a win with her!

[@vincentparent2851]

I should do something around the bedroom door where her mirror is for when she gets ready. Great idea!!

[@chrisw1462]

@3:27 If you have only ONE power injection point (other than the start of the string), Do Not use it in the middle of the string. Put it at the other end.

[@ronm6585]

Thanks.

[@makeitworktech]

You're welcome

[@theloniuser]

I would love to use the hex LEDs with WLED running on an ESP8266. Are the WLED settings for your trusty controller going to be the same for an ESP8266? And what type of LEDs are the hex lights (ie WS281x, etc.)? Thanks for the great video.

[@solkanar512]

Yeah, I’ve been trying to adapt WLED to Govee hex panels. Despite being able to address each side of a hex, it’s really lacking in the ability to remap LEDs, especially if you want to have effects travel horizontally across the array.

[@failensouljah]

Yes! Please show how the led controller works and also with the led matrixes. Cant believe that led controller is $1200!

[@makeitworktech]

Will do! Check the second link though. Should be between 175-250 rather than 1200.

[@sygad1]

Would love to see WLED and PIR sensors working with home assistant automations

[@makeitworktech]

Are you thinking PIR sensors hooked to the WLED controller or connect to HA?

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

I think you’ll like the WLED wall in the tour I posted today :)

[@makeitworktech]

I'll check it out!

[@wscottfunk]

Hey Aaron! Which model Athom WLED controller are you using? Got a link? I didn't see it linked in your previous video or this one. Thanks!

[@makeitworktech]

Hey Scott! This is the one I usually use! I'll put a link in the description! s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mKzCZuI

[@wscottfunk]

​@@makeitworktechThanks! I'll pick one up in addition to the other items. The COB strips look really nice. This will be my first WLED project, so I wanted to make sure that I got the right one. 👍

[@NiklasAuBln]

For the triangle panels and matrix effects: Afaik it is possible to provide a map of led locations to wledthen wled should compensate for the missing ones

[@makeitworktech]

I'll have to look into that!

[@NiklasAuBln]

@@makeitworktech the search term is "mapping" which allows to reorder the led order in your strip, combined with "virtual" LEDs* you should be able to make something work. *Virtual LEDs: LEDs that are configured in WLED and are also computed but are not physically attached to the controller. For your usecase you can create a rectangle matrix where all LEDs of your triangle align with the LEDs of the rectangle, now you replace all pixels in the rectangular matrix that are not present in the triangle with virtual LEDs.

[@yequene]

Do you know if Nanoleaf hexs can be connected to a WLED controller just like the hexs you are showing on this video? Have you tried it? I have some but the controlling unit is faulty, Nanoleaf support has sent me a replacement twice already, I was thinking maybe I can just connect them to an ESP32 for example.

[@makeitworktech]

Not sure, I'd love to try at some point! Maybe I can get them to send me a set to try

[@Tex1961]

Yes, please the large Led Matrix. Also those 16x32 Perforated LED Matrix panels are pricy! Do you think cost will come down as they become more popular?

[@makeitworktech]

I hope they do! I wanted more than one but didn't want to spend the money

[@sharkbaitwhohahaa]

So I have a few WLED projects in my house I’ve built but I keep running into an issue where every once in awhile the esp32 is shown as “(offline)” and I cannot get it to connect to my phone. I know there’s someway to set it with a specific IP address in your router but TBH I have yet to learn how to do it myself. Would be a good video tutorial maybe?

[@makeitworktech]

Yeah, I would be good, but unfortunately routers are all very different so you really have to find out how to do it on your own router. I have a Google Nest WiFi and it's totally different from my old TP-Link. It fairly easy I think, first look up your device's IP, then just look for DHCP IP Reservation as an option on your router, and reserve that IP for that device.

[@rickjames302]

proud of that wled controller..smdh. 1166$

[@makeitworktech]

Haha I think it’s an error. Check the second link

[@marcelzuidwijk]

Those triangle shaped pcb's ... place those 3 together like a 3-side pyramide 🙃

[@makeitworktech]

Good idea! 💡

[@unclerojelio6320]

Weird, there isn't an option to save this video to a playlist.

[@tedev]

i cannot open the pixel panel with the holes. is there a proper link?

[@W2APS]

I'm getting a not available in your location error. Which is annoying as they're the most exciting one to me. I can see them being using within acoustic treatment panels for expansion displays in home cinemas driven by HyperHDR or Madrix/LED Strip Studio software.

[@makeitworktech]

Hmmm, weird, but it works for me. Try this: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mPuI5zu

[@makeitworktech]

Try this: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mPuI5zu

[@bjoremo]

GIVE ME PART 3!!!!

[@makeitworktech]

Working on it!!

[@dubayew]

W

[@makeitworktech]

Dubayew. Nice. W

[@ksnax]

Yikes on the 10 strip unit @$1100 USD! (Seems the same is available through a different link at 1/10 the cost.)

[@makeitworktech]

I'll have to check for more links... The price was 175 when I first found it... This one is the same but with an external antenna s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_mrRYAwW

[@hippazoid]

I came here wondering about that, myself. Do you think that maybe it’s 10 units for $1100? I can’t see ANY reason they’d be that expensive. And if they are, good luck selling them…way out of my price range. heh Edit: $110 each (10 @ $1100) would be tempting if I were looking at a big project or a group buy thing.

[@seanmcdonald656]

Yay. Large pixel display

[@makeitworktech]

Noted! Matrices are ordered!

[@shanevonknuth]

20 triangle matrixes and you could make a D20.

[@makeitworktech]

hey, great idea!