RGB LED powered Xiaomi m365: do-it-yourself manual / LED lights installation scheme

[@taysikuu1748]

How about gps, do you need a fuse if we connect with rechargeable gps .

[@LightSideTech]

You need a fuse for any external device connected to scooter's battery so as to protect scooter's electronics from short circuit. Not obligatory, but highly recommended.

[@taysikuu1748]

@@LightSideTech Thanks 👍...

[@LightSideTech]

@@taysikuu1748 You are always welcome

[@gmerbergalfonzka5939]

Is it ws2815b type of led?

[@LightSideTech]

Nope, this kit worked not on addressable LEDs (when it was created addressable LEDs of WS series were quite rear, ws2812 was just entering the market). However these days even ws2815b is already an old-school. If you are opting for this lighting upgrade it's better to go with COB LEDs (they're brighter, don't have black spots, have a better overall look and thinner with up to 2mm width).

[@alberto1490]

Es necesario instalar el fusible de 10A ? Que pasa si no se instala fusible ? Gracias

[@LightSideTech]

Hi Alberto. From the first look nothing will happen, because everything will work as it should. BUT in case of short circuit there is a chance not only your LED lights / controller / step-down regulator etc. will be burned, but the scooter itself will be damaged too (let's say BMS or battery). So the fuse is a must have part of the scheme. In fairness it should be noted that there was no short circuit in LED lights scheme shown in the video till now, but it's better to have the fuse just to be on the safe side.

[@MrHAYES-bu3oy]

I tried this with all the same equipment in the description but Everytime i plug the power adapter to the wifi controller my buck convertor goes from output of 12volts to either zeros or i can't turn the voltage up anymore but I followed everything you have done? This is the converter I'm using DC to DC Voltage Regulator 4-40V to 1.5-35V Buck Converter with LED Display

[@LightSideTech]

In case you use Dc-Dc 4-40 v to 1.5-35 v the equipment is not the same and I guess that's the problem. I've recommended to use the converter that can deal with up to 50 v of input voltage (LM2596HVS or similar), because the voltage of m365 battery can reach 41 v and it's too much for 40v converter. I suppose the overvoltage damaged your converter and you need a new one. While buying a new one have a look also on Ampers. The power consumption of 1.5 meter rgb strip (12v, 60 leds per 1 meter) is 21 Watts, so 2 Amper (24 Watts) converter is enough, but I would recommend to use 3 Amper (36 Watts) converter as there is a chance that one day you will connect to it additional lights or smth. else. For instance at the moment I'm using Fulree converter (DC-DC 20-75 v to 12 v, 5A, 60W), but I need it not only for rgb strip, but also for extra rear lights and quite powerful front lights.

[@MrHAYES-bu3oy]

Thank you so much for this, i have gone through 3 different convertors because of this issue. Can you out a link to the convertor you recommend American website like Amazon

[@LightSideTech]

​@@MrHAYES-bu3oy unfortunately I haven't found anything neither on Amazon nor on Ebay (US warehouse), something similar to mine was only on Walmart (the link is below). However before buying you should keep in mind that in order to place the converter in the tube its width shouldn't exceed 4 cm, while Fulree converters generally are wider (about 4.5cm). In my case I placed it next to BMS, preliminary slightly rounding up the corners with the rasp tool + cutting the side screw holders. www.walmart.com/ip/Genuine-SP-60V-48V-36V-24V-to-12V-1A-2A-3A-DC-DC-Converter-48V-DC-to-12V-DC-Voltage-Converter-Step-Down-Buck-Car-Truck-Vehicle-Power/717521129

[@EmpressAuset]

If you're a novice like me, this is clear as mud. Love the effect though

[@LightSideTech]

100% novice at the moment of implementing that project, though it succeed. Now, gaining experience, I would surely add more features together with highly improving the way of idea realization. Although some upgrades were done at a later stage (and, thus, were not reflected in this video) there are still lots of things to improve. Right now I'm dealing with the other projects over "brightening" Mi scooters, otherwise the underdeck led strip would have qualitative not amateur improvement.

[@paullealalves624]

Hi, thanks for the tuto. I have a question : I already Have a T cable (splitter) because I have an external battery. Is it possible to add another T cable on the T cable to keep my external battery and the led ? So the installation would have 2 T cables. Thanks

[@LightSideTech]

Hi, I don't use external battery, so I'm not sure if I understand you correctly. But in case you use T cable for connecting BMS with two batteries, so it's possible to add another T cable to power the leds. However in my opinion it's not the best solution. I would recommend to change your T cable (1 to 2) with 3-way cable (1 to 3). Here is the example with XT 60 connectors www.aliexpress.com/i/33057662486.html Try to find the same with XT30 or just solder yourself, it takes 5 mins.

[@paullealalves624]

@@LightSideTech Thanks for your answer. I ordered another t cable with all the components to make the same led install as yours ( with ws2812b leds), I ll let you know . Thanks again

[@LightSideTech]

@@paullealalves624 Good luck in your project. Share the result after successful implementation.

[@williamgodon9261]

@@paullealalves624 Hi, I am a nooby but would like to make the same thing with my Ninebot MAX, and would also use WS2812B, did you success in your project and would you mind sharing the process and the equipment required?

[@paullealalves624]

@@williamgodon9261 Hi William, I ordered all the equipment on aliexpress, but still not received all the pieces. Please, follow my channel, I will make a tuto during my install. Thanks

[@scootamayne610]

Will these fit on a gotrax gxl v2?

[@LightSideTech]

No sure. It was created especially for Xiaomi m365 and was not tested on any other scooter. To fit LED controller and step-down voltage regulator from this project scooter's battery compartment should have at least 6cm x 4cm x 3cm free space. However, the sizes can differ depending on scooter's battery voltage: in case the voltage of Gotrax's battery differs from the specs of Xiaomi you will probably need another step-down voltage regulator that can be bigger (or smaller) in sizes.

[@scootamayne610]

@@LightSideTech thank you I appreciate it 🙏

[@LightSideTech]

@@scootamayne610 You are always welcome.

[@GiammarcoBoscaro]

I'd like to have some simple red led stripes that turn on when the scooter is on, or at most with a single button to turn them on and off. Do you have a scheme for something like this?

[@LightSideTech]

I do, but just partly. 1) In order to turn on the lights together with turning on the scooter you have to connect them to BMS. I haven't done this and I'm not planning, but I've seen special board for this on one Russian forum electro.club/f/123362. You can contact the guy who created it and order the board. 2) In case you are OK with turning on the lights manually, have a look on my upgraded scheme drive.google.com/file/d/1pC2CbVwrVqit-ZaRCGn89GJCejIpjUIJ. It's both for RGB led strip & extra rear/front lights (two wires like in case of single color strip). The scheme is divided in 3 steps, you need to follow only step 1 & step 3, while in step 3 you should use your one color led strip instead of mentioned there rear/front lights. Also keep in mind that you can use another voltage step down converter according to specs of your strip, mine is 60W / 5A/ 20-75V to 12 V. The details about 12V Bluetooth relay, which I'm using to turn on/off the lights remotely from my phone (BlueSPP app on Google Play), can be found on manufacturer's website www.chinalctech.com/cpzx/1/334.html. If needed 5V Bluetooth relay is also available. In case you prefer mechanical button, I can't help you, as I don't like this option and have never used it. Hope it's helpful.

[@pgarcia1960]

Muy bien explicado, mis felicitaciones, mi mujer estará encantada en cuanto se lo instale. Gracias de nuevo.

[@LightSideTech]

De nada :)

[@biteofbytes]

You say it connects via wifi, but what happens when you are not at home (far away from the router)? Or does it connect directly from phone to the m365?

[@LightSideTech]

Good question and THAT'S THE POINT!!! It can work without router (while sellers of the device in general don't know about this feature). The controller actually is a router itself, you're connecting to it directly from the phone just like you connect to your home/office router. As you see on video I've operated the lights directly on the street, there was no any wifi hotspot nearby. The external router with internet connection is needed ONLY in case you prefer voice control option that works via cloud servers of Google Home, Amazon Alexa etc. Here is the manual of RGB wifi controller, check paragraph "С) 1 to1 Mode" in the "Instructions" section on page 6: app.magichue.net/WiFiGuide/ZJ-MW-RGB.pdf

[@zenzone9047]

How do you switch on and off the light? Through the phone app also? Or when the scooter is turned on, the lights will turn on also?

[@LightSideTech]

Hi. Only via app, as in my case the LED controller is not connected to the scooter's "computer", only to the battery to get the power. Actually it's possible to interconnect them, google it if needed. But keep in mind that turning off the LED controller you will reset some of its settings (e.g. your custom password) to factory defaults. In my case the LED controller is always ON, so I need just a few seconds to connect to it via phone and to turn on/off the lights. The minus is that controller "eats" the battery even when the lights are off, about 0.5% per hour.

[@zenzone9047]

Slim Rom thanks for the enlightenment. Big help.

[@LightSideTech]

@@zenzone9047 You are always welcome!

[@LightSideTech]

@@zenzone9047 Yeah, by the way one guy has created a kind of device to connect external lights to the button of m365 - according to him as soon as you turn on scooter's lights, external ones start working too. More details can be found here electro.club/f/105710 (in Russian, use online translation services). To buy the product or obtain more info contact the guy via Telegram t.me/m365spb_service

[@StealthyFox_83]

Hi, thnx for the video. Do you have a link to the rgb led (incl.controller) you have used?

[@LightSideTech]

Hi, thanx for positive feedback. No, unfortunately I don’t have links, everything was bought from local shops to avoid long term delivery. But I can tell you specs, so you can find the same products in online stores. RGB Strip - smd 5050, 60 leds per 1 meter, 12 Volts, 12-14 Watts per 1 meter. WiFi Controller - ZJ-MW-RGB (or similar RGB controller, there is no big difference). Here is the controller’s manual app.magichue.net/WiFiGuide/ZJ-MW-RGB.pdf

[@madcrokodile]

Your DC-DC converter constantly connect to battery, it eating energy every time, more or less. This is not so good for battery storage, if you using scooter time to time.

[@LightSideTech]

Yeap, you are totally right. Dc-Dc shown on the video takes 0.5% of battery per hour (12% per day). At the moment I use another one that consumes 4% per day - check model details in comments. Any idea how to make it 0% without interconnecting led strip with BMS + without adding external physical buttons?

[@madcrokodile]

@@LightSideTech I see only one way - set transistor between dc-dc and battery. Signal for open transistor we may take from motor controller. Maybe directly, maybe - from hall sensors line (sensors should have constant +5v or +12v when scooter is on)

[@LightSideTech]

@@madcrokodile thanks for the idea, worth trying. If you will manage to do this please share the results. May be one day I'll try it too if no other way is found (about 6 months ago I've installed also front & rear lights, and due to this all the lights including led strip are controlled through Bluetooth relay via smarthpone app; RGB controller also in use, but now it gets power not directly from DC-DC, but from the relay). Anyway, in my case any additional upgrades on this project are not possible now due to lack of time - at the moment I'm working on autonomous rear lights and flash lights / indicators kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHi7enlqnMugmMk

[@MatteoGentiliouter]

@@madcrokodile hi, I was building this schematic, can you help me? What mosfet should I use?

[@mansooriqbalnagori]

Where did you purchase this from? And its cost?I wonder if this mod is possible on zero 8 scooter.

[@LightSideTech]

There is no ready set of this kind you can buy in the stores, only more simple versions with IR control & powerbank. In my case I bought every part separately in Greek stores (30-40 euros all together), but on Ebay or Ali you can find everything two-three times cheaper. Names & photos of each detail are provided in the scheme (link in the description). Regarding Zero, I'm not sure, but by logic this set is suitable for any scooter that has built-in battery and enough free space inside the deck. In order to use less space you can use the fuse without its huge case, smaller version of step down voltage converter and not to use XT60 connectors at all, connecting wires directly to each other.

[@fiorins]

What is the name of the app ?

[@LightSideTech]

Magic home pro (Android version)

[@t-rexautovlog3404]

Any links on the parts?

[@LightSideTech]

Unfortunately I can't reccomend the sellers from Ali or Ebay as all the parts for this upgrade were bought from the local shops in Greece to save the time. However if you are interested only in names of the parts I can make a small research and provide the links to online stores. Let me know if you are.

[@LightSideTech]

@Austin Martín Hernández Ok man, get ready for the long story ))). Below you can find the links on the parts similar to the parts I used during my light upgrade V1.0 (let’s call it like this) with the comments and recommendations based on my experience while creating light upgrade V2.0 (details in the end). 1) XT 60 & XT 30 connectors www.aliexpress.com/item/32974694823.html (or use smth. like this www.aliexpress.com/item/4000287986349.html to avoid soldering) 2) Car fuse 10A + fuse holder www.aliexpress.com/item/4000496897736.html 3) Step down voltage converter LM2596 www.aliexpress.com/item/32914513094.html (If the length of the strip is over 1 meter + if you plan to connect extra powerful front/rear lights it’s better to use Fulree converter www.aliexpress.com/item/32886316508.html 60 W output version, as LM2596 is too weak - max 36 W output. Upgrading the lights to V2.0 I burned my LM2596 and now I use Fulree, highly recommended) 4) 5.5 x 2.1 mm plug www.aliexpress.com/item/32918069223.html 5) WiFi Led RGB controller www.aliexpress.com/item/4000126336362 (better is to use addressable/programmable led strip as it’s more beautiful and has more effects, for this option you will need either fully customizable controller based on Arduino or more user friendly, but with limited effects Bluetooth controller like this www.aliexpress.com/item/4000047415993.html) 6) RGB Led strip 5050 waterproof, 60 leds per 1 meter www.aliexpress.com/item/32990222014.html (as mentioned above addressable/programmable strip is better. Let’s say this one www.aliexpress.com/item/32969471881.html) 7) 4 pin led strip to wire connectors www.aliexpress.com/item/32966692477.html (again better is to use the other ones www.aliexpress.com/item/32794702469.html. I’ve ordered 5 pcs more than a month ago, but still waiting for the delivery, so I don’t recommend the seller). P.S. In short about light upgrade V2.0: the strip is longer (1 m instead 0.6 m in first version) + the scooter got two additional front lights www.aliexpress.com/item/4000236002113.html (fixed with screw under the deck) and two additional handmade rear lights - two segments of led strip 5050 placed in special 3D printed rear wheel caps www.thingiverse.com/thing:3554011. The lights are controlled by phone via Bluetooth relay. New video with greater detail is coming. M365 look with light upgrade V2.0 drive.google.com/open?id=1ZkOFtKAllFyKJpmcaVtV5hUx6L0tbCtw

[@Zepi_Naria]

Θα το βρω στην Θεσσαλονίκη; Μπράβο για το βίντεο !

[@LightSideTech]

Ευχαριστώ. Να βέβαια.

[@Zepi_Naria]

@@LightSideTech Θα’θελες να μου πεις πού; Το ψάχνω αρκετό καιρό και μένω Θεσσαλονίκη!

[@LightSideTech]

​@@Zepi_Naria Ορίστε 😊 1) XT30 & XT60 connectors www.ariesrc.gr 2) Step-down voltage regulator + 2.1x5.5 mm plug + ασφάλεια +καλώδια moutsioulis.gr/ 3) Wifi connector www.ergo-tel.gr/ 4) LED strip www.vrisko.gr/details/_63c2e3f3bbd4ia02f50biab0g4f65_e 5) 4 pin connectors www.gigaled.gr/ 6) Ταινία 3M ergokataskeves.gr/

[@Zepi_Naria]

@@LightSideTech Είσαι ο καλύτερος! Σε ευχαριστώ τόσο πολύ! Τα ψάχνω καιρό! Θα τα ψάξω όλα!🤗🥰

[@LightSideTech]

@@Zepi_Naria :) Welcome. Μπορείς να βρείς περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες στο FB group μας εδώ facebook.com/groups/1865082280196926/permalink/2462771743761307/

[@oliveraidoo7861]

Dude, this is nice! Where did you get it from, and how did you do it?

[@LightSideTech]

Hi, I'm glad you like it :) It's not ready set, each part was bought separately, then connected (link on scheme with the details is in the description ). How did I do that? Hmm. Just wanted to stand out from the crowd :)

[@oliveraidoo7861]

@@LightSideTech Thanks Dude.

[@LightSideTech]

@@oliveraidoo7861 Always welcome

[@davidcastillo5733]

hola donde lo compro ?

[@LightSideTech]

Hi David. This is not for sale ))) It's kind of DIY manual. Following instructions in the video you can make the lights upgrade yourself just like me or even make it better. Check the comments, you will find plenty of useful info there.

[@Marco-Cina]

Hi! Thanks for the amazing video! I'm trying to do it by myself but i have some doubts, can i contact you somehow?

[@LightSideTech]

Hi Marco. Sure thing. Drop me a message on [e-mail].

[@Maykay1312]

Everything except the lights wifi lights changer if u have thoes projector lights 12-80v then u need to buy just xt30 conectors fuze adjustable dc to dc and wires and some heat shrink it comes to 28$ usd without wire thats a couple of dollars more

[@LightSideTech]

What about controlling the lights? As soon as the wifi controller is out of the game, you need another wireless control device to activate/deactivate the lights. I've installed the front lights you're talking about and used a Bluetooth relay controlled via phone app. However, it's not the best option, relay was working good only in winter, in summer it's getting overheat and worked with problems. So I took it off and connected everything to wifi controller. Now I have just one color on the strip, but it works together with front and rear lights.

[@Maykay1312]

Slim Rom just conect the 12-80volt angel eye to your circut instead of led strips set the voltage to 30-35v how u whant and connect a switch in between the light and dc to dc controller about the wifi switch it doesent allow more than 12-24 volts so i cannot give power to my light more than 24v but i whant to put 30v or more to the light so its much brighter than on 24v

[@LightSideTech]

@@Maykay1312 could you please specify the type of the switch. Link to a product or just a photo would be perfect.

[@Maykay1312]

Slim Rom dl.wish.com/rfb7c That switch or a touch sensitive switch 12-24v

[@LightSideTech]

@@Maykay1312 Thanks for sharing. However in both cases you’ve mentioned there is a need of placing additional wires thoroughout the scooter, they’re harming its design (IMHO), that’s why I prefer wireless options. By the way I wouldn’t recommend to use the switch from the provided link in case you have lights with several modes (headlight + angle eye). This switch has just two wires (+/-), while lights with several modes need 3 wires (+/+/-).

[@antoniogiannattasio2446]

Nice project, I've already bought everything, what section of cable did you use?

[@LightSideTech]

Hi, thanks for positive feedback. I'm not sure I understood you correctly, but in case you're asking about thickness of the cable - 1.5 mm is more than enough. In some places I used thicker one, but there was no need of this, I just didn't have anything else at my hand.

[@ziggyroofing602]

Can you please do me a job on my scootre

[@LightSideTech]

Hi Ziggy, if you need any remote assistance, sure thing we will help you. Please share your upgrade plan here or contact us via Messenger m.me/LightSideTech or e-mail [e-mail]

[@zaytorish]

Hey sir, do u have Instagram or something where I can contact you? I really liked the concept of the video but I just wanna let u know about my led lights because my lights are abit different from yours. Please any response would help me ♥

[@LightSideTech]

Hi Brick Buster. Sure thing we can get in touch over this project. Please drop a message via Facebook facebook.com/LightSideTech, Messenger m.me/LightSideTech or e-mail [e-mail].

[@zaytorish]

@@LightSideTech I have contacted you on messenger, whenever you have a spare time would appreciate you check the message :)

[@bbltd.3154]

This is stupid. With this Kit you require a Wi-Fi connection

[@LightSideTech]

Really? Controller is WiFi hotspot by itself, everything you need is just a smartphone.

[@bbltd.3154]

@@LightSideTech no. I think u connect to WiFi. Connect the lights to WiFi.

[@ses39]

Колхоз

[@LightSideTech]

Из разряда сделай сам - потому конечно колхоз. Бывает иначе?