Man's got a FESTOON!! yaaas!

Nice job, just enough information. Looks great :)

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

THIS IS PERFECT THANK YOU SO MUCH

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great vid. Well done.

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Great video, tnx!

@WillSurridgeTech

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

interesting video... how can we create a drop-down list box for the palette entity as same as of effects entity in HA 0.115.6 lovelace UI dashboard?

I feel like we're only just scratching the surface of what these neopixel strips can accomplish. Case in point the wonderful effects when used in light Sabres.

I got some LED tape lights from Amazon that has a IP Rating of 20. The manufacturer said they are waterproof but the power supply and controller are not. What are your thoughts?

Hello mate, thanks a lot for your video but may I ask why your connections is differnt to the wiki image, the top image, i mean why you are not using the resistor and the capacitor? Cheers

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

hey, both components are optional (and weren't even recommended when I made the video). The resistor especially so when you have a logic shifter; the capacitor will act to smooth the injection incase of fluctuations so I would recommend, especially for larger installs

Can I use a esp8266 for this? Great video by the way!💪🏻

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can!

Thanks for vid - tip - check out self-amalgamating (fusing) silicone tape for weather proofing cables/strip ends after cutting. Should stand up to freeze-thaw of outdoor applications better than hot glue. Cheers

@WillSurridgeTech

4 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Never heard of it before, will have to get a roll! Thank you :)

@aage2132

3 жыл бұрын

I've used something similar on my mains electrical, never acured to me to use it for something like this. I like it!

Can someone explain or point me to a tutorial breaking down of the Macros part of the WLED app. I don’t want to use HA but want to be able to have my led strips come on and turn off at certain times, using specific effects. Thanks.

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

Dr Zzzs has done a few videos/streams on macros - check out his page

i have a couple question that i’m really hoping you could answer! so i want to put 20M of leds around my room that have wled. how should i go about connecting the leds strips together so that they reach the length of my room and what power supply do you suggest. thank you so much :)

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

The power supply will depend on the density of the LED pixels, they draw 0.18W per pixel at full (ws2812B strip that is) - so if you have 60 pixels per meter, thats 216W. As for joining them together, you can either buy connectors online, or just solder some wires between them.

How do you keep the power supply, controller, and any soldered connections protected from weather?

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

I kept the PSU and controller inside; but you can use a waterproof enclosure if you need it outdoors - as for soldered connections, if you mount it under the roof line then you shouldnt get any problems; if you put it on the floor like me then you can consider a waterproof connector or just hot glue!

Is there any way to have onboard control to toggle though effects? I have a project for a friend that wants this in his car but I don't like the idea of him using his phone to choose effects while driving. It would be great to just have a button on the board to toggle though a few set effects like chaser ect

@WillSurridgeTech

4 жыл бұрын

Dr Zzzs has a video explaining how to do this on a node mcu (I'm not sure which pin you would need to connect your button to for the d1 mini) - kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJl3p5R7oK_HhbQ.html Alternatively you can interface with an IR remote - github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/wiki/Infrared-Control

@robertpoynton9923

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that mate!

@WillSurridgeTech

4 жыл бұрын

No worries :)

What wire would you recommend for use here? Got 15m of 12v WS2811's that need to be about 3m away from the PSU.

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I dont really know...the thicker you go the less voltage drop, and the more you inject the better. I only used thin bell wire for about 10m total and it wasnt really enough - ended up creating a loop by joining the end back to the PSU which helped - that was 5V and 150LEDs total - I wouldn't be afraid to go at least to 18AWG if not thicker - try a voltage drop calculator and see what it comes up with - sorry its not an exact answer but hope it helps!

@joelsawyer569

3 жыл бұрын

@@WillSurridgeTech That's great, I think 18AWG sounds about right to me too!

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

@@joelsawyer569 let me know how it goes!

how can i connect a seperate transformer power suplly to tje d1 mini?

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

I think you’re better off using one transformer for both the controller and the LEDs, but I believe if you just connect the controller to one transformer as normal and the leds to the other then you will need to connect the 2 ground connections together

When i plug my NodeMCU in it’s not showing in the serial ports?

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

It could be that the nodemcu is broken, try a different one, or try a different usb port, or try just restarting the software

I'm using wleds with prismatic software for my ambilight setup on my PC monitor

@WillSurridgeTech

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that's cool! How's it working for you? I may have to have a go myself!

@supperka2

4 жыл бұрын

@@WillSurridgeTech here is my short video m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/fq19qKyIe7i0dqQ.html You can make it works with hyperion.ng also but prismatic is easier if you want use Pc only

@WillSurridgeTech

4 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

Why do you use the Logic shifter?? The power supply delivers 5V and powers the D1 mini? Thumbs up for your good work ;)

@WillSurridgeTech

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, the logic shifter is there to take the logic from 3.3V to 5V. The D1 mini may have a 5V power input, but the logic (data) output is 3.3V. The LED strips are designed to run on 5V logic, although they can run on a bit less. You can get away with using 3.3V logic on short runs, but over a long run the voltage drop is too much so the strip can't handle it. If the voltage is too low then the strips won't respond properly and will probably just flash randomly

@JanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJan2

4 жыл бұрын

@@WillSurridgeTech Another trick is to put one pixel right next to your controller. This will then up the voltage to 5v on its output and basically act like a level shifter. you can even tell WLED to ignore that pixel. It's in the LED Preferences and is called "skip first LED".

@WillSurridgeTech

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Will, you spelled "lighting" I incorrectly in your thumbnail.

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

A mistake I’ve never recovered from

One led requires 0,02A, so one tenth of what you suggested. Otherwise a great video!

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

I was talking about watts - each pixel needs 0.18W, so at 5V each pixel will draw 0.036A (or there about) - I got this value from Hook Up Rob, so haven't actually tested it myself (www.thesmarthomehookup.com/the-complete-guide-to-selecting-individually-addressable-led-strips/)

@gszah

3 жыл бұрын

Ah my bad! I read from DrZzs that it should be about 1A / 50 LEDs 😊

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

@@gszah Yeh thats about half of what I have - I recon 1A/50 is a safe bet unless you're planning on having full white on everything a lot!

After a power failure its orange😐

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

As in the LED strip? you don't have control?

@alpha_pixel_

3 жыл бұрын

@@WillSurridgeTech while connected i can control.. but it doesn't save the last state if power is gone and it will turn on in default state

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

In the LED setup page you can set what the LEDs turn on to after reset using a preset

@alpha_pixel_

3 жыл бұрын

@@WillSurridgeTech yes thats right.. it saves all the settings.. but y dont it save the last state😐

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

ah okay, its a good idea - all i can suggest is making a feature request for WLED

No need of level shifter.. just skip first led..

@WillSurridgeTech

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh that also works, but if your run from the controller to the first pixel is too long then it can still sometimes have problems

@meierthomas

3 жыл бұрын

@@WillSurridgeTech I thought the logic shifter is used to convert the 3.3V the Wemos D1 Mini runs on to the 5V the strip needs?