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i wonder if i have 2 LED or evan 3 but what do control them all, can i use the PCB you using? think if i can make one long of them?
The link to the pcb does not work for me. Is there a link that does point directly at the board, preferably not on Amazon?
The quinled dig2go has a relay in it, can receive 5v by a simple usb-c cable, has a button, and is SO much smaller, and has a microphone. It comes with wled installed too. The option for a motion detector is pretty cool, but these things just seem so bulky.
Wasn't aware dig2go existed until you pointed it out. Seems to be way better than this in every way, the only crux I have with it is the 3A limit
Also out of stock with no arrival date. Seems to be a theme with all of these plug and play wled controllers.
I posted about the dig2go on a previous video. I have 6 of them and love them!
They are within their housing. Just take the components out and give them a sleeker home I have some sensors that are only about 2x2.5x5cm. With the case. The circuit within is tiny. Could probably strap that inline with a 16mm strip and it wouldnt be intrusive.
pixelblaze(electromage) there's MANY MANY MANY different modules that are smaller and more powerful
Hi Chris. Is it possible to provide a better link to the Domestic automations LED controller? Thanks 🙏🏾
Dig-UNOs and Dig-Quads have the advantage of using any power in/out ie 5V, 12V and even 24V.... also the UNO can run two strips and the quad 4 strips from the same driver... What I also like is that they now have the ToGo version in an enclosure that's ready to go for simple 5V USB applications.
Can you attach an Amazon link since these are sold out?
What are these (UNO - QUADS) exactly??
This is a nice board. I like having the onboard relay to control the power. That said, I have already got a bunch of Quinled Dig Uno's and Dig-Quad's that I am reallyhappy with so I likely would't look at changing them out. They all have WLED also. WLED is still one of best addressable LED controllers out there.
I actually commented on another video asking him to review the QuinLED boards because I am curious about how they work, and the guy who makes them tends to ramble a bit in his videos. He seemingly deleted the comment or it was deleted by YT for having a link?
Also, from peeking at the board more clearly in the first few seconds, it seems like this only works with 5V which is a big oversight IMO since WLED supports so many other than the WS2812B and because 12V and 24V lights are becoming so much more popular. Something else that should be pointed out for novices is that this only allows for a barrel plug power input which are rated for ~10A (also has a 10A fuse) so you're limited on how many LEDs you can drive (around 300 total) with 5V.
@@gb1613 Yes, This board is limited, and seems to use 3.3V data signal, hence the sacrificial pixel. The Dig-Uno/Dig-Quad boards have a logic converter and do 5V on the data without that, and they support multiple voltages and have an onboard buck converter to get the the Vcc for the ESP32
Do you know by any chance if the esp32 on the dig uno/quad is easy reprogrammable because I couldn't find any info? I have a specific usecase where I need to upload my own arduino sketches
So glad I found your channel.
that looks pretty awesome! great vid as always
This is great. This should help me clean up my setup and have something a little nicer and more integrated.
Thanks for the info Chris Defo need to check out WLED s
Yet another amazing video - thank you!
Another great video brother!
Thanks for the great content.
Warning: Those black plastic JST connectors are only rated for about 3A so anything more could cause them to fail and possibly melt. If you're doing more than, say, 150 LEDs I suggest cutting the wire and soldering them directly to the strip.
@mermel Thank you!! I nevery thought of looking into that. Now I need to go and check all my indoor lights. I have at least 3 that need to be changed out.
I had concerns at the 15Amp power supply 😅
you're being awfully generous with 3 AMPS. those cheap ass Chinese JST's can barely do 1amp. I always resolder thicker gauge lead wires and use terminal blocks on all my WS projects
@@fin3125 this board has a power output connector for power injection. That should reduce the load on the JST connector.
Voltage drop is always an issue on low voltage systems. Fortunately the board has power injection output terminals for ease of use. If you have a high amperage installation, use the power injection terminals, you'll need it anyway.
Thank you Chris.
They have some good stuff
Nice video, thanks :)
This is a great video! Thank you...🇺🇸 😎👍☕
Pretty cool.
That board is so going on my shopping list.
😃
Interesting new product, Would you use these instead of your own esp32 boards.
So I need like 4-5 16 ft strips would a higher amp power supply work or would I still need to inject power with another power supply?
Hey looking to see if you have any suggestions on what to use for diffusers and this WLED preinstalled device for an outdoor application? Trying to find decent diffusers and then I would also be using IP67 lights to make sure those don't get ruined.
@chrismaher have you ever soldered to the center point on a strip of LED's? If so, how well did it work?
Great quick demo. Is it also available in Europe ?
Bro, where do you find these cool products? I've been looking at these videos of these guys out Thailand who setup led shows in clubs and it's really cool. I've watched videos of the company out of China that makes the led matrix panels that you can put together and make a full jumbo screen like they have at stadiums. There's a lot of cool stuff you can do with leds but it takes a lot of time and know how to do it. I've been watching you and others and learned that this is a really good hobby do because there's endless things you can do with leds.
Just ordered my set up! I hope it's as easy as it looks! haha!
I think I remember shipping to you Troy. Tell me about your planned deployment....
@@domesticautomationllc Lol! i can't connect, what is the wifi password for the board? I'm on a macbook, its asking me for a password.
@@troiskinet default password should be wled1234 that should work!
Isn't it documented on WLED's site. RTFM people! 🤷🏻♂️ Jus sayin 😁 Sorry Troy. Didn't mean to take it out on you. It's like the 3rd comment I've seen asking that.
Would the WS2815 lights work with this module? 🤞🤞🤞
I have found the A1-SLWF-02 by Ukraine-based company Smartlight to be a great all-in-one solution for WLED. Comes in a nice small case with USB-C for only 14 dollars.
@ChrisMaherDIY I preset a on 1 off going up and on3 and off4 segmented 180 directional. But I have to motion sensors on a rj12 splitter one at the top of stairs and one at the bottom. Is there a way to set the setting for 2 sensors on a splitter and be directional? Please let me know
Can I use this dord to connect 2 LED strips to is as I want to use it for my stairs one strip on each side ?
Any idea what can plug into the black, vertical section? I know one of them is labeled as 3.3v. I know that's the typical output voltage for these led controls boards. Can you connect a third strand to this?
I have some old LEDS for my saltwater aquarium, they need a controller, probably sub 90 watts, I believe that there are less than 4 channels, any ideas on what would work? The less were built by Build My Legs out of Austin Texas.
I think Google just attached their AI to yt channel recomendations, suddenly Im getting a ton of channels I actually want to watch
Hi! Is it possible to run a 3rd channel? I want to run 3 5ft long strips simultaneously instead of just 2.
What about ws2815? I want the backup option on it!! 🥺 can’t I just use the data cable from it and connect the red and black wire to as 12v Supply?
Would this board be able to power 4 of the 16ft strips (1,200) leds?
Hey Chris, great video as always. Can you run Hyperion on this controller or is it just WLED only?
you can run hyperion project on a PI and sync to this controller.
Do they make a case/shroud for this? Love the accessibility of this as I'm about to do my first DIY LED strip setup, but it'd be nice to have a way to conceal the inner workings so they aren't just out for everyone to see.
There are many 3rd party cases available, the included track makes it easy to mount.
I live in Italy and would be interested in purchasing this product. Where can I buy it?
Do you have a link to the Main board? That link only shows the motion detector and some other addon.
Nice video. I'm very impressed with the WS2812B light strips. Not so much the WLED controller. Actually very disappointed with it. GLTA
Wow this will really make my Iron Man dioramas stand out. Mom won't even tell me to clean my room anymore when she sees Tony Snork underlit in turquoise for no apparent reason.
Hi! Thx for the video. You have posted wrong link to this board. Could you change it to the original one which is in your video? TIA.
Is there documentation on how to use the second channel? I cannot seem to get GPIO-1 functioning on my board.
I haven't tried them, but i think athom wled controllers are pretty easy for beginners aswell
I've been thinking for a long time about designing a very similar board to this myself because I could not find anything that did just what this does. Now I have found it. I will probably design my own anyways 😂😂 Great product and cool video 👌
Chris, any way to reset this board? It does not show up on my wifi Selections!!!!
Odd question but idk where else to go lol. I am building a setup that requires 17.5m with 60led/m. I am trying to figure out if this board can handle enough power to get these lights BRIGHT AF. 1. Can it handle that many and 2. What power supply can push that.
3:20 I have a question, why do you have to adjust the brightness limiter mA if the esp board is not directly controlling the power to the lights?? The lights are being powered directly from the psu.. The only thing being controlled by the esp is the data, at least the way i have mine setup.. Unless there is another way to connect but I dont get it.. Thanks
Hope they make a 12v version soon maybe something smaller :)
Man, you cool
Is there a way to use a second motion sensor for a stairway setup.
How does this compare to something like the athom controller?
Can this be controlled with the Shelly light switch add on?
Hi . Main Board link not leading to the board. Is there an alternative link please. Thanks
Following you for a while and have made many of your projects to tinker with. Now a friend wants me to create him a bunch of floor lights setup for his booth at a trade show. I can make them but the question is how to make them operate without a network/wifi connection.
they can be controlled in AP mode, or with the button module and presets.
like the other commenter says, AP mode should work. that’s where the board itself can’t connect to a network and so it create its own network you connect to directly. that lets you control it through the wled app without having it connected to a wifi network
Just found this channel and definitely earned a sub. Would wled work for projects where wifi is unavailable? Project could be set up on wifi, but then brought out to an area where there is none and still function?
yes, WLED will act as a AP if there is no Wifi
good content, but I'm waiting for your content about accurate sound sensor to the beat of the music with a jack line in
This looks great but I really like using SK6812 strips. Do you think they might work anyway?
Unlikely, definitely not if it's an ARGBW variant of the SK6812. If it isn't, you could get rid of the on-board pixel to make it compatible with standard SK6812
Not currently supporting SK6812, we have a future product on the road map that will.
Dang.. not available.. would be cool to test these out. Great video!
Should be back in stock for the weekend.
Hi, I have a project of put up led light strip on a 40ft ceiling and I would wanted you to suggest me what led light strip should I use. I was thinking about using BTF-LIGHTING FCOB WS2811 IC RGB Chip Flexible High Density Uniform Light Chasing Color LED Strip DC12V since I wouldn't need to buy a led track and diffuser (or should I use 24V because of the distance?) controller (I could buy this one showed on this video) and what power supply you would suggest for this build. I would appreciate the suggestions, thanks.
40' is not very far, you should be fine w 5v, you could do power injection if need be.
Noice!
Still on the fence about this purchase, Its been said a lot that with WLED you can save a lot of money, but after buying the parts and all the supplies you'd need to set it up. You have 10x the amount of items to hoard and with the same cost of a decent 5M setup.
WLED is open source and has a strong community support.
When you test out the button and motion sensor, any chance you check if they will report their states to Home Assistant?
they do.
Button on/off would be a great option for ambient room lighting.
Or even a couple of jumpers so you could just run a wire to a manual switch to toggle on/off.
this is available with plug and play momentary accessory.
I would like to connect my 5v@15A power supply dy my custom pcb with a dc connector but i don't find any connector which support up to 15 or 20A. Do you have any references ? :) thank you for all your work !
10 amp limit is usually enough for practical use.
Sold out
should be available by Friday
in stock 😃
Can I use runing water turning on the lights effects. So it will continuously Turn on and off when I click on electric switch.?
Note sure about the water part, but you can control w/ an external switch. there is a breakout IO module that allows that.
Does this work with Alexa? Can you include it using WLED?
very cool. been waiting for something like this. Dang, still out of stock. my usual luck as always.
Should be back in stock for the weekend.
May I ask whats the maximum length? Do you buy 15m continuous or connect 3 x 5m together? TIA
I have done 1,000 led long.
Will this works with xLights software?
@chrisMaherDIY Hey Chris! I tried to upgrade one of my Domestic Automation boards to WLED 14.3 and after it was done now the device says offline. There is no USB port on this board. Any idea how I can reflash the board?
I’m having the exact same problem, there’s like 26 different versions of the code and I have no idea which one to use. Did you find a solution??
is it multi channel?
Does it work with google assistant ?
It would be nice if they added some sort enclosure for the board itself, just in case its used for outside use or even inside to avoid dust.
thats a whol eother level of manufacturing they probably dont want to get into, especiallly to make it water proof rated. Its easy enough to buy yourself a rated enclosure and put the board in that.
@@ge2719where would I find an enclosure for something like this?
@@notsohandyandy Lowes ... Item #10030 Model #020806
@@-Primer- I mean, that would work, but it's pretty massive lol
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I clicked on this to find out what a WLED was. That's the only reason.
Same lol
@ChrisMaherDIY Any idea how to reset this board? I seem to have goofed up my network settings and now I can't connect.
Once it joins your network, it doesn't show as an Access Point anymore. Best way to find it is with the WLED Phone app. You can also check the DHCP table in your router.
@@domesticautomationllc appreciate it!
@@jpschwinghamerreplace it with a new one I did it 4xx
Can you please send a link to the Board. I cant finde it
Chris, can you send me a link to the PIR's for this board. Thanks
check the amazon link again toward the end of the week.
Can you have multiply controllers being controlled together ?
Yes, you can Sync controllers w/ WLED
❤💯
How do/did you hide the wires?
nice,can i have your main board sch please
Is it possible to add extra wire to extend the length?
yes
I am planning on using this in a project in the future. the only reason that I want to use the board is because of its Wled software. but I am not sure if this can be used on a btf- lighting RGB strip that is 24 v and has high density uniform Leds, I was planning on using power injection because it going to be a 50 feel long led strip. if anybody know what I could do to or have other recommendations please let me know.
Natively the board is designed for 5 volt lights and has power injection for 5v lights. It can be made to work with 12vdc lights with an adaptor board also sold.
hey so I just got these items as you've described and when I try to join the WLED-AP wifi form my computer or phone it is showing as password protected. Do you have any advice? This is a brand main board.
Sorry! I believe the default password for WLED is wled1234 let me know if that works!
@@ChrisMaherDIY yes that was it! thank you so much!
I love the SSID Naming convention of your network. Right on!
me too.
Hi Chris, love your channel!. I followed your wifi set up but when I tried to "Save and connect" the screen appeared to crash and close. Now I don't see WLED-AP in the wifi settings. Is there a way to reset the board? I disconnected the power and let it sit and still doesn't come back up? Thank you.
try downloading the app and scanning your network for the board, or check your DHCP router.
Same here. You get it to work?
@@nogardniwt You don't have much control on what IP your DHCP server gives the device. you can do mDNS but not all routers support it. Using the scan function on the app is very reliable.
@@nogardniwt Yes, I shut off my router and it showed on my phone, was then able to reset it in the APP and connected to my 2.4 Ghz wifi. doesn't play well with the 5 Gig band
@@channelserf8666 I'll try that thank you
How do you light up a Whole light Strip on a WS2812B LED Strip... Beginner starting on these lights
the strip will plug into the board directly.
how do you reset the board i copied everything and only 1 light works
Hi Chris, what is the different of esp32 ?
ESP is a lot more powerful. Not gonna go into specs, but it can handle a much higher number of LEDs without FPS issues, and is a far superior choice in case you plan to use audio reactive setups. ESP8266 is fine for smaller and simple projects, you won't notice a huge difference.
@@vex9596 i see 😃 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Link goes to something called breakout IO that looks similar but different (smaller?) I also see something called momentary switch on the link. Not sure where it is?
please check back latter this week.
everything is available now.
can i use 3pin led strip? Thx u so much.
yes but not with this
i cant find the controller??
Tutorial on how to use Wled together with google home or apple homekit?
Chris, how does volts and amps work with LEDs? I'm not sure I understand a 5v 15amp power supply. What's more important with LEDs, volts or amps?
both,
5v X 15a = 75 watts. If you need 50 watts to power your leds, add about 20% for safety, so 60 watts. There isn’t any issue if you power supply is rated higher than your need. But you want to make sure that your lights are not higher than your power supply. Also, you can get Led lights in many voltages (5, 12,24). Make sure they match your power supply.
Higher the number of LEDs, the more current (amps) is required. Voltage always stays the same in this case (5V for this project). To calculate how much current your setup needs, multiply the number of LEDs by 0.06 (example: 60LED*0.06=3.6A -- purchasing a 5V, 4A is perfect in this case and you'll be able to drive all LEDs at max brightness safely) You can always increase the number of "amps", the LEDs will draw only as much as they need (or as much as you limited it in settings), but you may not increase the voltage because you will damage the board (due to the fact it's designed to operate on a specific voltage). If you are completely new to this, make sure you use the correct LED type (WS2812B or WS2812B Eco would be my recommendations), and make sure they operate on 5V. It will be mentioned in product description on pretty much every website (5V is the most common voltage for these strips, but there are exceptions).
@@whoismoses have not seen 6V LEDs
@@whoismoses 6V LEDs?
I have a 5v 30a 150w power supply. Would that be too much for this board? I have this board installed in the project I just finished and the 75w power supply isn’t getting them all equal color. I have 392 LEDs to power. Would using the larger power supply to do power injection be a bad idea? As long as I set the milliamperes to 9500
yes, 10 amps is the limit, I have done much larger projects then 392 leds and been fine.
the board will only draw as many amps as you set, so as long a you set the limit in wled you can have as much overhead as you want. it’s overkill, but it works
@@danieltober8574 Thank you and have a blessed day! ❤
@domesticautomationllc I had the same question. I have a 5v 60amp 300w power supply already. Am I ok to power it using this? I just planned to hook up a barrel connector pigtail. It also gives me more point for power injection.
What if I want to control several strips. Would each strip need its own board?
yes, and you can still, sync them.
Does this device require internet access or is it only local network?
As long as you have a local wifi, you are fine to go. It does not need internet.