How To Install WLED on an ESP32 Board and Connect / Control Addressable LEDs

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[ChrisMaherDIY]

Support My Channel Directly:


Link to WLED Animation Guide:

Link to some of my full DIY LED how-to project videos:

LED Tutorials:

Unboxing Videos:

The best way to help support my channel is to like, comment, make sure your subscribed and share my videos with as many people as you can. The other way is to use my links above as I get a small % at no extra cost to you if you buy something. Thank you all for the support!

[COLONELDIRTY]

Hands down one of the best YouTubers for your LED needs. Thanks for the tutorial Chris!

[chuckybob]

I've watched a lot of WLED and ESP32 YouTube's, many leaving me with more unanswered questions than interest, but your approach is very instructional in a "hands-on" sort of way that encouraged my interest into action! I ordered my own WS2812B's and a few ESP32's to tinker with, and after some initial head scratching and a little Googleization about pin-out assignments for the different versions of boards I was able to get my first instance of WLED up and running. <$ well spent - I feel like such a genius!

[KiteTurbine]

You have made my Christmas already!! Recommend the 220 ohm resistor folks - I was chasing a wiring fault but that wee resistor fixes the data line level somehow. Amazing - soooo much easier. Hero

[markanderson]

In the video you need to make it clear that both are 5v supplies and that you fed that into the 5v pin on the esp32. Otherwise people building this will blow up the esp at least and possibly the led strips! The app is very cool!

[UltimateYT]

Best video on YouTube about wled for esp8266. Keep up the amazing work!

[jrs]

Excellent voice and presentation. May I suggest that you present the flashing and wled phone app operation, a little slower? I have downloaded/flashed about 40 ESP32s and rarely can I get them to operate on the wled phone app, the same. Once in a while, I am able to change the name on the app, but rarely. I change the name in led preferences in two locations and most of the time I don't get a name change. I was hoping you were doing something different. I especially liked your presentation on using color palettes with different effects and segments. I haven't seen that in other similar how-to videos. I hope you do more.

[trevorbelmont]

The the the most complete Youtube video.. all the links and even how to solder video.. great stuff

[ViciousXUSMC]

A well done video, one thing I would have mentioned though is to power the ESP32 and the LED from the same power supply like that, its a 5v power supply.
Someone that follows this using 12v LED and a power supply is in for a not so fun surprise!

An option is to add a buck converter to step down the power for the ESP Board, I have done this and have videos on it, has worked very well for me, and I only use 12v LED's these days to help combat the voltage drop for long runs.

[cortoneil]

Thank you for the great video. I used this, and a few other videos of yours, as the basis for my first LED strip project and things went smoothly. I did get hung up for a little bit as I was getting no light, until I switched the GPIO to 2 in WLED. Keep up the helpful content.

[daveanything]

this video and your updated video too me from complete stress to finished.. i cannot thank you enough for making this so easy! Really!!

[cpetrevski]

You make me want to rip out all my Govee lighting and replace it with custom lighting. Love how customizable everything is!

[iCortex]

Damn, this video along with the soldering guide are so well made, you managed to convince me to give it a shot. Pre built LED kits cost insane money and don't offer the same versatility...

Awesome tutorials

[farsidesc]

You're a brave man, sharing your Google algorithm suggestions and historical searches. I'd recommend using Incognito for your own safety. You don't want someone reading those 19, 000 emails you've neglected :)

[REALLYRANDOMREVIEW]

I Just got a few of these ESP32 boards This project is ideal for me as a first attemp with this more advanced RGB Thanks for the Info Chris as always

[sierk]

Watched this tutorial multiple times but now its my time to try it, and I cant be more excited! One question tho: my esp32 has almost all GPIO pins and no DI4.... which pin do you recommend I use for the data cable? Great Video!

[RayOrsini]

Just did this. Boot button tip helped me. Thanks!

[johngardiner]

Much appreciated for dumbing this down,

[MrBusta-zjec]

You forgot to tell which pins of esp32 did you use?
overall best tutorial on Wled, please make more videos on LED strip types, power supplies, power injection and LED projects,
your way of explaining is very nice...
Thanks for video!
17-JUL-2022

[hilmeroudijk]

i am having a lot of trouble with my esp32 board, its a devkitv1. It will only connect to wifi while powered by micro-usb through my pc. When plugged in to external power source the red LED on the board lights up, but it never boots up a wled server. Ive tried downloading the drivers, reinstalling wled, ive held the boot button down. To me it seems to be a board/Wled problem, but idk what to try anymore.