Individually Addressable LED Strips for Beginners

Using individually addressable LED strips with WLED and a QuinLED Dig Uno controller, no soldering required!

Hardware you'll need:

[HomeAutomationGuy]

Here's an even easier way to get started with individually addressable LED lights

[zestbow]

Yes please do many more training videos. My house is under complete construction and would enjoy learning how to do everything possible before they start the drywall.
Thank you

[Upperton]

Also very interested in seeing how you’ve done the under cabinet kitchen lights. Great video as usual!

[EsotericArctos]

I've been using Quindor's QuinLed devices, both analogue and digital, for years, through many revisions. They re simple, well designed and work really well. WLED is one of the best firmware's for digital Addressable LED's if you want to DIY it, or even reflashign some commercial offerings. I use a DigUno with an old ATX Power Supply using the PowerGood signal to turn the PSU on and off, and the 5V standby to power the ESP devices. Really works well for me, and saves electric costs by shutting down the main part of the power supply when not needed.
I've also integrated WLED modules into Hyperion NG to get the "Ambilight" effect of te LED strip mimicing the on screen colours.
Thanks for the great video. Really great to see this getting more attention on YouTube.

[johanusss]

Good addition regarding injection. If you're planning a run of more than a 150/200cm, plan for injecting 5 volt along the strip or at least at both ends. This prevents dimmer LEDs or colors being off due to lower voltages. Personally I've run all my LEDs through aluminium channels. This has two advantages; it diffuses the lights, so you don't see the individual LEDs (as much), and it serves as heatspreader. This in turn makes the LEDs last much longer, since heating up will significally shorten their lifespan.

[IntermitTech]

Awesome to see your video pop-up, I guess YouTube knows what I'm interesting in! 🤣Very happy to hear you enjoyed using the Dig-Uno! I try to put a lot of effort in making them as easy to use as possible, great video about how to use them including some very practical examples, excited to see future projects you do with addressable LEDs! 😀

[bridevalley]

Yes please to the advanced WLED tutorial - your guides are really easy to follow.

[simoneatough]

The scene create part of that automation 🤯

How did i not know that was a thing. Makes automations so much easier!

[caravancapers]

Another vote for an advanced tutorial please. This is exactly what my wife is looking for! Wondering if it can also be synced to music?

[bandicoot]

Good to see you back. The advanced setup for the kitchen would be interesting

[Hammerstillidie]

Definitely want to see the advanced video for kitchen under counter lights!

[andrewhollowaym]

Please do let us know how your kitchen lights work! I hope there's a way to do power injection without soldering

[karlmee]

Love WLED. I set up 3 strips in my set up. I had 2 I made and the 3rd was just the remaining offcut that was the perfect length for a led strip for my 3d printer which has an automation that turns on when I start up a print so I can view it remotely

[thesavful]

This is great, thanks for the leg up. Another vote for the more advanced vid too please!

[bill_automated]

Do it. More WLED. Love seeing the progress on the new place

[BeardAndCap]

This is the guide I have been waiting for. Thanks so much!

[markxexar]

Super nice video as always. I love the tip for making a right angle turn. I cut my strips and joined them with a corner connector which was way too fiddly. Next time I will use your approach. Plus one on the terrific quality of Quindor controller boards. The new Dig2Go boards are also very slick. Before those I tried Athom boards, also pre-flashed with WLED. But I find they are very flaky and drop network connection randomly for 30min or more. I found the barrel connectors for power are rather flaky, and I now prefer to strip the barrel connector from the power supply and screw the wires direct to the terminals on the board. Finally behind the TV, since the strips are not protected with an aluminium profile channel, I opted for the IP65 version of the strips. These have a silicone covering which acts as a great dust cover.

[gravidar]

Next level stuff there, nice! I recently learned that what we may call "beginner" makes many adopt a glazed look on their face. They're best sticking to "hey google" as I've failed to explain the advantages of actual automation over voice control

[drbyte]

Again a nice video Alain, it's good to see one again 😉

[nancypaulariel]

Yes, please, an advanced wled video would be great