DIY Permanent Holiday LED Lights: installing the WLED software on an ESP8266 NodeMCU Board
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- I decided to install LED lights on our home that we could enjoy year round - This may turn into one of those crazy "sync to music" homes eventually, but initially I'm just doing the roofline and the peaks of our home.
What I found though is the learning curve for this project is VERY involved! There are so many things to know and a lot of trial and error and "buying things hoping they'll work"
So - I'm doing a series of videos to share what I have learned to help you do similar projects without all the pain and suffering I've been going through!
This video covers the setup of the control board from start to finish. Links to the drivers and software needed are below:
NodeMCU ESP8266 Driver: www.silabs.com...
WLED Software Installer Link (the easy way to install): install.wled.me
Tasmotizer Download (the hard way, if the above doesn't work): github.com/tas...
I can’t thank you enough for these videos . I plan on doing these with the LED bulbs and a J-Channel . A local lighting company quoted me $1500 for 50ft total with one peak. I’ll learn to do it myself and acquire the skill . So once again thank you for making the learning curve easier . This is more digestible than browsing forums
That was my hope! The quote for mine was almost $6k.. final install for me was under $500
Finally someone is telling howto do it differently, yes it is working for me, thank you !
Glad it hit the mark for you!
Very nice mastering❤🙏🙏
hii, i wanna connect over 1500+ ws2812b led to esp8266 board but at the (LED Preferences/LED Output) i put the amount of leds i have it then shows LED Memory Usage 3900/4000B how could i increase the memory? plz help
You’re beyond me there - there’s are a couple good Reddit and Discord groups that would be able to help you. /WLED on Reddit and DrZzs on Discord
bro i got properly installed in esp8266 module but my pixel led lights can't turned on plzz help
No light at all? Make sure you have a common ground wire from your power supply AND the 8266. That’s usually the culprit
so his tag is ask DIY dad, but i dont see him replying to anyone here so like does that mean you can ask away and not get anything back?? i hope not cause i have a question. and that is i want to default the leds to a pattern i chose on startup. as in as soon as the esp8266 has power. i want the leds to have a pattern the moment power is added to the device rather then just the boring solid on option that you get the moment you plug them in. so i dont have to keep changing the pattern of the leds when ever the power gets cut for what ever reason. if you or anyone else knows how to go about doing that please let me know, thanks.
I actually try to answer all the questions I get asked - I wonder if my replies aren’t showing.
Let me take a look at the config and see - but I’m pretty sure you can set a default. I’ll check and comment back
You can also email me at askdiydad @ gmail . Com
That way I can send screenshots etc
@AskDIYDad thanks. If there is a way I don't know it lol
@@mikestrong82 There are three steps
1) Save your preferred color/pattern as a preset (note the preset number)
2) Go to Config > LED Preferences
Scroll down about 3/4 of the way to a section called "Defaults" - there you should see an option that says "Apply Preset [ 0 ] at boot"
3) Enter your preferred preset and save your config
@AskDIYDad thanks you so much, I been looking for this kinda info for a long time, and found nothing about it online.
after I click on "Tasmotize!" I get an Error that could not open Port COME3. what should I do?😔
I just plug it in and out and now it works. thanks for this video!
Glad you got it working!
Hello. I’m trying to run your install the hard way lol. My computer keeps telling me to reinstall the program. Says I’m missing api-ms-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dil
I have reinstalled a few times and still the same thing. Any suggestions
Are you getting that error when you load the Tasmotizer software? Or at what step?
@@AskDIYDad I get it when I try to run the program after it is downloaded
So - the WLED software can’t be run directly. So if you’re trying to run the WLED .bin file that’s not going to work. You need to use a program like Tasmotizer to flash it onto the chip.
If you’re getting the error with Tasmotizer, make sure that you’ve extracted the Tasmotizer software to a folder first and aren’t trying to run it from inside the ZIP file or it will error.
Will the ESP work off of a 12v system like a vehicle? Or does the voltage need reduced?
The ESP8266 is a 5v chip, so you have to reduce it. There are a bunch of ways to accomplish this.. I used these to reduce from 12v to 5v, plugs into the onboard USB port
Direct Current Buck Converter Module 12V to 5V Micro USB Power Adapter Compatible with Ring Alarm Keypad (1) a.co/d/6tEsUEN
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Greetings from Minnesota!