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Thanks for the links Chris, always appreciate your videos. However, when I link to the Plug n Play controller, it sends me to a general search results page for controllers (mostly BTF lighting) I was able to find an active listing for Domestic Automation by googling the description, but unfortunately I get the: Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock. Are you aware of any other way to source the boards? Tks
@@scottjohnson60 it's still showing available for me but I'm in the US. Where are you located? My guess is they are not available outside of the US yet.
Thank you for making a video, a simple use this board for your Jeep would have been enough. Lol, however I really do appreciate it. And I am sure if others have the same question I did, this video helps.
Chris, you have great videos! Bless you! I am having problems staying connected to WLED on ESP32 to power my permanent outdoor lights. That brought me to this video but this isn't a solution for that, I don't think. The power supply is 36 volts. Boy, I feel like I'm so close. I thiink I'm not alone in this problem. Any suggestions would be amazing. Thank you!!!
This is exactly what I was looking for thank you! If I get rc battery because there is no power am I able to hook up 4.7v rc battery straight to the board?
I'm new to all this but thanks to you I have decided to go this route instead of spending hundreds on boxed LED kiys, so Thank You So Much!! BUT... I'm having issues with WLED showing my lights offline at times and I don't know why. So when I saw this video, I was excited because I figured this was my pathway to a solution. I went to my Wi-Fi settings on my phone, but did not see WLED-AP listed. I then went into configuration within the WLED app and changed the option under the WLED-AP Always instead of Disconnect after boot. I was then able to see WLED-AP as one of my Wi-Fi networks, but it keeps trying to connect to the previous Wi-Fi and doesn't seem to work. So while I was excited to be saving money, and FINALLY was able to figure out how to get wled on my esp32 and turn the lights on, I'm kinda discouraged now because I have 11 five meter rolls just in and need to splice and run everything, But I'm afraid of these issues l connectivity issues continuing. Please please can someone walk me through resolving these issues. 🙏
I ended up buying a cheap mobile router which I dedicated solely for the use of "talking to" my esp32 boards. I put all the boards pointing to it, then I get on that network when I want to open wled and so far it's a good solution
Question: I want to build a stand alone Christmas display that is automated. it will be a snow man waving. what kind of controller should I use that I can program and use for just this prop?
Hi. Good step by step video. Only problem I’m having is I can’t find the the esp32 board on my WiFi networks. It came on first time then stopped working and doesn’t show up. I’ve switched from 2ghz and 5ghz still no luck. Any idea what’s going on? Cheers
Another great video! question though.. re Sound Reactive builds.. Have you experienced any issues with your sound reactive set up ? I recently followed your tutorial on how to set up ESP32 with sound reactive, used the same components, however, every now and again the sound reactive portion would stop working after a power cycle, and the only way to get it back is to re-flash the ESP32? it's so annoying. I can't find any forums that can explain why this is happening. Any thoughts? cheers.
Thanks for watching and great question! You generally don't need a data boost as long as your first led is close to the controller. But if you let's say have the controller and then 2 meters of wire and then the first led, the data signal might be too weak to make it to the first led resulting in the lights flickering or not working. Having that first led on the board automatically boosts the data signal letting you then run a good distance of wire to the led strip without having any issues with flickering.
@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks a lot Chris, this information is very helpful und useful. I will give them a try because I really struggle with some problems and couldn’t find out why. Your channel is just awesome, many thanks and I appreciate you share your knowledge with us in a very professional way. Many regards from Germany
I'm new to the LED / Smart Home space, and want to integrate multiple LED controllers in HomeAssistant . Wondering if there is any Zigbee/Zwave options for WLED + ESP32? Any limitation (other than home modem specs) when running mulitple (5+) ESP32 devices connected via Wifi?
awesome. I didn't know it broadcasted it's own AP to connect to. Instead I configured a hotspot on my phone with password, then configured WLED to that.
Hi @ChrisMaherDIY - Firstly, i really love watching your videos to see what can be done with LED lighting on a budget. 💥💥 Question:- If i bought a Govee RGBIC led rope light, would i be able to connect a WLED module to it and get more out of it? If not, when do you recommend using the WLED module? Cheers Bud.
The D4, D3, and TX pins all work on the 8266. The only thing with using the TX is that it requires about 5 times more memory per led, so it isn't really advised to use it on long strips.
Hi Guys, Hi Chris, I am currently in the final planning stages of my LED project. I have just reached a point where I don't know exactly how to do it and if it will work. So I wanted to get your expertise on board. The idea is that I lay 0.5 meters of Gove M1 (60 RGBIC / meter) LEd strips in a wooden acoustic panel. A total of 8 of these little strips. I wonder if I can now really just string T pieces together and it still works. I have also considered using Wago terminals instead of the T connectors. Best regards Auer Bernhard, a big fan
In the LED settings, you can ADD another data line :) On ESP8266's you can have 3 in total On a ESP32 you can have around 6 I think it is, ESP32-C3 can only do 3 like 8266's. EDIT, I see you mention 2 boards, sorry about that.
@@microfx so I'd start by running both in AP mode. A and B, then I would log into the AP of board b and change the WiFi to that of board A.... then I would connect to board A AP and be able to control both?
Love your informative videos. I purchased a Domestic Automation controller from Amazon and have never been able to get more than 25 pixel to light up even when I change the amount of pixels to 50 in led preferences. I've tried to reach out to Domestic automation and haven't gotten answers. I've use other wled controller in the past and have never had that issue. Could it be a software issue? No micro USB to reinstall wled.
@ChrisMaherDIY could you make a video or provide feedback here on why you are not using level shifters on your board setups ? I hear/see a lot of youtubers add level shifters, so was just wondering why you don't use them ? Keep up the good work, awesome videos !!
Tienes que darle una IP estática a tu WLED, dónde está la sección de DHCP escribe una IP no asignada en tu router. Podrías explicar lo de MoblieHotpot?
Even if you aren't connecting to home wifi, you are still connecting to a wifi networkput out by the device. To you have any info on doing this process.. actually without wifi? I love the rest of your videos, sorry, this just makes no sense.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! This video was in response to a lot of questions like "i dont have wifi at my cabin, can I still use WLED?" Or "I dont have wifi when i'm at a festival but I want to build something with LED's. Can I use WLED?" This video goes over how you can still control lights even if you are not in range of any wifi. I am curious though, what situation would someone be in where controlling lights like I went over in this video would not be a possibility? The only scenario I can think of is if someone doesn't have a smartphone. I think there are IR remotes that you can use but I have not looked into compatibility with WLED.
Ah thanks! I was thinking a situation in which someone still has internet, maybe even a home wifi network, but no other devices such as a cell phone with wifi capabilities. A bit semantic but I think the big confusion is wifi v. internet. You can have a wifi device such as a cell phone and even without home internet, still use that wifi connection like you showed in your video. The situation I was thinking of is wether or not you have home internet, you don't have any devices capable of using the actual wifi communication protocol 802.11. Some people often have an internet connected computer connected via ethernet on the 802.3 standard but they don't have any wifi capable devices, even with internet. Thanks anyways!@@ChrisMaherDIY
your links to things are going to the wrong things......been trying to do this for years now to no success with the esp32 boards.....had two now and never work or program completely useless.....but when I saw the new board I wanted it straight away but it's the wrong thing.....thank you for your cool video though 👍
my heads going to explode, this video clearly shows setting up WLED using WiFi despite the title saying No WiFi. surely the title should say setting up WLED without a wireless router.
Thanks for watching and great observation! You don't have to connect the esp32 to WiFi to be able to control it via a direct connection from a phone, tablet or computer. This is one of the questions I get asked the most because a lot of people assume you do have to have an available WiFi network to connect the esp32 board to in order to use WLED. Hope you have a great day!
@@Koi-Koi-KoiI get a lot of questions like "what if I want to set up lights in my car but don't have Wi-Fi?" Or "can I still set up lights and use WLED at my cabin that doesn't have WiFi?" This video shows you how you can connect and control lights using WLED without having to connect the esp32 to any Wi-Fi network.
Even though the title could have said “Control WLED without a router” or standalone “WLED controller” but the video still makes lots of sense. Excellent video for remote operations.
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Thanks for the links Chris, always appreciate your videos.
However, when I link to the Plug n Play controller, it sends me to a general search results page for controllers (mostly BTF lighting)
I was able to find an active listing for Domestic Automation by googling the description, but unfortunately I get the: Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.
Are you aware of any other way to source the boards?
Tks
@@scottjohnson60 it's still showing available for me but I'm in the US. Where are you located? My guess is they are not available outside of the US yet.
Thank you for making a video, a simple use this board for your Jeep would have been enough. Lol, however I really do appreciate it. And I am sure if others have the same question I did, this video helps.
Chris, you have great videos! Bless you! I am having problems staying connected to WLED on ESP32 to power my permanent outdoor lights. That brought me to this video but this isn't a solution for that, I don't think. The power supply is 36 volts. Boy, I feel like I'm so close. I thiink I'm not alone in this problem. Any suggestions would be amazing. Thank you!!!
Great video, is there away to connect it as a car indicator, so it’s automatically comes on when the indicator is pressed
This is exactly what I was looking for thank you! If I get rc battery because there is no power am I able to hook up 4.7v rc battery straight to the board?
it's designed for 5VDC, but 4.7 may work.
I'm new to all this but thanks to you I have decided to go this route instead of spending hundreds on boxed LED kiys, so Thank You So Much!! BUT... I'm having issues with WLED showing my lights offline at times and I don't know why. So when I saw this video, I was excited because I figured this was my pathway to a solution. I went to my Wi-Fi settings on my phone, but did not see WLED-AP listed. I then went into configuration within the WLED app and changed the option under the WLED-AP Always instead of Disconnect after boot. I was then able to see WLED-AP as one of my Wi-Fi networks, but it keeps trying to connect to the previous Wi-Fi and doesn't seem to work. So while I was excited to be saving money, and FINALLY was able to figure out how to get wled on my esp32 and turn the lights on, I'm kinda discouraged now because I have 11 five meter rolls just in and need to splice and run everything, But I'm afraid of these issues l connectivity issues continuing. Please please can someone walk me through resolving these issues. 🙏
Having the same issues 😕
the bord is resetting the setting everytime it boots
not liking this
I hope you shear with me the Solutions
I ended up buying a cheap mobile router which I dedicated solely for the use of "talking to" my esp32 boards. I put all the boards pointing to it, then I get on that network when I want to open wled and so far it's a good solution
This is what I was looking for. Thank you for the solution.
Question: I want to build a stand alone Christmas display that is automated. it will be a snow man waving. what kind of controller should I use that I can program and use for just this prop?
Excellent tutorial, quick question I’m wondering if there is a way to make this lights and module to work with Apple HomeKit….!
Hi. Good step by step video. Only problem I’m having is I can’t find the the esp32 board on my WiFi networks. It came on first time then stopped working and doesn’t show up. I’ve switched from 2ghz and 5ghz still no luck. Any idea what’s going on? Cheers
The domestic automation wled pcb is not available i believe to purchase is that right
it is in the USA
Another great video! question though.. re Sound Reactive builds.. Have you experienced any issues with your sound reactive set up ? I recently followed your tutorial on how to set up ESP32 with sound reactive, used the same components, however, every now and again the sound reactive portion would stop working after a power cycle, and the only way to get it back is to re-flash the ESP32? it's so annoying. I can't find any forums that can explain why this is happening. Any thoughts? cheers.
is it possible to connect multiple esp32?
Thanks a lot, you skip the first led and say something like data booster? It’s recommended for all wled projects? What is the benefit of it?
+1 would like to know too
Thanks for watching and great question! You generally don't need a data boost as long as your first led is close to the controller. But if you let's say have the controller and then 2 meters of wire and then the first led, the data signal might be too weak to make it to the first led resulting in the lights flickering or not working. Having that first led on the board automatically boosts the data signal letting you then run a good distance of wire to the led strip without having any issues with flickering.
@@ChrisMaherDIY Thanks a lot Chris, this information is very helpful und useful. I will give them a try because I really struggle with some problems and couldn’t find out why. Your channel is just awesome, many thanks and I appreciate you share your knowledge with us in a very professional way. Many regards from Germany
@@ChrisMaherDIY thank you so much, great help
Hello sir, will any of these work on LED well lights?. Also would I be able to add it to WLED? I want to also add my three LES strips.
I'm new to the LED / Smart Home space, and want to integrate multiple LED controllers in HomeAssistant . Wondering if there is any Zigbee/Zwave options for WLED + ESP32? Any limitation (other than home modem specs) when running mulitple (5+) ESP32 devices connected via Wifi?
awesome. I didn't know it broadcasted it's own AP to connect to. Instead I configured a hotspot on my phone with password, then configured WLED to that.
But the output of the ESP32 does not support 5V, so how do you use it directly to turn on an LED strip that seems to me to consume 5V...
I have learned so much from your installs. Is there anyway we could get light options for bikes, motorcycles, or cars?
I’m looking for the same thing
Hi @ChrisMaherDIY - Firstly, i really love watching your videos to see what can be done with LED lighting on a budget. 💥💥
Question:- If i bought a Govee RGBIC led rope light, would i be able to connect a WLED module to it and get more out of it? If not, when do you recommend using the WLED module?
Cheers Bud.
is it possible to hook up multiple different led strips on different pins on a ESP8266 Board? also love the vids!
The D4, D3, and TX pins all work on the 8266. The only thing with using the TX is that it requires about 5 times more memory per led, so it isn't really advised to use it on long strips.
Hi Guys,
Hi Chris,
I am currently in the final planning stages of my LED project. I have just reached a point where I don't know exactly how to do it and if it will work. So I wanted to get your expertise on board. The idea is that I lay 0.5 meters of Gove M1 (60 RGBIC / meter) LEd strips in a wooden acoustic panel. A total of 8 of these little strips.
I wonder if I can now really just string T pieces together and it still works. I have also considered using Wago terminals instead of the T connectors.
Best regards
Auer Bernhard, a big fan
Hey Chris, is there a way to sync 2 lights (2 esp) when you don't have wifi?
connect one esp to the wifi of the other?
In the LED settings, you can ADD another data line :)
On ESP8266's you can have 3 in total
On a ESP32 you can have around 6 I think it is, ESP32-C3 can only do 3 like 8266's.
EDIT, I see you mention 2 boards, sorry about that.
@@microfx so I'd start by running both in AP mode. A and B, then I would log into the AP of board b and change the WiFi to that of board A.... then I would connect to board A AP and be able to control both?
@@eliteman125 should work... haven't tried tho
great video as always Chris, are these plug n play controllers available in the uk yet.?
You f*cking rule, dude. Thank you so much
Can we write code for wled?
Are there ESP32's that can connect to Matter or will that never be possible?
Not that I'm aware of! But I'm sure it's only a "matter" of time before it will happen!
@@ChrisMaherDIY I like what you did there. 😀
What is the best way to mount the esp board?
Our prebuilt board comes with a track for easy mounting.
Thank you Chris.
Love your informative videos. I purchased a Domestic Automation controller from Amazon and have never been able to get more than 25 pixel to light up even when I change the amount of pixels to 50 in led preferences. I've tried to reach out to Domestic automation and haven't gotten answers. I've use other wled controller in the past and have never had that issue. Could it be a software issue? No micro USB to reinstall wled.
The only other thing I would try is going into segments and making sure that is not set to 25.
Thank you for your help. That was the problem, I had to remove the check marks off 10 segments and reset the segments. Now it's working fine
@ChrisMaherDIY could you make a video or provide feedback here on why you are not using level shifters on your board setups ? I hear/see a lot of youtubers add level shifters, so was just wondering why you don't use them ? Keep up the good work, awesome videos !!
How to connect the mobile application in this way
Nice idea actually. Thx
your device connected by wifi - as well as esp with wled 🤣🤣🤣
Sir how can a add custom user contributed presets
Or add custom effects
How i can reset WLED -AP Wifi Pass ?
Como evito que me cambie la IP A CADA RATO uso siempre la conexión MobileHotpot y volver aaconfugrsr de animaciones segmentos etc
Tienes que darle una IP estática a tu WLED, dónde está la sección de DHCP escribe una IP no asignada en tu router. Podrías explicar lo de MoblieHotpot?
Why plug into d2?
In time for Halloween... 🧛♂️
Why do you buy higher a Power supply when you Limit it lower ?
Thanks for watching! I always go bigger so that if I do want to do a larger project, I don't have to buy another power supply.
How to Install WLED on ESP32 and control with Bluetooth
There’s several options for WLED on Amazon
too bad i can't order this in europe (the Domestic Automation wled board)
it's on the road map, but we haven't figured how to do that quite yet.
Jesus Loves You! Seeing that, was my FAVORITE part of the video! 🙏🏽❤
✝
Domestic Automation LLC Wireless Smart LED Controlle -> currently not available says amaz. .. out of stock...
Thanks for watching! They are still available for me but I'm in the US.
yes, only in the US at this time.
Day 248 of waiting for WLED through Thread.
Even if you aren't connecting to home wifi, you are still connecting to a wifi networkput out by the device. To you have any info on doing this process.. actually without wifi?
I love the rest of your videos, sorry, this just makes no sense.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! This video was in response to a lot of questions like "i dont have wifi at my cabin, can I still use WLED?" Or "I dont have wifi when i'm at a festival but I want to build something with LED's. Can I use WLED?" This video goes over how you can still control lights even if you are not in range of any wifi. I am curious though, what situation would someone be in where controlling lights like I went over in this video would not be a possibility? The only scenario I can think of is if someone doesn't have a smartphone. I think there are IR remotes that you can use but I have not looked into compatibility with WLED.
Ah thanks! I was thinking a situation in which someone still has internet, maybe even a home wifi network, but no other devices such as a cell phone with wifi capabilities. A bit semantic but I think the big confusion is wifi v. internet. You can have a wifi device such as a cell phone and even without home internet, still use that wifi connection like you showed in your video. The situation I was thinking of is wether or not you have home internet, you don't have any devices capable of using the actual wifi communication protocol 802.11. Some people often have an internet connected computer connected via ethernet on the 802.3 standard but they don't have any wifi capable devices, even with internet. Thanks anyways!@@ChrisMaherDIY
your links to things are going to the wrong things......been trying to do this for years now to no success with the esp32 boards.....had two now and never work or program completely useless.....but when I saw the new board I wanted it straight away but it's the wrong thing.....thank you for your cool video though 👍
my heads going to explode, this video clearly shows setting up WLED using WiFi despite the title saying No WiFi. surely the title should say setting up WLED without a wireless router.
nice vid
Thanks for watching!
do you realise you are using wifi and the whole video is about not using wifi?
same... did not understand.. i thought he will use network cable.. hmm
Thanks for watching and great observation! You don't have to connect the esp32 to WiFi to be able to control it via a direct connection from a phone, tablet or computer. This is one of the questions I get asked the most because a lot of people assume you do have to have an available WiFi network to connect the esp32 board to in order to use WLED. Hope you have a great day!
@@Koi-Koi-KoiI get a lot of questions like "what if I want to set up lights in my car but don't have Wi-Fi?" Or "can I still set up lights and use WLED at my cabin that doesn't have WiFi?" This video shows you how you can connect and control lights using WLED without having to connect the esp32 to any Wi-Fi network.
thank you chris, i see a RJ45 port on the controller, or? can i use this for network at home without wifi? @@ChrisMaherDIY
Even though the title could have said “Control WLED without a router” or standalone “WLED controller” but the video still makes lots of sense. Excellent video for remote operations.
BS product!