Wiring 24v RGB COB Light Strips! with a ESP8266 using WLED

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These light strips are amazing! 24v RGB FCOB with WLED. I'll show you an overview of how I put them together.
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0:00 Intro
0:18 What you need
1:05 Install WLED
1:30 Wiring
4:36 Putting it all together

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@reedssmarthome Жыл бұрын

Make sure you catch the video on the main channel: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqqUgb1e2La-Z58.html I compare DIY vs pre-assembled light strips like the Govee M1!

@davidtomic1010 Жыл бұрын

Hey Reed, one question: I need Wago connectors: 1x with 3 inputs 2x with 2 inputs, right?

@die3ddrucker 9 ай бұрын

Yes@@davidtomic1010

@cesarantoniocancinorueda1036 16 күн бұрын

Hello sir, please help, i saw both of your videos, awesome vid! how long of a strip did you use for this? i'm connecting the WS2811 COB, but is a 5M (720led/m 20IC/m) it doesnt seem to work, it just blinks and i can't really control it, do you think it have to do with the qty of LED? i have seen WLED have a limit per Data port. any ideas? i dont want to give up to just use a SP630E

@TheHookUp Жыл бұрын

An important heads up: Those barrel connectors are only rated for 3A, and they will literally melt at currents over that. I don't know why they continue to include them with high current power supplies like that one, I've gone so far as to report those sellers to Amazon for selling dangerous products, but to no avail. Do yourself a big favor and ditch the barrel connector or set the current limiter in WLED to 3000mA (I think I saw in your screencap you had it at 2000mA, so you should be good).

@domesticautomationllc Жыл бұрын

Love your channel Rob, huge long time fan. Though I do miss the NodeRed stuff. Thanks for all you do.

@domesticautomationllc Жыл бұрын

The barrel connectors I use are rated at 10 amps. 😀@TheHookUp,

@reedssmarthome Жыл бұрын

Good to know about the barrel connector! Yes I have mine limited to 2000mA but I’ll probably just skip the barrel connectors next time. Thanks for the tip!

@tomchampton Жыл бұрын

"Melt" is a bit hyperbolic---we might want to review the meaning of "literally". Anything rated at 3A will be "safe" to 6A...as there is always a minimum safety factor of 2 applied to commercial ratings ( UL, etc). That is not to say that I disagree with the general advice of replacing the barrel connectors, and minimizing the number of interconnects, in general. But, things aren't going to instantly start to melt when you apply 3.1 amps.

@TheHookUp Жыл бұрын

@@tomchampton no hyperbole at all, and I'm using the term "literally" in the literal sense: twitter.com/TheHookUp1/status/1426642369512882178

@JohnnyTiscali Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I figured out why my setup wasn't working. After connecting the controller to the same ground as the strip, everything worked! super happy!

@krishnaasiwal1712 Жыл бұрын

Love your tutorial videos a lot !! You are an inspiration for my lil smart home journey. Loads of love, Sir !!

@prince3121 Жыл бұрын

Thanx for these vids. I always been wanting to automate my cheap light strip round the TV, with the required remote it comes with. Now, I can do it with WLED. 😎

@angryapesplace Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! This will be my first attempt at DIY light strips! 👍

@GH0STD3M0NnoOni Жыл бұрын

thanks man, since 3 weeks i got started with the esp and govee. perfect timing👍😃

@michaelthompson657 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for the home assistant video!

@NESDUB Жыл бұрын

Smart setup 👌🏾

@DanielMentz_ Жыл бұрын

I dont know how did I miss this video, but this is great, I need this too

@domesticautomationllc Жыл бұрын

great work reed

@ygiagam Жыл бұрын

Awesome video - thanks

@jemand771 Жыл бұрын

I've been using wled for a while now, it's amazing! :D

@furmek Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up for using Wagos. One thing though, on the side there is marking showing how much wire you should strip. The wire should all the way in and you should avoid having wire insulation being cough by internal bus bar.

@bsem68 Жыл бұрын

Worked great.. Was my first LED project so thanks for posting all the info... learned lots putting this together today. I ordered 3m strip and ESP8266. Of note, these LEDs are not individual control but rather segmented... in my case I got a 3m strip. 720LEDs/m. Each WS2811 IC Chip controls 36 LED (I presume 12 groups of three RGB because there appears to be 12 RGB per section). 20 IC/Meter therefore 60 ICs total... which is also written on package. In the WLED LED Preferences I select length of 60 which is the number if IC Chips. If you choose less it does not light up all the way to end of strip... choose more then it will attempt to light non-existent ones and effects will not operate correctly (notice this in chase effects). Power settings are not applicable since I am using own power supply not powered off ESP. Anyways, regarding the segment of 12 RGB groups of individual lights, (technically 36 LEDs) you will see the long segments light up...which doesn't look that bad since they are covered all in plastic strip, unlike other strips I have seen. I wonder if there is a model like this that has each RGB group addressable.

@joules9692 10 ай бұрын

I assume it will work just as flawless on the ESP-32 right?... right?

@pharkieB 6 ай бұрын

@@joules9692 Works for me with ESP32. I added a level shifter on the data line before the LED strip.

@FawderJohn 5 ай бұрын

@@pharkieBwhat is a level shifter. got a link to where I can buy the one you used? ESP32 fcob ws2811 630led/m flickering like crazy

@tombecker7646 3 ай бұрын

I got the same problem, havent figured out yet how to solve it @@FawderJohn

@drkavnger99 Жыл бұрын

About 5 years late on esp8266 but welcome to another rabbit hole 😂

@CoastyCody 8 ай бұрын

You and me both brother 😂

@AmbroseMazionSr 2 ай бұрын

😂

@StrangerJona Жыл бұрын

That's a big bloody power pack for those lights.. where are you going to hide that 😂. I like the idea. Maybe an all in one 3D printed case to house it all.

@risbill1 Жыл бұрын

Nice! Looks like they also are available in 12v for the led strip so I could just wire it into our RV.

@zalllon Жыл бұрын

I really like this video, especially since I just got a 3-D printer. It’s fun to be a nerd.🤓

@ofiros1987 Жыл бұрын

Great video. This hands-on channel is great. Do you think you can make a video about advanced troubleshooting misbehaving switches and sensors?

@iMxXxMi Жыл бұрын

Making these cheap wled controllers is my favorite thing to do, especially with the tiny d1 mini boards

@jensschroder8214 7 ай бұрын

3:08 For the ESP32 you don't need 10 amps at 5V. 5 Volt 1 Ampere is more than enough. With 24V strips there are always 6 LEDs per logical pixel. Each LED only needs 10mA. With 12V strips, 3 LEDs are a logical pixel. Each LED needs 20mA. With 5V strips each LED can be controlled individually but each LED needs 60mA.

@DIYtechie Жыл бұрын

Or just buy a Athom LED controller on with WLED preinstalled and rated for up to 24v. Anyway, showing people the power of a standard ESP board os also a great thing to do. They are very useful.

@charliemortonmusic 7 ай бұрын

Great walkthrough. How did you find the white on these? Trying to decide whether to get one with a dedicated white LED or not

@KimmoJaskari Жыл бұрын

There's a company called Posi Products who make a connector called the Posi-Lock. It's essentially an inline twist-on connector that's super secure and it's inline so it doesn't cause the wires to branch off in all directions like these connectors do. I've used them quite a lot for motorcycle wiring and they've been rock solid, I even used them to wire in my headlights, that's how much I trust them to handle even vibration and the like. Might be an option if people want a nice, straight connector where wire goes in one end, and out the other. Optionally can be covered in shrink wrap to further secure them. And they also make a Posi-tap, which is a non-destructive way to tap into a cable. So if you felt the need to branch off a second pair of wires from existing wires, just connect two Posi-taps and boom, a clean tap that's easy to reverse by just removing the tap.

@reedssmarthome Жыл бұрын

Those sound great, I’ll check them out! Thanks!

@damzelfly 7 ай бұрын

Do you need a level shifter for the data line between ESP and LED?

@KimmoJaskari Жыл бұрын

One reaction I had was that usually, negative is black, positive is red, and actual grounding is green or green-yellow; that's the NEC wire color coding standard. Blue and yellow are also used for hot wires, as "travelers, blue and yellow wires allow operation of an appliance or lights from multiple locations" according to a page I saw. But of course as long as the wiring makes sense to you, that's enough. Whenever I wire DC which is not often I go red/black for consistency.

@SliphRahl Жыл бұрын

You should add a relais, this cuts down the power consumption when the leds are powered off by quite a bit.

@Jensen871 8 ай бұрын

I want to do a longer light strip. On the Amazon page they sell 16 and 32 foot strips. Would I be able to use the same power supply or would I need something more powerful?

@tenacthu 10 ай бұрын

Quick question. Do you know if the strip will work with 20V 5A? Thinking about using USB-C PD for it.

@joireland 8 ай бұрын

@reedsmarthome Since the LED strip is 24v and the ESP8266 emits 3.3v data signal how did you get this working properly without a "level shifter" as described as required on the WLED site? Is there something missing in my understading there? I've seen wiring diagrams where an ESP-WROOM-32 combined with a TXS0108E level shifter are used to successfully drive a WS2811 so I'm wondering how this is working for you.

@wearemxr 4 ай бұрын

same here

@Photoshopuzr 5 ай бұрын

Hey man good video do you know if a 12v adapter can work with this system?

@cesarantoniocancinorueda1036 Ай бұрын

Oh man oh man you have the answer to my prayers Thanks for the awesome simple direct video ! Question#1 would you connect a motion sensor to power the ESP or the LED strip? Question #2 do you sell the 3D print box for the ESP? 😅

@djusky 5 ай бұрын

hello, can you tell me what settings you used in WLed for the Cob led strip? I bought one with 720 addressable LEDs per meter and I can't configure it. it is the led strip that was also left in the description of the clip. thank you

@sebsuisse720 7 ай бұрын

Hi reed, thank you for video. I test with cob led strip 12 v but don't work, have you got an idea? I test with esp32 too. strip blink

@gstoe5560 6 ай бұрын

I cant get the leds to work unless they are plugged into my computer via usb. Im using them for a portable sign to take to shows. Does it not write the patterns to the board? And if not how can I save them so everytime I turn it on it displays the same pattern? Thanks

@Progaros Жыл бұрын

A wiring diagram would have been nice :)

@marshallzeablejr.1642 Жыл бұрын

Please do a video on how to connect Sengled WiFi Bulbs to Home Assistant

@Freddystapersma69 Жыл бұрын

nice video but one thing. before powering up the lightstrip go in to config and set your led count and all other stuff. Then connect it to the led and power! I burnded led because I was doing it wrong!

@meguinness1116 8 ай бұрын

How many leds can the module power without external power injection if using the USB port? Ta

@daywlkr8 4 ай бұрын

Can you get this to work if you have led strips that don’t have a line for data? Just power and ground

@maddan78-43 4 ай бұрын

the install and wiring i can get my head around fairly easil how does everyone then make all that wiring into a neat install.. and it's also a pain to get power to some areas, let alone needing 2 powerpoints to run a strip :-(

@theeguy24 5 ай бұрын

Do you have a link to the controller case design you used?

@juliancassell8980 5 ай бұрын

Which exact fcob lights are you using because I have simular ones but they never work or even turn on.

@user-uk5sx6lv7p Жыл бұрын

Can I set up wled with mobile phone somehow?

@hpsfresh Жыл бұрын

Also there a lot controllers preflashed with wled. Ali express, for example

@domesticautomationllc Жыл бұрын

and on amazon

@JoshUddin000 6 ай бұрын

will this work with a ESP32 and white only COB LED strip? there's no Data so would it still be able to control the strip?

@AnimeMangaBazinga Жыл бұрын

So, here is a question for you: can you integrate the ESP8266 with the software used into SmartThings? Or is it only home assistant?

@ronm6585 Жыл бұрын

Thanks R.S.H.

@Egrodo1 5 ай бұрын

Ive followed setup almost exactly like you have, but for some reason it seems wled is not controlling the strips correctly theyre just outputting random light junk. A bit of research mentions a level shifter requirement but i dont know what im doing.. any advice?

@wearemxr 4 ай бұрын

I have the same problem

@user-nx5ox1rv7b 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video! Question how to set up the whole Strip that show 720LED/m and we have 5M like yours on the video. I bought it from your link but how to set up the settings on LED preference like the length. i can not make it to work fine. Also if is too long is there away to sync 2 ESP8266 because my pwer supply is 2x200W 24V. thank you !

@djusky 5 ай бұрын

hello, I have the same problem, did you find a video how you can configure a led strip with 720 leds per meter? thank you

@user-nx5ox1rv7b 5 ай бұрын

@@djusky hello, no there is no video but i was playing and length 263 is perfect.

@theseuscristian8434 6 ай бұрын

Reed or anyone- i want to put led strips on my roof corners, floor panels, wall corners. Is there a video that shows how to put all of the lights together?

@AKC-81 Жыл бұрын

What 3d printer do you use?

@kencchen Жыл бұрын

Great video. I’ve been meaning to give this a go of some under furniture lighting at night. Your video cut tot he chase and has motivated me to buy all the buts and pieces…. Did you forget the barrel connectors to connect the raw wire to 24v plug? Or does one come with the LED?

@andie.4342 3 ай бұрын

"Unfortunately, it didn't work for me. The LED strip lights up in random colors, and I can't set any effects in WLED. Could it be due to the cable length between the ESP32 data pin and the LED strip? Would using a level shifter help with this issue? Do you happen to have a video demonstrating this?"

@bell0_jp 11 ай бұрын

Hey guys. I just setup my wled on a 8266. I was going to the menu and I had issue with the settings. Basically i have a 24v 4A power supply and the esp is being powered separately. When i go to the led preferences and set my Mha to 4000, my light starts flickering at full brightness, lower the amp to 3000 it its even worse. Do you have any idea why. Do i need more Amperage on that power supply? Btw i am using the btf lighting fcob ws2811 ic rgb. Thanks in advance for your help.

@Egrodo1 5 ай бұрын

I am having the same issue, did you every figure this out?

@djAnakin Жыл бұрын

People online are saying those ESP8266 won't install WLED from the site, and i've been trying to get it done for an hour.. it's just stuck on "Preparing installation". Frustrating. Switched to the alternate method )esphome-flasher) and it worked perfectly!

@nyetloki 10 ай бұрын

Newer versions drop 8266 support.

@GH0STD3M0NnoOni Жыл бұрын

what kabel are those?

@ShivamVerma-qn5hp Жыл бұрын

Ding Ding First Comment love you bro😊😊

@TenshiR 7 ай бұрын

So strange. I've done this before with the non FCOB lights and had no problem. I just tried the same setup and my LED began to smoke in the middle of the strip and one section of LEDS began turning red to intense magenta

@alexandrosm633 Жыл бұрын

can i connect aqara products to sonoff hub? or sonoff products to aqara hub?

@atriobusinesscenter9357 6 ай бұрын

hi i installed and bought the fcob ic rgb led strip with 24v but i can´t figure out how to controll the strip, i used the D2 pin and used the correct GPIO but when i send the command through ESP32 the strip just flickers or randomly change the colours. could you help me?

@siddharthparmar5216 5 ай бұрын

Same here, how to control this? I have 12v

@atriobusinesscenter9357 4 ай бұрын

@@siddharthparmar5216 i found out how. tHE PROBLEM IS, the ESP 32 logic only outputs 3v in the data line, the 24v strip needs 5v to get it working you will need a level shifter so it can convert the 3v line to a 5v line. It should work after you do the correct connection, i manage to get it working, and oh boy its amazing!

@bsem68 Жыл бұрын

The power supply links to a 5v model which is incorrect. I found another brand that should work.

@reedssmarthome Жыл бұрын

Must be wrong on Amazon’s end when they try to match outside of the Amazon US store. Glad you found another!

@saileshk9044 Жыл бұрын

I don’t have a 3d printer, can I buy the case somewhere online?

@1FauxReal1 8 ай бұрын

you can literally just put it in a plastic baggie if you want.

@KimmoJaskari Жыл бұрын

Are there any boards like these controllers but that do Z-wave? I kinda like z-wave over wifi. Doesn't matter so much here I suppose when you use mains power, but for anything battery operated wifi sucks.

@TheAppleFreak Жыл бұрын

I don't believe so, for both Z-wave or Zigbee/Matter. It's heavily dominated by WiFi here. I took a look and found one microcontroller called the Z-uno that somewhat resembles an ESP8266 but with a Z-Wave radio, but it's $60 per, sold out everywhere, and likely doesn't support WLED. On the Zigbee/Matter side, there is the ESP32-C6, which is a 802.15.4 compatible chip from Espressif (the guys who make the ESP line of microcontrollers). While you can buy devkits for the C6, it's not advertised as having final software support and is intended for those who want to cut their teeth on it before general availability.

@KimmoJaskari Жыл бұрын

@@TheAppleFreak I did see another device from Expressif that seemed to have a Zigbee type radio, but without firmware a mere mortal can install and start using or similar support even if it exists I suppose it's not currently relevant? Esp32-h2 and there's a devkit that's Esp32-DevkitM-1 - but again, I'm highly ignorant about all these microcontrollers. Just think Wifi is kinda meh for home automation and would prefer to just keep the automation and my wifi separate things. So I can break the automation or the wifi separately. 😂

@TheAppleFreak Жыл бұрын

@@KimmoJaskari Yeah, the C6 and H2 are relatively new and not really finalized so firmwares like ESPHome or WLED just don't really exist for them right now. It'll happen in due time, I'm sure, but not yet. And yeah I agree, it'd be awesome to have everything not be on WiFi.

@PedroFNMartins Жыл бұрын

That 24v 5 amps power supply it's a bit overkill.

@ArmedNewYork 11 ай бұрын

Two questions, the corner channel you have in your link shows that it’s too small for the width of the led strips. Also do they make strip connects for this type when you’re combining two strips together!

@edwynstapel3033 10 ай бұрын

I’ve bought a few esp8266 but it’s not letting me install via iMac and chrome, been debugging the whole saterday, ughh

@edwynstapel3033 10 ай бұрын

Raspberry Pi saved the day, after hooking up the ESP8266 installing wled went great

@virtualnk5825 8 ай бұрын

Would anyone here know if it would be possible to control this LED strip using Quinetic wireless light switches? I would love to be able to communicate with the ESP8266 directly using them.

@tuborg012ify Ай бұрын

something here doesn't make sense. im not an expert, but how does he just connect, esp. data wire 3.3v to 24v led strip? What about a level shifter?

@Trippytimo 20 күн бұрын

The light strip cant be shipped to my address 😢😢😢

@baronpivyt3931 16 күн бұрын

Doesn’t this mean you cannot dim the lights

@nyetloki 10 ай бұрын

Esp8266 is not a 5v microcontroller. It uses 3.3V. There is a 5v to 3.3V regulator on the board.

@TheLimeLines 9 ай бұрын

I was also confused by this, but it seems to work fine?

@nyetloki 9 ай бұрын

@@TheLimeLines it has some tolerance to 5v on *some* inputs, but it's designed and stated to run at 3.3V on its datasheet. The module has a regulator for power conversion. I'm just correcting a statement made in the video

@TheLimeLines 9 ай бұрын

@@nyetloki well above my head aha, but nice to see I can cast away the level shifter!

@nyetloki 9 ай бұрын

@@TheLimeLines at the risk of the esp. The analog pins don't support them nir does straight 5v power and some others. There's a good video on it on KZfaq.

@giga-chicken Жыл бұрын

You're using an ESP8266, and you chose *not* to use ESPHome?

@teekayfourtwoone4686 Жыл бұрын

I don't mind the affiliate links, but the one for the "24V 5A power supply" goes to a 5V supply. Could result in a bit of grief if someone ordering stuff got that.

@fraliexb Жыл бұрын

3:45 instead of soldering the jumper wires to the board, you could put a dab of hot glue to hold the wire secure.

@reedssmarthome Жыл бұрын

Yeah that would work!

@chrisw1462 9 ай бұрын

Safety first! He unplugs the power brick.. by pulling on the cord...

@blakadders Жыл бұрын

Ugh WLED on ESP8266 in 2023.... Do yourself a favor and upgrade to an ESP32 ASAP

@reedssmarthome Жыл бұрын

Is there much of a difference? When I looked up a comparison they seemed like they pretty much do the same thing.

@blakadders Жыл бұрын

@@reedssmarthome they do but ESP32 does it better and stronger, especially when you have lots of pixels to drive or use sound reactive features

@reedssmarthome Жыл бұрын

That makes sense but for what I’m doing it wouldn’t make a difference. Everything in this video would also work for the ESP32 but it would be a different data pin.

@makeitworktech Жыл бұрын

@@reedssmarthome Yeah, 8266 is the way to go unless you need sound-reactive WLED. Cheaper and works great. I do hope the WLED project doesn't phase out 8266 support in the future

@nikolaoszaintoudis 7 ай бұрын

Bought the Strip, bought the ESP32, connected everything but... it didn't work... and I hav no clue why🥲 could someone helped pls🥲

@xsietube 7 ай бұрын

I had issues with my first couple tries the other day. I thought it was a driver issue because the led onboard would blink when I plugged it in. Spent a couple hours scratching my head about it. Turns out my micro usb cable was faulty. Tried a different one and it was smooth sailing after that.