WLED for Beginners ! IT IS NOW TOO EASY with Apple HomeKit
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Күн бұрынThis WLED Controller eliminates the need of flashing any firmware or Nodemcu. This controller is already flashed with WLED software. Keeps your setup neat & tidy plus its ridicously EASY to install & Integrate into Apple Homekit using a WLED Homebridge plugin.
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00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Opening
01:50 - What you will need
02:48 - Type of LED you can use
04:28 - WLED Project Overview
05:03 - WLED Product Overview
05:35 - Controller, LED & Power Connection
06:27 - Add controller to network
07:30 - Configure WLED Controller
10:39 - Configure WLED Homebridge plugin
12:08 - WLED HomeKit Demo
12:49 - Closing
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@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
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@KevinB333 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this. This was just what I've been looking for.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Glad I could help! Cheers
@AbdoZaInsert Жыл бұрын
Man that video was straight to the point and extremely informational. Thank you !
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Your Welcome. Cheers !
@HughD Жыл бұрын
Eddie, I finally got around to doing this and you really helped me get it running. The best part of the video is not the hardware you're using as it seems there are a number of ESP32-based hardware solutions available, but just how you get a setup that works with WLED running in Homekit. The configuration you provided worked great! I had a little trouble finding the Homekit code, but after looking closely through the Homebridge log, there it was. It might be useful sometime to make a video that just shows how you take your already working WLED strips and get them working in Homekit. Thank you, Eddie.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Hugh ... Will surely look into it
@austendewolf 6 ай бұрын
Your tutorials offer so much info. I was able to get a similar setup following your steps! One thing that isn't clear to me is what the extra white and red cables (the ones that don't plug into the controller) are for?
@Jr01atlTech Жыл бұрын
Great videos as always, your videos motivate me thanks 🙏
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! Cheers
@kewltune4683 Жыл бұрын
Another awesome video! Thank you kind sir! =)
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Cheers
@willzjayvee 3 ай бұрын
hi, thank you for the video. i appreciate your contributions. do you think there are vulnerabilities with this type of setup and sourcing? you've inspired me to try this soon. is there a playlist that you have that goes in the intended order? maybe like starting with homebridge , then wled, and then other things? i want to sync them with certain automations from my phone.
@cameronottosen8376 Жыл бұрын
This is awesome! You’re the man Eddie. Next can you add sound reactive or Ethernet😮
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Cheers
@DanielBowenTech 18 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video. I purchased the same items to test some ideas I have, and this helped me understand how to approach these things. Is it possible to assign different sections of an addressable LED strip to separate controls in HomeKit via homebridge? ... I mean, if I have 1 addressable LED strip and I'd like to have 1 light control in HomeKit to control one half of the strip, and another light control in HomeKit to control the other half... as if each half of the same LED strip were a separate light as far as HomeKit would be concerned?
@eddiedsuza 14 күн бұрын
Hey Daniel appreciate the feedback. Now with addressable LED's (at least to my experience) - the common flow of information is the data wire. To have your effect that you mentioned - youll need 2 controllers at both ends but you'll need to cut the data cable in the middle of the strip and thus having two seperate strips which will not meet your end. For Homekit it doesnt matter on how the LED's are aligned up since it receives its information from the WLED plugin
@gersonfer Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Tks . Is it possible to make it using RGB CCT ?
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Hi Gerson ... I dont have a RGB CCT - however the trick here - the LED strip needs to be addressable.
@msblakma5870 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for your effort. Is this method working with neon flex strips?
@eddiedsuza 10 ай бұрын
If the flex strips are addressable. Then Yes
@Gary-Marshall Жыл бұрын
Thank you Eddie! A great piece to decorate the house before Christmas. PS I start realize this project, but can't find link to WLED config file. Could you share the file wled.json?
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Hey Igor ... I totally missed it in the description. Here you go github.com/EddieDSuza/techwitheddie/blob/main/wled.json
@boyler86 11 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot got strip for my stairs and turned out really good thanks to your video. Can you tell me how I add more effects into HomeKit? What code do I add in homebridge.
@eddiedsuza 11 ай бұрын
Use this link to add more effects github.com/EddieDSuza/techwitheddie/blob/main/wled.json
@boyler86 11 ай бұрын
@@eddiedsuza is there a way to creat my own effect on wled?
@castor4187 4 ай бұрын
@@eddiedsuza hi, Is it possible to use the Effects in HomeKit Automations ?
@eddiedsuza 4 ай бұрын
@@castor4187 yes you can by creating scenes and adding the effect. then run an automation and recall that scene.
@peterliakopoulos7149 Жыл бұрын
Loved the video, Thank you. Bought light strips and Athom pre flashed LED controller. However, when updating I chose the wrong bin file and now I can’t see the controller. Can this be fixed?
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Yes it can be fixed ... You will need to pry open the plastic case and with a FTDI card - you will need to reflash the correct bin file ... I had the same issue as well 😅
@stevenjoiner17 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, Eddie! Thanks for sharing that. Two questions. First, can you create scenes with WLED and have them automated on a schedule? Second, I have 3 WLED controllers, so how would I incorporate 3 of them? For example I have a controller for the front, one for my back deck, and one around my gazebo. I'd love to add all three. Thanks!
@stevenjoiner17 Жыл бұрын
Actually, I know how to schedule them in WLED, just wondering if you can you create scenes with them so I can voice command Siri to do turn them on, off and change colors, etc. Maybe include presets in Homekit scenes. Thanks!
@stevenjoiner17 Жыл бұрын
Well, also where is the github code? I'm not seeing the link.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Hey Steven .. You'll need to create the scenes in HomeKit to control them as the plugin doesnt import any macros from the WLED software
@NanoStudio9 7 ай бұрын
Great video thank you - do you know of a way to do this exact same WLED/HomeKit setup, except with the controller running off zigbee instead of wifi?
@eddiedsuza 7 ай бұрын
All wifi based for now since the project uses boards that only have Wifi
@NanoStudio9 7 ай бұрын
I’m trying to port WLED onto an ESP32-C6 board since it has the wifi and zigbee chip on it. But the code has lots of errors when I’m compiling it that I’m fixing one by one. Hopefully someone smarter can figure this out. Cheers!
@eddiedsuza 7 ай бұрын
@@NanoStudio9 please refer to the developers documentation - may be you'd get some hints and additional help and it can be found here - kno.wled.ge
@vapelandvn 10 ай бұрын
DO you have any video that help sync with MacOS monitor , sir?
@eddiedsuza 10 ай бұрын
Nope i dont
@meetadityanihlani 11 ай бұрын
I wonder how this will work with the Homekit Bridge from Home Assistant.
@eddiedsuza 11 ай бұрын
You can to Home Assistant as well. There is a add on and is detected automatically
@andrewT5634 11 ай бұрын
an easier option might be to use the official home assistant integration and pair that with the homekit bridge integration
@eddiedsuza 11 ай бұрын
Absolutely for those who have HA setup
@simdevils 9 ай бұрын
Dont think you get the effects like he did? Unless i am missing something
@enzofx8954 Жыл бұрын
Is RGBW not recommended? The white led seems logical if I’d like to display a lot of it.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
RGBW is recommended as well.
@PreritBhatnagar Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Can you please help me? I am a novice and looking to connect 4 LED strips, 5 meters each with 300 leds on each strip. How can I connect all four to a single power source and how much power will be needed?. 2 strips will be installed vertically on left side of wall and the other 2 on right side of the wall. Looking to hook them with Athom controller.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Under LED settings - you can use the total value of LEDs and it will tell you the desired power supply is requried. My recommendation would be one power source for each of the LED strip
@BengalGecko Жыл бұрын
I have 65 feet of static govee LEDs, they have a controller that uses the same housing of the one you used in the video, but the one that came with my LEDs only uses infrared remote. I want to convert it to homekit with the adapter, but I can't figure out what type of LEDs they are. I can't find anything stating they are WS2812/WS2815 etc. Their listing just says its model number is H6191. But that just seems to be an internal model number for govee. I don't see why they wouldn't work. They are 4 pin non-individually addressable LEDs.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Well i just give it a try with this adaptor and see if it works ... However try to know Govees power rating and the LED count to add it in the WLED configuration page
@JulietsDiner 10 ай бұрын
Is there something like this for RGB+CCT or RGB+WW 5050 the 6 pin version. I’d like to use WLED but I can’t find any direction or videos that show how to connect these lights to a ESP8266. I really need some assistance with this. Any help would be appreciated!
@eddiedsuza 10 ай бұрын
Hello Juliet .. These are the models that the WLED project supports - kno.wled.ge/basics/compatible-led-strips/
@KevinB333 Жыл бұрын
Hey Eddie. I'm hoping you can help me out. I bought 2 sets of these and got everything plugged in today and added to homekit. When I change colors the leds flicker very badly and when I use an effect the leds flicker different colors as the effect is in play. I turned the led count down to 150 which helped a lot but I bought everything you did and I'm seeing this serious flickering and I'm not sure why. I have only tried one controller and updated it to the latest version. I will test the other one but both sets of leds are doing this so I'm hoping you can shed some light? This looks like a power issue. I moved it down to 150 and everything works great. Can you let me know the model number on your powersupply please? Mine is WJS-0510 5v 10A. Thanks
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Hello Kevin - here is the model www.aliexpress.com/item/32810906485.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.1.a75578caH4AfFg&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21USD%21US%20%246.08%21US%20%240.01%21%21%21%21%21%402100bddf16679045249711066ec962%2110000004015605424%21sh
@bite.127 Жыл бұрын
Hello i did everything as in the video but after setting up th network I can’t turn on or off the LEDs and can’t change them. As soon as I plug them in 4-5 leds turn on with random colors. Please help me
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Please go to LED settings and update the total LED count to light up and control them
@03Aku87 Жыл бұрын
Hello, thanks for the video. I’m having a small issue. The WLED homebridge plug in works, I can discover and connect the WLED device within HomeKit but then it just says ‘device is unresponsive’ and it work turn it on or off. Any thought?
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Please check the assisgned IP address to the device thats running WLED. It may have changed. Please reserve the IP device to avoid these network issues
@03Aku87 Жыл бұрын
@@eddiedsuza Fixed my issue last night. Turns out it had nothing to do with WLED, or Homebridge/the plug in. My Apple Hubs were acting up and needed a reset.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
@@03Aku87 Aha ... Glad to know you got it working and also something to know as well 😇
@davet8174 Жыл бұрын
Very cool video but the controller claims a max current of 2A and your strip with 300 LEDs should draw 18A so I'm a little confused.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Hey Dave .... the 2A is to power the controller only
@kraddoomsters Жыл бұрын
Power supply should be 2Amp. Otherwise he's gonna fry it. Also he's not gonna be able to have the whole strip at max white brightness
@mtbgeoff Жыл бұрын
What is the maximum length of LED strip that can be used with this setup?
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
As long you supply the required current to power the LED strip - theres no limit
@MechaVaro 10 ай бұрын
That controller support 2 or 3 amp max, so, most likely you can power 2 meters of 60 led per meter, there's a high power version of 16 amp, so You can power a Lot more leds
@barrylapthorne8017 Жыл бұрын
Hi Eddie. Followed all your instructions and when I restart HomeBridge and want to add accessory nothing comes up in HomeKit for me to select. Any suggestions?
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Please check the homebridge logs and see if the plugin has detected the device.
@barrylapthorne6831 Жыл бұрын
@@eddiedsuza no it's not, how can you suggest I fix it?
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
@@barrylapthorne6831 check your network settings and confirm theres an assigned IP address. Reserve it. Use / check that the reserve IP is the same in the config.
@barrylapthorne8017 Жыл бұрын
@@eddiedsuza I had done this from the start and triple checked it again now but no luck. I am sad I cannot get it working 😞
@davet8174 Жыл бұрын
I ordered the controller from Aliexpress and it was supposed to be pre-flashed with WLED firmware, but I don't get the "WLED-AP", just "athom-ws2812b-0be843" in the network list. Any ideas?
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Hey Dave ... Does it allow you to add to your network ? If there is lock icon - use the default password wled1234
@davet8174 Жыл бұрын
@@eddiedsuza Hey Eddie, the controller was definitely not flashed with WLED firmware when I received it. I flashed it manually and now it works just like in your videos. Having lots of fun with it.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
@@davet8174 awesome. And merry Christmas in advance. Cheers 🍻
@Valnurat Жыл бұрын
If I need to have LED in a corner going vertical and then from the corner horizontal 2 directions, do I need 3 controllers?
@Valnurat Жыл бұрын
Like this. content.paulmann.com/thumbnail/dd/9b/f7/1600990567/70268mi01_1120x1120.jpg
@Valnurat Жыл бұрын
And another thing. 8:27 - How do I know witch power supply I need before I buy it? I mean, I can only find out if I have connected to the wled.local, right.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Hey Kenneth You can connect multiple LEDS using cables ensuring the they are color coded and connected to the same. Then you dont need additional controllers. Purchase a controller and under LED settings - fill in the no. of leds and it will tell you what power supply you will need
@Valnurat Жыл бұрын
@@eddiedsuza How do I put them together?
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
@@Valnurat try to find wires that you can solder them to each ends.
@victorwestmann 4 ай бұрын
2:13 I just got lost on this one: 5W and 10 amp 50 W? So is it 5W or 50W?
@castor4187 4 ай бұрын
5 * 10 = 50
@eddiedsuza 3 ай бұрын
Thank you
@MoreNRG Жыл бұрын
Why have you bought and use the WLED version? and why not the Homekit version? Is the Homekit version more difficult to install that is WLED through Homebridge? I don't understand why, excuse my ignorance.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Hey Antonio ... when i purchased the WLED controller - there wasnt any homekti version ... is there one ? Please send me the product link Cheers
@timothydaal5333 11 ай бұрын
I can't connect my controllers to the wifi, what do I do?
@eddiedsuza 11 ай бұрын
Best way is to reset and try adding them again. Remember when powered on for the first time - they create their own wifi network to connect to and then add them to your home wifi network
@h1tor1a 11 ай бұрын
Have you had any problems with the lights turning red when using the home app? Everything works fine using the WLED app but when using HomeKit, when ever I change the colour of the lights they pretty much instantly switch to red :(
@eddiedsuza 11 ай бұрын
Please check if you set any default value when the LED is turned on
@h1tor1a 10 ай бұрын
I cant see anywhere to set a default value so dont think I have one, it seems to be specific colours that turn red when selecting them.@@eddiedsuza
@h1tor1a 10 ай бұрын
I have just done an update for the WLED home bridge plugin and things have improved a bit, the issues seem to be mainly related to switching colours quickly or using some of the animations
@KevinB333 Жыл бұрын
Ok so it's this one controller. It seems to be the problem. the second one works just fine on the original 13.0b6 firmware and the latest 13.3 release. I will have to contact the seller at Ali and see what can be done.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
Hey Kevin - please update from Beta to the latest and it will fix the issue
@KevinB333 Жыл бұрын
@@eddiedsuza thanks but I’m already at the latest firmware version. One controller works fine on 13.3 and the other does not.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
@@KevinB333 please ask for a replacement from the vendor
@KevinB333 Жыл бұрын
@@eddiedsuza hey thanks Eddie. I tried that and sent videos of one working and the other not working. They said it was a power issue. It’s not :). For these longer 16’ 300 led count strips do you think ordering 12v led strips and power would make any difference? I need to learn more about power and leds :). Thanks again for the help.
@atomicdetailsoc Жыл бұрын
why do you lie and say the config is in the description yet i dont see it.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
You could have just highlighted that the config was missing ......here you go github.com/EddieDSuza/techwitheddie/blob/main/wled.json
@atomicdetailsoc Жыл бұрын
@@eddiedsuza thank you but that json does not work unfortunately with my ip inputted i get this [12/5/2022, 8:58:45 PM] [WLED] Initializing WLED platform... [12/5/2022, 8:58:45 PM] [WLED] No WLEDs have been configured.
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
@@atomicdetailsoc please check if Homebridge has saved the config., If not - there was an error in the config and was not saved, And also check the assigned IP address - you want to make sure you reserved that information within the router DHCP settings.
@noggodtv Жыл бұрын
Stupid question but what’s the max length led strip that could work here? My movie room is 18x20 and I’d like to add HomeKit lights to the top of the ceiling
@eddiedsuza Жыл бұрын
The limitation to any length LED strip is the power supply. From what i know - there is no limit to the length - as the device is just a controller.
@kraddoomsters Жыл бұрын
Which is max 2Amp, so not that long
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