Hi folks, Got a new feature request from the wife today: she wants multiple LED-strips in our house. Each LED strip needs to be controlled separately, which means ON/OFF and adjusting the colors (i.e. all LEDs the same color). Don't know much about LED-strips, so read quickly about it today. I t…

[image] bakman2: another box that acts like a hub/bridge Ah you can't send wifi commands directly to the controllers. That is a pity ... But thanks a lot for pointing that out! [image] ristomatti: if warm white will be the most used "color" That will indeed be the case... [image…

Ah you can't send wifi commands directly to the controllers. That is a pity ... But thanks a lot for pointing that out! You will have to send the signal over a nRF24L01 via UDP (ibox is simpler which integrates via wifi but then again, china phone home), some weird protocol they use for it.

[image] BartButenaers: I have that name seen passing by a couple of times, but never looked it up ... So a milight controller is a WIFI based LED strip controller: Slight correction to this. I think they sell a wifi gateway for their products (which might or may not be easy to integrate to N…

This setup is really not very difficult. You'll only need a single ESP8266 to hook up to the radio module with some dupont wires (if soldering is not your thing), flash the firmware over USB and then it's mostly configuration. As a bonus Mi-Light sells great low price wall switches and remote contr…

A couple of days ago I watched that video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8DQntdtD4E I think it gives yo a fairly good summary on how things can be done. GV

[image] greengolfer: A couple of days ago I watched that video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8DQntdtD4E I think it gives yo a fairly good summary on how things can be done. GV He also has a very good video on how to choose between all the different LED strip types, which I found very us…

[image] greengolfer: A couple of days ago I watched that video Thus the shelly-rgbw2 is yet another option. Here no bridge is required and you can - from Node-RED - send http requests or MQTT messages straight to the shelly controller. From their website : [image] Or 4 single-color led st…

[image] BartButenaers: Thus the shelly-rgbw2 is yet another option A big advantage is the voice control via Google Home/Alexa, although be minded that if you also want to use MQTT then voice control is disabled (you can't use both! either one or the other. BUT you can use their API for http …

From what I see here, the Shelly might be a good option for me: I can setup something fairly quickly, and it can easily be integrated with Node-RED. But two questions about the hardware part (in case of 4 single-color led strips): [image] Would it be a problem if these wires (between shelly and…

LED strips for dummies

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ristomatti 30 August 2020 21:31 13

To summarise the topic so far - choosing and setting up LED strips can be confusing as there's so many ways to do it. I suggest to invest some time understanding the different options to find the solution (most likely) best for your needs and budget.

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LED strips for dummies

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