If only the shipping and handling to europe were cheaper that would be amazing, but I suppose that means a European distributor. Good luck and thanks for all the tutorial videos as well!!
Perfect quin!! Just a suggestion, if you can do a installation of the led showing all the steps, where to connect the power supply, where the power injection goes, will be perfect since a lot of us dont have deep knowledge in eletronics. So a example of all the common installation would sure make us more comfortable to diy ourselves.
I'll have some videos like that in the future, but I already have stuff like that such as for instance the scooter project, Christmas lights or the LED lights in my Attic. Still, more to come! :D
It would be great to be able to order your boards as an unassembled kit and also a "parts kit". The bad part of mounting this is to order all the components from all the vendors, wait two to four months, dispute what we didn't receive and reorder/wait/dispute again. After all this, we have a lot of extra parts we will not necessarily use.
I get that and the issue with it, but this in kit form, and I've looked into it many times, would basically make it about the same price as pre-assembled is now. Just because I'd have to import everything, sort it out and then post it. Tax alone would almost double the costs of the raw components! I'm still looking into getting a vendor in China to do it for me, not all shipping from China is bad, the pre-assembled have an average shipping time of just 2 weeks. So yeah, I get it, but it's just not financially (or time honestly) viable at this time. :(
Yeah it does look great since you pointed it out, but my previous comment was way before you had us look at the work you did. This board is a small leap forward in a small amount of time
I segmented one string of 300 (6@50 pixel) via wled/nodemcu and had different effects, why do I need 4 channels? Can I use a quad for half mega tree or matrix? Thanks bud!!!
Hi! This is a very nice product, I have two of the up running with WS2812B. But In one place I already have LED5050 RGB installed can I connect this to a other Dig-Quad also?
Hi, I like to use the QinLed-DIG Quad together with WS2815 LED. But as this LED stripe has 4 connections I don‘t know how to connect this to the DIG-Quad? Will there be some wireing samples be available? Will it be possible to connect four of these stripes to the DIG-Quad?
There is a wiring guide on my website but for ws2815 you connect positive and negative to the corrosponding output terminals (red and black) and then connect primary data to the data pin and secondary data to GND (or also called negative). That way you can hook up 4 strips in total on the Dig-Quad and they'll all work independently. The dual data features is automatically applied after the first LED.
Ah no, still need to work on those, a lot of it is covered in the latest livestream though. Specific questions are also always welcome on the Discord server. :)
Darn it i accidentally ordered the digUNO instead of quad. It's did put everywhere besides the world shop so I ordered there and ib just realized my mistake now watching this video. Checked the website and it shipped 2 hours ago
Total offtopic question, but what is that effect running in the background at the wall? Is it a WLED one or something else? I absolutely love how it looks
You mean on the 4 strips? That's just a FastLED Sinolon effect (it's in WLED too). The diffused strip in the background is something new I'm testing but that's just running Palette in WLED. :)
@@IntermitTech Thank you very much - it was the Sinelon Effect. I should play more with the speed sliders in WLED. I wasn't aware that the sinelon effect can have such a nice "tail effect" until now :)
hi there, i just got the dig-quad board but i'm having trouble with the ports out puts. i trying to use it on my mega tree and star. i have 496 pixels on my tree and 50 for the star. i set up the board with 546 total and tried to segment them in two. i used led port 1 just for the tree and led 2 for the star. the tree is working fine but i can't get the star to work. it lights up white but nothing else.
Could you (or maybe an awesome follower) design a 3D printed case that we could either buy or print ourselves for the Dig-uno and Dig-quad?? I love this project and am slowly filling my house with them 😂
For the QuinLED-Dig-Uno there are a few good one's on thingiverse that I know. The QuinLED-Dig-Quad is a bit too now for that but I'll make sure to publish the diameters on quinled.info soon!
Looking at the 5v table - max for 300 leds on the WS2812B says 65 Watts for full 100% on the sheet you pulled together - which is great . that equates to 13amps . If I inject at front,middle and end will that be too much for one quad to handle as 3x 13 = 39 as quad can take 30 amps ? or am I way off ???
Your math seems correct, and the Dig-Quad is rated for 30Amps continuous but handles bursts up to 50Amps just fine. Calculating with all white at full brightness is a good worst case scenario, but not a realistic real word scenario on my opinion (RGB white looks horrible anyway...). So I think in any normal situation you'd be perfectly fine. The Dig-Quad will handle 40Amps too if needed, but I suspect average usage to be more around 10Amps or so. Also you could enable the WLED power limiter and make sure it doesn't exceed power levels that way. About the front + middle + end injection, yes if you are indeed expecting to run full power RGB white that is needed, otherwise generally front + end or a single middle connection, is fine.
@@IntermitTech thanks for this. I am looking to run probably up to 15mtr of led @ 5v and 60 led/mtr do you think one quad will handle this or maybe split in half and use two ? with a second quad and group them ? Guess I maybe should consider 12v for that length and density as an alternative option .
Hey, I know this is old and you probably figured this out, but the amp load is constant per demand. If you supply power at 4 equal points, the power draw *per injection* will be SPLIT. Therefore those 13 amps would be divided into 3.25x4 I freaked myself out when I first started with 5v pixels. The only issue is if you lose 1 or more of those injection points due to an accidental disconnect.
Kind of you to reply! And if you do lose an injection point, it doesn't suddenly become dangerous, just that total power delivered to the strip will be reduced, won't suddenly burn, so that's good! I actually did a livestream recently to show this exactly.
i have just received my Quin-Uno, however having issues getting the software downloaded, WLED and the ESPHome Flasher, when trying to get this software the computer is saying its unsafe, the WLED bin file doesnt appear to do nothing. Any written tutorials or videos specifically for the software.
I don't give out diagrams or schematics, had too much issues with that in the past. I do publish detailed guides and videos about how to build and use it though!
@@IntermitTech Ah, that would explain why I couldn't find it, I do understand though. Are kits available ? I've been into soldering and electronics for >45 years ! (radio ham for 38yrs)
I don't believe ESPixelstick can do either at the moment. FastLED supports it native using an ESP32 but that is a lot more low-level. So for now the board works fine as a single channel board with onboard power injection terminals and fuses, and multi data output works fine using FastLED, just no top software which supports it yet.
Ive been circling buying and UNO for a while, but i just don't know what the difference is between the quad or UNO vs something you can buy on amazon that comes with a remote and an APP, can anyone explain before i buy something off amazon?
The hardware design, especially the Dig-Quad is much more flexible and high power then the generic stuff on Amazon. Also never seen a fused controller or power injection ports on those.. And since it's using ESP modules with for instance the WLED you get regular updates with new features or can switch what software you are running all together
Yes, in multiple ways actually. It really depends on what exactly you are looking to do how it works. Having them do the same effects is easy, having them work as a continous LED strip is a bit more involved.
@@IntermitTech I'm glad I can default back to the easy way then 😅 I'll want to have bands around the roof and on some areas around first floor (ground+1 house) to animate in the same way. Anyway I may spend some time on discord with a sketch to find a way. The real issue is I finally understand the moving parts. I just need to figure out how to do power injection (the type of wires to run to the middle and end sections especially in a clean way) but also decide on the led strip. Do you have recommendations for a strip that would have to sustain being outdoors in the rain but also in direct sunlight? I'm from a very sunny country Finally any point in the future you may make bundles of strips + controllers? Shipping is a bit high for just the controllers for me (basically doubles the price) Thank you! I'm still using the dahua vto/vth btw thanks to you!
Great video. I did not realize that you were the superhero behind these board and WLED. If you said it in the video I missed it. Will these be available pre-assembled?
I am the guy behind these boards, not WLED though! Still, I love their software and make sure my boards are compatible with it. Yes, these boards will become available as pre-assembled later this year.
What is the best material to mount the unit units to? I am putting them in a small leviton structured media panel. Should I put a piece of plywood behind them or plastic? Don't want to screw them into the panel directly.
Plastic or wood is both fine really. I do advise to leave a bit of space between the back of the board and whatever it's mounted to, that way the board can breathe a bit. :)
Dude you created something amazing that will save me and many others so much time on their lighting installations. Thank you!!!
If only the shipping and handling to europe were cheaper that would be amazing, but I suppose that means a European distributor. Good luck and thanks for all the tutorial videos as well!!
Perfect quin!! Just a suggestion, if you can do a installation of the led showing all the steps, where to connect the power supply, where the power injection goes, will be perfect since a lot of us dont have deep knowledge in eletronics. So a example of all the common installation would sure make us more comfortable to diy ourselves.
I'll have some videos like that in the future, but I already have stuff like that such as for instance the scooter project, Christmas lights or the LED lights in my Attic. Still, more to come! :D
Just thought it might be worth mentioning that WLED now supports multiple output pins officially now.
Does that mean a regular Esp32 will run 4 16ft strips?
ordered ! another great project, thanks quindor
It will be nice to install the digquad inside of enclosure to be safe. And protected from the elements.
Quinn you always give a good presentation video of your products Thank you
ahhhh! i just ordered a dig uno the other day! oh well, looking forward to this now too!
No worries, this doesn't make the QuinLED-Dig-Uno any less, the new board just opens up more possibilities! :D
@@IntermitTechcool!! can't wait! :)
Can you explain how to do a permanent install led around the house let say 10,000 pixels controller digquad.
It would be great to be able to order your boards as an unassembled kit and also a "parts kit". The bad part of mounting this is to order all the components from all the vendors, wait two to four months, dispute what we didn't receive and reorder/wait/dispute again. After all this, we have a lot of extra parts we will not necessarily use.
I get that and the issue with it, but this in kit form, and I've looked into it many times, would basically make it about the same price as pre-assembled is now.
Just because I'd have to import everything, sort it out and then post it. Tax alone would almost double the costs of the raw components!
I'm still looking into getting a vendor in China to do it for me, not all shipping from China is bad, the pre-assembled have an average shipping time of just 2 weeks.
So yeah, I get it, but it's just not financially (or time honestly) viable at this time. :(
@@IntermitTech Thank you very much for the answer. I understand the issue and I respect it.
I literally just placed an order 3 days back for dig uno boards, wish this had come sooner, I feel so lost :(
It was already up on the website for a while, but no worries, the Dig-Uno is still fine for a lot of projects!
You look good on this. Why dont make competitors to Twinkly Christmas light? Just need aRGB and good customized APP.
The WLED software with the multi-channel mod already makes it work quite well! :)
Yeah it does look great since you pointed it out, but my previous comment was way before you had us look at the work you did. This board is a small leap forward in a small amount of time
Hi, I want to ask you if The QuinLED-Dig-Quad can run clock wire led strips.
Thank you
Marco
I segmented one string of 300 (6@50 pixel) via wled/nodemcu and had different effects, why do I need 4 channels? Can I use a quad for half mega tree or matrix? Thanks bud!!!
Can I do 10,000 pixel with that control I want to install in house outline.
Hi! This is a very nice product, I have two of the up running with WS2812B. But In one place I already have LED5050 RGB installed can I connect this to a other Dig-Quad also?
When the pre-assembled QuinLED-Dig-Quad will be available for purchase. I need 3 boards. Please advise.
Another 1 to 2 weeks and we will have a good amount of stock again!
I see what you did there. You upgrades the satellite's "beams" that is behind you on the wall with the COB from the video that introduced you to me.
What? No that's still the same as when I put it there? 144LEDs/m ws2815
Hi, I like to use the QinLed-DIG Quad together with WS2815 LED. But as this LED stripe has 4 connections I don‘t know how to connect this to the DIG-Quad? Will there be some wireing samples be available? Will it be possible to connect four of these stripes to the DIG-Quad?
There is a wiring guide on my website but for ws2815 you connect positive and negative to the corrosponding output terminals (red and black) and then connect primary data to the data pin and secondary data to GND (or also called negative). That way you can hook up 4 strips in total on the Dig-Quad and they'll all work independently. The dual data features is automatically applied after the first LED.
any update as to when the 12v wiring diagrams will be available?
Ah no, still need to work on those, a lot of it is covered in the latest livestream though. Specific questions are also always welcome on the Discord server. :)
Nice, thanks. I am still trying to get an UNO.
Darn it i accidentally ordered the digUNO instead of quad. It's did put everywhere besides the world shop so I ordered there and ib just realized my mistake now watching this video. Checked the website and it shipped 2 hours ago
Ay, not much that can be done there, I see more LED projects in your future!
Total offtopic question, but what is that effect running in the background at the wall? Is it a WLED one or something else? I absolutely love how it looks
You mean on the 4 strips? That's just a FastLED Sinolon effect (it's in WLED too). The diffused strip in the background is something new I'm testing but that's just running Palette in WLED. :)
@@IntermitTech Thank you very much - it was the Sinelon Effect. I should play more with the speed sliders in WLED. I wasn't aware that the sinelon effect can have such a nice "tail effect" until now :)
hi there,
i just got the dig-quad board but i'm having trouble with the ports out puts.
i trying to use it on my mega tree and star. i have 496 pixels on my tree and 50 for the star. i set up the board with 546 total and tried to segment them in two. i used led port 1 just for the tree and led 2 for the star. the tree is working fine but i can't get the star to work. it lights up white but nothing else.
Did you install a custom compiled version of the multi-channel mod? If not, check it out please, that's probably the issues.
@@IntermitTech how do i check? i just got it from Dr.ZZs website. how would i change the settings to make it work?
Could you (or maybe an awesome follower) design a 3D printed case that we could either buy or print ourselves for the Dig-uno and Dig-quad?? I love this project and am slowly filling my house with them 😂
For the QuinLED-Dig-Uno there are a few good one's on thingiverse that I know. The QuinLED-Dig-Quad is a bit too now for that but I'll make sure to publish the diameters on quinled.info soon!
Thanks again!! I will check them out and get some printed 😊
To be fair, I am a CAD designer so I could knock a couple up for people. Will just need the dimensions and research a bit into 3D printing
@@hawks5196 Awesome! I'll try and post the dimensions in a separate article on the website as soon as I can! :D
Tag me in your discord @hawkinzzz and I will create some STEP files for someone to turn into 3D print files
Awesome. Thanks again
Looking at the 5v table - max for 300 leds on the WS2812B says 65 Watts for full 100% on the sheet you pulled together - which is great . that equates to 13amps . If I inject at front,middle and end will that be too much for one quad to handle as 3x 13 = 39 as quad can take 30 amps ? or am I way off ???
Your math seems correct, and the Dig-Quad is rated for 30Amps continuous but handles bursts up to 50Amps just fine. Calculating with all white at full brightness is a good worst case scenario, but not a realistic real word scenario on my opinion (RGB white looks horrible anyway...).
So I think in any normal situation you'd be perfectly fine. The Dig-Quad will handle 40Amps too if needed, but I suspect average usage to be more around 10Amps or so. Also you could enable the WLED power limiter and make sure it doesn't exceed power levels that way.
About the front + middle + end injection, yes if you are indeed expecting to run full power RGB white that is needed, otherwise generally front + end or a single middle connection, is fine.
@@IntermitTech thanks for this. I am looking to run probably up to 15mtr of led @ 5v and 60 led/mtr do you think one quad will handle this or maybe split in half and use two ? with a second quad and group them ? Guess I maybe should consider 12v for that length and density as an alternative option .
Hey, I know this is old and you probably figured this out, but the amp load is constant per demand. If you supply power at 4 equal points, the power draw *per injection* will be SPLIT. Therefore those 13 amps would be divided into 3.25x4
I freaked myself out when I first started with 5v pixels. The only issue is if you lose 1 or more of those injection points due to an accidental disconnect.
Kind of you to reply! And if you do lose an injection point, it doesn't suddenly become dangerous, just that total power delivered to the strip will be reduced, won't suddenly burn, so that's good! I actually did a livestream recently to show this exactly.
i have just received my Quin-Uno, however having issues getting the software downloaded, WLED and the ESPHome Flasher, when trying to get this software the computer is saying its unsafe, the WLED bin file doesnt appear to do nothing. Any written tutorials or videos specifically for the software.
Ah yeah, ESPhome-Flasher.exe isn't always certified, if it's from a trustable source (Github is) then you're fine to download and run it. :)
Do you have any plans to sell pre-assembled QuinLED-Dig-Quad?
And I want to buy a Pre-assembled Uno, but it's out of stock now so I'm waiting. ;(
QuinLED-Dig-Uno pre-assembled is in stock again internationally and will be soon in the US, Dig-Quad is being worked on as we speak!
Hi, Where can I find the circuit diagram for the QuinLED-Dig-Quad I can't seem to find it !
I don't give out diagrams or schematics, had too much issues with that in the past. I do publish detailed guides and videos about how to build and use it though!
@@IntermitTech Ah, that would explain why I couldn't find it, I do understand though. Are kits available ? I've been into soldering and electronics for >45 years ! (radio ham for 38yrs)
thank you. I
just got done ordering the whole BOM for the uno. now i have to get the quad..please dont release a octo next week.
Hahaha, no worries, it took me about a year from the Dig-Uno to release the Dig-Quad! ;)
You said that WLED currently does not support the 4 ports, so is there a firmware that does? Will ESPixelstick run 4 ports?
I don't believe ESPixelstick can do either at the moment. FastLED supports it native using an ESP32 but that is a lot more low-level. So for now the board works fine as a single channel board with onboard power injection terminals and fuses, and multi data output works fine using FastLED, just no top software which supports it yet.
How can i order module fully assembled?
Check out the most recent video on the channel, all links are in that video description!
Ive been circling buying and UNO for a while, but i just don't know what the difference is between the quad or UNO vs something you can buy on amazon that comes with a remote and an APP, can anyone explain before i buy something off amazon?
The hardware design, especially the Dig-Quad is much more flexible and high power then the generic stuff on Amazon. Also never seen a fused controller or power injection ports on those.. And since it's using ESP modules with for instance the WLED you get regular updates with new features or can switch what software you are running all together
@@IntermitTech cool thanks, i get it now, im in!
Is it possible to somhow sync up 2 quinleds over ethernet?
Yes, in multiple ways actually. It really depends on what exactly you are looking to do how it works. Having them do the same effects is easy, having them work as a continous LED strip is a bit more involved.
@@IntermitTech I'm glad I can default back to the easy way then 😅
I'll want to have bands around the roof and on some areas around first floor (ground+1 house) to animate in the same way. Anyway I may spend some time on discord with a sketch to find a way.
The real issue is I finally understand the moving parts. I just need to figure out how to do power injection (the type of wires to run to the middle and end sections especially in a clean way) but also decide on the led strip.
Do you have recommendations for a strip that would have to sustain being outdoors in the rain but also in direct sunlight? I'm from a very sunny country
Finally any point in the future you may make bundles of strips + controllers? Shipping is a bit high for just the controllers for me (basically doubles the price)
Thank you! I'm still using the dahua vto/vth btw thanks to you!
Will the dig uno support 64ft of rgb LEDs?
Yes and no, it all depends on total amount of LEDs, expected Amps, etc....
Why don’t you add a microphone?
Is the Quad Available Pre-Assembled yet?
It has been but currently sold out everywhere, we're looking at end of this week or beginning of next for a new batch!
@@IntermitTech Sweet! Where do I look for the pre-assembled ones when they do become available?
@@camaroryder I will always announce on Discord the first, quickest after that is just checking stock on the webshops directly.
Great video. I did not realize that you were the superhero behind these board and WLED. If you said it in the video I missed it. Will these be available pre-assembled?
I am the guy behind these boards, not WLED though! Still, I love their software and make sure my boards are compatible with it. Yes, these boards will become available as pre-assembled later this year.
can anyone tell me where i can get the quad software to put on my quad
Have you checked on quinled.info There is a multi-channel topic in the addressable LED section. I updated it to 0.11.1 today!
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Ordered
Oh wow, awesome, thnx! :D
@@IntermitTech Delivering of the PCB today.
Nice, that's real quick, let me know if you need any help! :)
@@IntermitTech The only component i need is the L7809, why do I need it? What does it do?
"... fuse three and vie.... vier....." AAN HET ZINKEN!
do you have an email i could reach you at for help with a project i’m taking on?
Easiest and quickest way is on Discord :)
More like, 3 and fu-... 3 and fu-... fuse. Niemand hoort dat je een Nederlands accent hebt hoor.
I understand that the quad isn't fully compatible for running 4 independent scenes, but will it run the same scene on all channels?
What is the best material to mount the unit units to? I am putting them in a small leviton structured media panel. Should I put a piece of plywood behind them or plastic? Don't want to screw them into the panel directly.
Plastic or wood is both fine really. I do advise to leave a bit of space between the back of the board and whatever it's mounted to, that way the board can breathe a bit. :)