💡QuinLED💡Which board should you get?
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Over the years the types of QuinLED-Dig boards that are available have grown considerably. Let's take a look at all the boards and see which board might be right for your project!
0:00 - Video introduction
2:43 - dig2go
8:35 - Dig-Uno
13:10 - ESP32 options
21:22 - Dig-Quad
30:10 - Dig-Octa System
41:39 - Data-Booster
43:55 - Final quick summary of all the boards
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If you still have any questions, let me know in the comments or join the Intermittent Technology Discord server here: / discord
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(All pages have links to WorldWide (Allnet) and US Local (DrZZs))
✨ dig2go dedicated website: dig2go.info
✨ QuinLED-Dig-Uno Pre-Assembled: quinled.info/quinled-dig-uno/
✨ QuinLED-Dig-Quad Pre-Assembled: quinled.info/quinled-dig-quad/
✨ QuinLED-Dig-Octa System: quinled.info/quinled-dig-octa/
✨ QuinLED-Data-Booster(-Maxi): quinled.info/quinled-data-boo...
✨ Addressable LED strip guide: quinled.info/2019/06/03/what-...
✨ Power supply buying guide: quinled.info/power-supplies-d...
✨ QuinLED-Dig-Octa Power Supply recommendations: quinled.info/quinled-dig-octa...
✨ Tools and Equipment used page: quinled.info/2018/10/01/tools...
📚 Real-World Addressable LED power sheets: quinled.info/2020/03/12/digit...
🖨️ Dig-Octa Meanwell LRS-600 3D print mount used in the video: www.printables.com/model/5381...
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WLED official websites:
Download official builds: wled.me
Web USB programming: install.wled.me
Custom QuinLED builds: install.quinled.info
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The 30 foot section worked great preinstalled in the diffuser on the workbench but when I installed it on the playroom ceiling BOOM! The leds Blinked uncontrollably & not all of them lit up. While troubleshooting I learned 2 things: 1. The data signal is weak beyond 25 feet and needs to be boosted. 2. When you use multiple large power supplies for power injection the 5 volt ground needs to be common. My solution was to: 1. Purchase the Quin Data Booster (they’re inexpensive so I bought 6 for future projects). 2. Common ground the 5 volt output. With this everything works great. The DigQuad has been awesome, I used it to test each section as I build them and it’s been flawless. I chose 5 volt 60 LEDs/meter because I am a newbie idiot. If I could do it over I’d go with a 12 volt system and not have to worry about power injection.
Awesome comment, glad you got it all worked out!
I was building my own "half assed" boards using ESP8266. Now, I'm just buying your awesome QuinLED boards. Thank you building these great boards.
Your amount of knowledge, savviness in creating pcb boards, simplicity in regards of teaching others in the field via RUclips never ceases to amaze me! Keep up the good work Quindor.
My house is armed for holidays better than Griswolds' thanks to you.
Thnx! Happy to hear it! :)
awesome video as usual, doesn't matter if they are long sometimes it has to be to get the info across and there are never boring, thank you for help us all.
Just ordered the QuinLED-Dig-Quad & am anxious to get it up and running. Will be used to light up a playroom in my basement.
Thanks Q,
At present, for all my projects I am using quads with ae+, as they cover all my crazy ideas..
Got some dig2go as well for when the extended family wants a cheap lightshow somewhere.
You must be fairly proud knowing your boards are being used around the world (Australia here)
Oh I am daily, never thought it would grow to this when I started it all, but I am loving it! Glad to hear you like the boards! 😊
What I would have given to know about this a month or two ago. This looks like an awesome product, and I'm looking forward to learning how to integrate it into my Halloween displays next year. 2024... here we come!
Dig 2 go is also good for storm power outages. plug a battery pack into the dig2 and your LEDs provide light in the dark.
Hello, thanks for the vid!
Very helpful.ty
Fantastic video. Awesome overview and explanation of all of the Dig board options!
As I am about to order my LEDs, power supplies, and cables (already had a DigQuad) to start my Christmas light journey, I am going to need some help on the decision between 5v and 12v as the more I look the more fuzzy it has become. Keep up the great work.
I feel exactly the same. The more I learn the more confused I get
Really appreciate videos like this!
Maybe one day we will have a similar one but then with some practical examples on when to use which kind of LED-strip for different types of projects? :)
I do kind of have that but they are a bit older already, check over here: quinled.info/2019/06/03/what-digital-5v-12v-rgbw-led-strip-to-buy/
@@IntermitTech thanks, that's also very useful!
But novice me still would love some practical examples. Like what type of LED strips would you use for following examples:
-under cabinet lighting in a kitchen (high cri, but digital or analog? Only whites needed?)
-wake up light above wardrobe in bedroom (white to warmehite spectrum only? And again dig or analog?)
-backlighting/mood light behind a tv
None of the above projects would be more than 3 meters long.
Could you show us how to use the pins for sensors that are built onto the DigQuad. I'm asking because I have some props with moving parts that are just a motor that needs power.
Thank you
Huh? Where you on my Discord server (can't imagine it went that way or at least I didn't see it) or the WLED general one (although they are usually quite friendly too).
So multiple data channels by default act like one giant strip internally for WLED. You can chop them up into segments the same as the outputs are defined or any other way you choose. So for example if you are using 1 channel you can chop it up in 5 segments if want or if you are using 4 data channels you can use it was 2 segments or 12 or well, whatever you want.
Thnx the donation and using the products ☺️
@@IntermitTech
Thank you Quin, I appreciate you taking the time,
Regarding discord, it was nothing bad or anything, like you said they are a very friendly lot and I learned an awful lot from reading others comments, but in general I just don't do social media, apart from RUclips, I only asked I think 3 questions and was politely told I was in the wrong section each time, probably my own fault, but I just thought it easier to ask you the odd question on here whenever I donate,
Your products have given me everything I've been wanting over a 15 year journey through bad controller after bad controller, so I don't mind donating for a question, it's worth it for the joy you've helped bring to my mother and her garden, my Niece and her bedroom and of course myself.
Thank you again for taking the time to answer.
It's greatly appreciated.
This is very helpful. Thank you so much for creating these great products. One quick question, can I fit the AE IR+ Mic to the Dig-Quad that is enclosed in the acrylic case?
the external antenna should be fine, you'll need a hole to feed the wire to the board but the IR? I think its touch and go depending on the case, clear maybe, opaque your guess is as good as mine, suck it and see 😆try using your tv remote behind the acrylic from a similar distance, might save you buying one to find it doesn't work. let us know how you get on.
Which board should I get?!? All of them...obviously!
I like your thinking! ;)
Love your content. You’ve inspired me to expand my set up. What is the lead time for delivery of Dig units to 🇬🇧
Economic shipping generally 2 to 3 weeks, expidited a few days.
Hey Quin my quad arrived the other day. Very happy with it. Great product. Strips are getting replaced this weekend with new ones and quad. Ready for Christmas 👍🎄
Do you have any videos coming out of some of the new WLED features I’m having some issues controlling multiple ESP 32s
All of your stuff is awesome man, keep up the great work! I'm just delving into the WLED world and I'm very glad to have stumbled across your creations. Is it fairly easy to connect PIR sensors to the Dig2Go? I want some motion activated under bed lighting. I was originally going to get a DigQuad and run two different 12v 5m RGBW strips, with two PIR sensors, so each side of the bed is independent. After finding the Dig2Go kits though, I might just get two of those and connect PIR's if it's still possible. I don't need them to be crazy bright so 5v should be totally fine. Thanks!
Yeah dig2go could be great in those spots! Connecting motion sensor should be pretty easy using the available pins!
@@IntermitTech Awesome, thanks a lot, placing an order today!
G'day from Austraila. Great information @Intermit.Tech ! Thanks. As a total newbie to this stuff could I ask for your advicel using your products (dig-uno?) to set up a light strip (or two connected) with 2 PIR sensors? I want to create lighting for stairs where the stairs switch back on themselves (ie start going up one direction, turn 180 degrees at the half way mark and continue ) and have two stair rails. I want to set up a light strip that actuates from the top of the stairs for one rail and a strip that actuates from the bottom of the stairs for the other stair rail. I am wondering if this could be done from a single controller with 2 PIR sensors. The LEDs will be hidden under the railing, and my budget on a first project will probably lean towards your smaller dig uno.
Could you provide any advice? Thank you.
Would one of these boards be good for this project?I have never really worked with any type of microcontrollers or LED strips. But I have a project i want to try and also learn along the way. This probably isn't a great beginner project, but it solves a need for me. The project summary is, i have a 22' travel trailer and a tow vehicle with a 7 pin trailer connector. I want 16' to 20' of RGBW LED strips running underneath both the right and left side. The microcontroller would have 4 inputs (brake, reverse, right blinker, left blinker). Brake would light both strips in red, reverse would light both strips in white, and the blinkers would be in amber. I only want to use the power from the vehicle as a trigger, and the power for the microcontroller would come from the 12 supply on the travel trailer. I would also like a remote to control the LED's when not connected to the tow vehicle. Also, wifi and internet will not be available. What considerations should i consider? And what products might work best for this project? Any insights would be greatly appreciated.
when will the dig quad be back in stock?
i really need one
I would like to use an Uno to run WLED on a 150'/108 ws2812 LED run of Govee permanent outdoor lights. The lights are powered by a 36 V 2 amp power supply. Distance from controller to lights is approximately 10'. Is this possible?
for my last christmas setup i have used two digquad boards,this year i have bought the digocta brain with power 7hc just because there is an sd card,but i think that using 2 or 3 digquad boards its more convenient,or i'm wrong?i want to mention that i always connect the boards trough eth connection
Have you given any thought for a dig2go-12v ?
I'm looking to build a low-glo for my car and want to power it from the car. I only need about 5m, so the dig2go would be perfect, except for the 5v power
Just bought my first Quad and already planning to buy another 12 😐 In this video you mention 12v and 24v LED strips go roughly 10m which was a surprise to me I presumed 24v would go further? I had planned to buy some 24s presuming they might hold up better for longer runs.
Hey awesome, thank you so much for the purchases!
Regarding 24v, I believe that might be more in relation to the Dig-Uno. 24v LED strip does indeed require less LED strip but it's unlimited length in that sense. If you'd like to know the technical details and can just calculate in regards to injection points required, etc check out this video: quinled.info/the-ultimate-led-strip-power-injection-guide/
Question to you make a unit the has motion sensors that I can just connect LED strips to or can you show me how to hook motion sensors in one of the one you already have please help
Love the content and the hardware. I have several dig quads and a dig octa. Do you know of any ceiling recessed can lights/pot lights/downlights that can be controlled by wled?
Poh good question! Sadly no, not from the top of my head.
NanoLeaf has some. They're pretty much the only company that targets traditional home lighting fixtures with fully controllable LEDs.
Can you use these with Light-O-Rama software?
I may have asked you a while ago but I forget if you replied. Is there a reason why you didn't go with a smaller mini fuse or even low-profile mini? The ATO/ATC form factor is pretty big so you could probably save a bunch of room?
In part there is heat, these fuse holders as they are already heat up a fair amount with a 10A fuse in there. There is only one spot where I use them with a higher number and that's on the Dig-Octa input stage but there I have lots of heatsinking basically to allow for that.
That said, you can actually use the mini and the micro form factor in this holder too that way you can use the USB-C on the Dig-Uno for instance!
Second is that the terminals mainly dictate form factor so going with a smaller fuse and fuse holder won't really change it that much.
I just tried to order 4 Dig2Go’s but I’m in the UK. There wasn’t an option for outside the US. Can you ship to the UK please.
I haven’t seen the Ethernet ESP32 modules in your stores. Do you still have them? I was going to put one on my dig quads.
Oh yes, we've had that one for years! Check in the ESP32 section.
what do I. need for a 7 strips 16ft ea 100ft, 150leds,
Are any of the boards capable of using a FM transmitter or would I need to get a Pi to talk to the transmitter and Dig board?
None of my Dig boards have audio out capabilities so you'll need something else for that. But having a Pi with FPP and sending out DDP data from it to a Dig board (over Ethernet) works great!
So if i need the External antenna but want the board to have mic as well , what is best? The dig uno ?
Either a Dig-Uno or Dig-Quad combined with the AE+ upgrade board.
What are the 24v tolerancess? On a 24v automotive system (24-28v) would I need to regulate to 24v?
Yes, my current boards will work up to about 26v and after that some components might start dying, 28v is certainly too high!
Hello! I want to use a board to just set up a disco LEd strips. The only use im going to get out of them is art net function. Ive been using esp wireless boards. but i want to use a controller that has network. Whats the best way to do it?
Well my Dig-Uno and Dig-Quad can be bought with an Ethernet option and the Dig-Octa comes with it always included. So it's really up to you what features you need which board would be best suited for your application.
If I were to run a whole home, set up to include ceilings, windows, countertops, baseboards, stairwells, etc. do any of these boards work in that situation where are you would all be in a central server room then data and power wire would be ran to each location in zero
Although the boards are adapted as well as possible to have longer length data wires they aren't designed for that use case itself. I am working on some extra add-on solutions which will enable data wires up to 500m and having a bunch of them together, that would be much more suited for the situation described.
Please note that digital lighting generally can't be used as a primary lighting source! The quality of the white light generally just isn't there. But with some dig2analog boards you could add some high CRI95 Analog strips to an otherwise digital setup.
Do you have or coming with a board that will send data over ethernet? I have project that will be 50 ft away from main board?
Hi intermit tech 😊,
I have the Pautix COB LEDs I am going to use 4 to 5 strips they are 16.4 ft strips but I have notice they do not work right and I believe I narrowed down to data degradation and I thought all I needed was more power injection point but I feel that I just need to add like 4-5 data boosters to each end of the strips, I am right to assume that?
It depends, how long are the wires between them? Normally you shouldn't need a Data-booster but you can certainly see if it solves the problem!
@@IntermitTech I will have about 8 breaks in the strips the ranges between the strips will vary from 2-4ft to 10-15ft
2-4ft really shouldn't cause an issue in my opinion, as long as you are running a data + GND wire between the strips. 10ft-15ft might cause an issue though, for those if they do give you a problem add a Data-booster at the end of the strip so before bridging the gap and set it to 33R mode with a 3-wire or 2-wire cable with again data+GND on there (and power if 3-wire) then it should all work out!
What are those crimp connectors you are using at 16:55? I've tried bare wire and tinned wire in the screw terminals and am not happy with either.
Those are wire ferrules which are my preferred way of working with stranded cable. You can check them out on my equipment page here: quinled.info/2018/10/01/tools-and-equipment/
Excellent, thanks! We were troubleshooting a Halloween prop we made a few days ago and found about half of our screw terminal connections had come loose.
When will quinled dig quad reassembly in stock in USA? Thx
We're working on it around the clock, should be in a week from now or so. Currently there are still Dig-Quad Ethernet available though!
In the dig2go setting 7:13 , you wrote 3500 mA in the amp limitation but I got a power supply ratted to 3 A? Do you supply new batch with 3.5 A?
Nah it's mostly that the calculations of WLED are often a bit high. I could also have done 3000mA and then efficient 5v LEDs.
@@IntermitTech thks
Hello sir,
I am a DJ and would like to control my LEDSTRIPS with DMX.
I love the effecten in Wled controllers.
How can we convert DMX to WLED?
I want to start my project.
Can someone please help me with this. A lot of people will love the idea's.
If I wanted to run 75 feet of quality addressable rgb or rgbw lights around the perimeter of a pontoon boat, what type of setup would you recommend?
Poh, you'd need something at least very mucb waterproof. I think selection of LED strip would be most crucial in that sense. Other then that 75ft is a fairly long length but managble, especially with 24v strip. Take a look at my 24v COB comparison, there is one there.
@@IntermitTech thank you for your help!
I have one strong of LEDs that's using a 36v power supply. Which product is best? I assume dig-uno but can it handle 36V?
None of my current Dig boards can directly handle 36v! They are labeled as 5v-24v and should really be used in that range.
The only board currently compatible with 36v would be the data-booster.
With it or without there are several ways it can still be hooked up though. But it would require a buck-converter or dual power supplies
@@IntermitTech thanks! I've continued the 36v straight to the LED string, bypassing the dig-uno. Dig-uno is on its own 5v PS, powers up fine and I can get to WLED, but I can't get these things to turn on. I've tried LED output one and two and no dice. I posted in the discord looking for suggestions lol.
@bobgodd right, that should work! Make sure there is a decent GND connection between the two PSUs
link to those beefy power wires?
Sure, quinled.info/2018/10/01/tools-and-equipment/#high-quality-wire
how can i buy your boards in INDIA? Send me the link Please
Do you need a computer to set it up or can it be done from an iphone. I just ordered one but did not get the cable. I did not get ethernet one.
Everything can be done from your phone! So you should be able to set it up over wifi using your iPhone!
i know i ask this question before but do you offer the LEDs in the back with board for sell and what i need to buy to get like this one you have!?
In the back is a QuinLED Dig-Quad with 2x 12v ws2815 144LEDs/m strip cut in half each for 4 pieces. Those things are all available! My boards on quinled.info and the strips on like Aliexpress including power supply, etc.
@@IntermitTech how many Ft/ m i need to buy!?
And any recommendations about the power supply!?
I have 4 pieces of 50cm on that back wall
@@IntermitTech i can use any 12V power supply or there’s a specific one
I appreciate your fast response I’m really into making the same one you have!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
It needs to be 12v and enough Amps. Something around 60w or 5Amps should do.
How can I add 2 motion sensors to dig uno so that lights would activate at night when passing by..
You'd have to see if WLED supports that but you can use the Q1-Q4 pins to connect those if they are simple on/off trigger motion sensors, check the pinout guide page for the GPIOs to use. You might need a pull-up or pull-down and the board has unpopulated spots for those depending on the pin!
@IntermitTech was hoping for a wireless option, but without home assistant not possible I guess
Poh, none that I know of at least, I'd also use Home Assistant for that.
I can’t not get my diguno to broadcast the Wled ap any help please
Come to the Discord and we'll have a look with you in our #troubleshooting section!
Dig-Quad was an unfortunate name
😂
5 words- E nun ci ate carefully! 😂
Too bad there's no zigbee functionality :)
EDIT: So it seems that the size of dig2go with LED stripes adds to the shipping cost. I ordered 2 dig2go and the shipping is a reasonable 5$ per item.
Great boards, but allnet.china wants 20 USD PER ITEM to ship to Europe. Any other options for buyers from Europe?