8 port ESP32 LED distro board running WLED with ethernet and 5v, 12v, or 24v input power
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- Опубликовано: 14 сен 2022
- This is a fused 8 port LED board running WLED on an WT32-ETH01. It has an Ethernet port and accepts 5v, 12v or 24v input power. Also includes a USB-C port for updating the software.
I wanted to make a simple to use board for running LEDs in a home Christmas light display. Being able to distribute both data and power was a must. It really needed an ethernet port for more reliable data transfers from xLights. I also wanted it to accept multiple voltage inputs with out having to set jumpers. The pluggable terminal block connectors make it really simple to set up.
Now available on Tindie: www.tindie.com/products/bong6...
other items being used in this video:
12v WS2811 bullet pixels wallyslights.com/collections/...
5v WS2812B LED strip 5m 60 IP67 www.aliexpress.us/item/225183...
CG1500 enclosure www.wiredwatts.com/enrni1500
12v 350w power supply www.wiredwatts.com/ps12v350wg...
5v 350w power supply www.wiredwatts.com/ps5v350wg-... 
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This board is amazing and was a perfect fit for my application. If your need is to control numerous sections of LEDs in different physical areas, just buy it, you will not be disappointed. Install the board in one central area, home run all your segments back to the board and configure everything in one interface instead of having a bunch of ESP boards all over the place.
this is awesome!
Looks great!
I’ll take 2 for now.
Nice job
Wauw. Saw this and ordered it.
The 8 Port LED Distro can be purchased from Tindie: www.tindie.com/products/27884/
Please check out the question and answer page on github if you are looking for more information about this board: github.com/bobko69/8PortLEDDistro
Great job
Please can you share the build?
What's the MAXIMUM number of TOTAL pixels this can drive? I'd like to run 2400 pixels with WLED. Is that doable?
I love your board. can you tell us which io pins on the ws32-eth01 you used for the 8 outputs?
There are several places to find this information. if you have one of these boards it is screen printed on the board. it is listed on the tindie page where these are for sale. and it can be found on my question and answer page: github.com/bobko69/8PortLEDDistro
Cool product. Very clean!
How does the data line works? I thought the WS2812B LED's subtract their sequence of the data and passed it along to the next LED in the chain to repeat the process. But here I'm seeing the end of the strips are not connected back to the next strip? So in my head I imagine I would see all the strips mirrored, since they all start with the same data? Yet, I'm not... Looks like one continuous strip, individually addressable. Help my brain understand please? :) Is it somehow using multiple data lines?
this board has 8 ports, which means it has 8 data lines. the WLED firmware treats all 8 ports as 1 long continuous sting. WLED also has a way to break the string into segments.
Neat! We can use both 12V and 5V strips with this controller? Is there a jumper to set the voltage, or is that in software somehow? Any chance you can share you code as well? Thanks!
well you can only use 5v or 12v pixels not both at the same time. there is no jumper to set or code changes. there is a buck/boost converter that will make sure the esp32, level shifter, ethernet port all get the correct voltage needed to run whether you connect 5v, 12v or 24v to this board.
Can u share with me how it design..? Thanks
Incredible job, congratulations. Is it compatible with WS2811 12v leds? 🤔
yes, the bullet pixels in this video are WS2811 12v.
@@bobko69 I have already placed an order 😎
tienes disponible? envias a chile?
I've been looking for something like this for my under eave lights that I can use all year round. Couldn't find anything in Australia until now, just ordered one
Thank you for your order! the nice thing about this board is you can run WLED effects on the minor holidays through the year then switch to using xLights for more advanced sequences for the bigger holidays.
@bobko69 how do I get the RJ45 port operational, I've been using wifi temporarily.
with this board is possibile to command each channel with a button? this board can drimmer and can set mode for led addressed ?
There are 3 GPIO input pins brought out to headers. these can be used for buttons. in WLED you can assign these buttons to do different functions. you should check to see if WLED buttons functions you want are available.
Wondering if anyone could shed some light on how I can inject power on a long run of LED, RGBW WS2814 x 72'.
Considering getting this, but am totally new to LEDs.
Would this work with like 3 or 4x strings of these: PAUTIX IP65 Waterproof RGB Smart IC COB LED Strip Light Addressable 24ft/7.5m,24V -- from amazon
it says they have 4725 LEDs each
thanks!
that particular strip is not controllable with WLED. the strip needs to use the WS28xx protocol to control it. this cob strip from BTF-lighting will work: www.amazon.com/BTF-LIGHTING-Flexible-Density-Uniform-Controller/dp/B0BNBDWDGD
Can you show how and where you can hook up a MAX4466 microphone?
i do not have a MAX4466, so i have not tried this. the board has 3 unpopulated pin headers each has +5, GND, and a GPIO pin. one of the pin headers has GPIO36 which is the default used by sound reactive WLED. hooking the MAX4466 to this pin header should make the microphone work. the other headers have GPIO32 and GPI35 so more inputs can be added. GPIO32 can be used as an output. the other 2 can only be inputs.
hey i have the exact same board and cant get the 2812b leds to light up with wled please telp
5v 70amp psu 5v led strip wired the exact same way in video
sounds like you have the right power supply and the right leds. it must be a configuration issue. You can find instruction for setting the LED preferences here: github.com/bobko69/8PortLEDDistro/blob/main/README.md#how-do-i-set-the-led-preferences-for-each-port
it says 50 led should light up when power is applied with no modification, i dont get any led lighting up, i guess i should also mention that the only time i can get anything to connect to wled is when the usb c cable is plugged in, if its not plugged in wled will not find the light
@@bobko69
im going to email you directly with the email address you made your purchase with. so we can figure out what is going on.
I can't get the wled ap to show up after I tried adding my wifi. How do I reset?
the only way i know how to reset the wifi is to re flash the firmware. instructions can be found here: github.com/bobko69/8PortLEDDistro#how-do-i-update-the-firmware
my goal is to run 1 controller for 3 sections of my yard, (2) 16ft sections, and (1) 80ft section using 12v LEDs to help with voltage drop, do I need to change out the fuses and if so what amperage, silly question prob
using 12v LEDs is a good choice. if you are pulling more than 5amps on a port then you will need to do power injection or split the string and use more ports. running 1 80ft string on one output is do able but you will need to add power injection a couple of places along the string. (probably every 200 or 300 pixels) it might be better to split the string into shorter segments and use more ports. you will already need to run power injection wires, why not run data along with it.
@@bobko69 THANK YOU, this is great, so no need to replace fuses, correct? I am running per port no more than 600 led 12v BT Lighting WS2111B IP65 into some defusers. It will be epic and excited to get your board, its like mine just on steroids :) and I have learned that power shifters, power injection, and solid connections is our best friends when working with LEDS, I was hoping I could inject power on one end and then use the injection wires to connect and have it inject via the already pre-installed wires and working on some y cables or connect them in series like the main connection doing tests now. will be ordering your board, what is the warranty and support look like?
Also, Do I need to add anything for this to be wifi, as I noticed there are a few options with internal antenna or external and one at a discounted rated, can you explain the bad port, I think I can take that deal, I just will need all 8 zones, so unsure which port is actually bad and if I will use it or not, ty sir :)
@@michaelwelday926 no need to replace fuses. you will need to power inject after pixel 300. if you have questions about the board, i will do my best to answer them. wifi works out of the box. if you mount the board in a metal enclosure or really far away from your wifi access point then you will need to get the external antenna version of the board. read the product description, it tell about the discount board.
@@bobko69 I will get the external just to be safe. Ty for your help and will review the description
I purchased this controller from you... I'm new to this and I'm trying to connect with wled and I'm having issues can you please help me
apply 5v, 12v or 24v to the power connector between the fuses. you can not power the board through the USB-C connector(USB-C is for programing only). the board has a built in WiFi access point. use your phone and search for a network to join called WLED-AP. the password is wled1234. after you connect you can go to the WiFi setup page and either connect it to your home WiFi network or activate the ethernet port and hook it to your wired network.
@bobko69 thank for replying I did all that but wen I connet my led and try to look for them on the wled app they don't connect
1200 LED ? One led chip is about 0.2w 1200*0.2w/5v=48amp? What kind of beaker did you use 60amp? 😅
yup you need a big power supply when you run lots of leds. i was using a 70 amp power supply to run those.