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Don't know yet how to solder? Unsure how to connect your LEDs safely? How to find the perfect power supply?
No worries, we have collected a few helpful links for you to learn more about these and more topics:
WLED specific tutorials
| Resource | Maker | Type | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner's guide to freak'n cool Holiday LEDs | DrZzs | Video (23:22) | Excellent guide for getting started with WLED! |
| How to Set Colors and Effects, Save Presets, Make Sync Groups, add a Button, & Macros for Scheduling | DrZzs | Video (23:39) | Learn about some cool additional WLED features! |
| Make your LEDs dance to music! | DrZzs | Video (11:30) | How to install LedFx and connect it to WLED for quick sound reactive effects! |
| Getting started with WLED | tynick | Article | Complete and excellent guide on how to flash and get WLED up and running! |
| How to Compile WLED (from scratch) | Quindor | Video (02:15:00) | How to compile WLED yourself from scratch (most info in first 30 minutes) |
| WLED with QuinLED-Dig-Uno Install Tutorial | Quindor | Video (11:13) | Initial flash and setup of WLED on QuinLED-Dig-Uno board |
| Integrating WLED into Home Assistant | Quindor | Video (8:22) | How to use a WLED node in Home Assistant |
| Holiday LEDs Step-by-step with WLED & Home Assistant | KPeyanski | Video (20:38) | Complete and great wiring, installation and HA setup tutorial |
| HOW-TO: Holiday LED Strip Lights, Home Assistant and WLED | KPeyanski | Article | Same as the above video, but in text form! |
| Smart Ping Pong LED Lamp - Quick&Simple DIY | bitluni | Video (18:19) | Construction, wiring and flashing of a cool looking and easy to make lamp |
| ESP8266 based LED controller for WS2812b strip. WLED Firmware + OpenHAB (in Russian) | Room31 | Video (17:04) | |
| How to use WLED on an ESP32 (german) | Bitbastelei/Adlerweb | Video (11:00) | |
| DIY Ambilight using WLED and a Relay | jangrewe | Article | Wiki page with schematics and instructions for Hyperion, etc. |
| Adding Smarts and Color to an IKEA Lamp | apop880 | Article | Tutorial on upgrading a basic IKEA lamp with WLED |
Digital LED knowledge
| Resource | Maker | Type | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adafruit NeoPixel Überguide | Adafruit | Article | Everything that's important at a glance. Highly recommended for newcomers to digital LEDs |
| Digital LED Power Usage | Quindor | Article/Spreadsheet/Video | Helps you plan the power usage of your installation |
| Power calculation and injection live stream | Quindor | Video (2:24:52) | Tons of great questions and answers. Live calculations, drawings, 5v vs 12v, strip comparisons, etc. |
| Difference between LED strip types | The Hook Up | Video (14:41) | What is the best LED strip for your project? |
| 7 Common LED Strip FAILS and How To Avoid Them | The Hook Up | Video (12:14) | Make your project look much better! |
| Power Injection demystified | Spiker Lights | Article | What is power injection and how much do I need? |
| Common(sharing) Ground / Multiple power supplies | Article | When using more than one power supply. |
Tools & Skills
| Resource | Maker | Type | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Solder | Beauty and the Bolt | Video (9:50) | |
| Soldering new leads to LED strip | Quindor | Video (8:24) | |
| Soldering Tutorial Part 2 | EEVblog | Video (34:05) | Detailed tutorial on soldering, see parts 1 and 3 for even more info) |
| Voltage Drop Calculator | Tool | ||
| Another Voltage Drop Calculator | Tool | ||
| Pixel/Bullet Voltage Drop Calc | Tool | 5 and 12V | |
| Combined Wire Gauge Calculator | Tool | ||
| Wire Size/Ampacity | Tool | Use chassis wiring | |
| Add more categories as needed :) |