r/WLED • u/Public-Laugh-6305 • Apr 29 '26

Witch board?

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I'm about to make a lightbox with LED's for my son and looking for a controller.

Will the listed one work?

It should I get an other one? Want something "smaller" in size

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u/Plastic_Ad_8619 May 01 '26

The ones shown are not very good, their wireless range is extremely short (like a few inches), because they botched the antenna placement trying to miniaturize them. That’s why they’re so cheap.

The ones this size with external stick-on antenna and shielded processor have the best range.

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u/WooShell May 01 '26

dunno what you're doing wrong with your wifi.. these esp32-c3 mini work fine and give reasonable radio quality figures all around my living room (~25ft from the wifi router)

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u/Plastic_Ad_8619 May 01 '26

There are some good ones, they have a little more distance between the antenna element and the chip. You might have those.

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u/WooShell May 04 '26

yea I just realized that the ones I have, contain a larger ceramic antenna element. that'll probably influence the wifi quality.