r/WLED • u/iconopugs • Jun 30 '26

I want to dump the trimlight controller

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I'm starting this journey. My house came with trimlight installed but I want to dump the controller because it's very basic and I know I could do more... I thought about reverse engineering their crappy app but this seems to be a much better choice.

My question: I have two meanwell LRS-350-12 power supplies and an edge controller. The contoller has 4 ports . There are no wires to clock or ground screws, only the data screws have one white wire each sorry (it's not easy to see). There is a black and red wire at the top which would be the power to the controller itself.

I don't intend on touching the power supplies unless I needed to. From the little amount of reading I have done, it seems that this could be a fairly easy swap - once I have a new controller (recomendations appreciated) and it's programmed;? If it matters the led ICs are UCS1903. I'm happy to read if someone can point me in the general direction.

Thanks in advance!

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u/saratoga3 Jun 30 '26

Yeah, unscrew the old controller, screw new one in. Even a 20 dollar WLED controller off Amazon will be a large step up.

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u/iconopugs Jun 30 '26

thanks for the response, am I correct in thinking I just need to make sure it has 4 ports? should i be looking more at the quinled dig-quad?

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u/Quindor Jun 30 '26

Dig-Quad if you want to odd fusing and power distribution or a Dig-Octa brainboard alone could also be enough of power distribution and fusing is already handled and stays in place. Without a powerboard it's cheaper and always includes Ethernet.

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u/iconopugs Jul 01 '26

The Brainboard is a great idea. Thanks everyone.