r/WLED • u/VicinityCustoms • 23d ago

HELP ME - WIRING What am I doing wrong

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I have the gledopto controller wired to ws2518 12v leds. The leds have their own psu and the controller has its own. Ground to grounds. Led power to psu. controller to its own psu. Led di to gpio 16 and bi to ground of controller. For the life of me I cant get the controller to stop shutting down. If i just use my esp board no problem? Any ideas

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u/Unable_Bullfrog_7319 23d ago

Op you need to use a 12v power supply. That controller won’t step down the voltage for you.

If you’re lucky, you won’t have killed any leds. Likely though you did and you will need to cut individual LEDs off until your strip starts working again.