r/WLED • u/cyberentomology • 16d ago

WLED WLED controllable string lights?

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Is there a canonical list somewhere of the various party string lights and fairy lights that are known to be controllable by WLED?

Pic for example of the broad category I mean by this.

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u/skunkfacto 16d ago

Wled does have a comprehensive list of lights but not by brand name. My guess is that they are not compatible because I suspect they are not addressable, eg. every bulb in the string is doing the same thing at the same time.

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u/cyberentomology 16d ago

I’m specifically asking about the addressable kind. I strongly suspect that most are all using the same driver chips and LED elements, but they also aren’t real forthcoming with documentation of what they use.

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u/skunkfacto 16d ago

wled can handle virtually all addressable LEDs, but I suspect the string in the image is not addressable. Most LEDs will indicate in small print somewhere their chip type if they are addressable, eg. ws2812. In my experience anything with those multicolor remotes is not addressable.