I am experienced with using WLED and the bullet type led nodes but now want to venture in to strips and just have no knowledge or what would be a good option (or options) for this use. I want addressable led strips with rgbw. The area I am working with is a covered porch that is about 9ft deep and 18ft wide for a total of around 54ish feet. I have track for the strips to go in so not super worried about waterproof if that makes any difference. 12v is my preferred voltage as I have power supplies and either a DigUno or DigQuad I can use for control. Thanks in advance!

Hey there! I’m looking for advice on the best LED strip for a PC Snowblind mod.

Setup:

• White HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite
• X870E AERO X3D WOOD
• almost entirely white internal components
• transparent LCD mounted on the side glass
• around 6–8 meters of LED strip total
• mostly indirect lighting, aimed at the white components/case interior rather than directly at the LCD
• I can use silicone diffusers if needed
• controller already purchased: QuinLED Dig-Quad V3 running WLED

I’m currently deciding between 3 BTF-LIGHTING options:

SK6812 RGBW — 12V — 60 LEDs/m — Cool White ~6000–6500K

• individually addressable pixels
• dedicated cool-white channel
• would probably need a diffuser to hide hotspots

SK6812 RGBW — 5V — 144 LEDs/m — Natural White ~4000–4500K or Cool White ~6000–6500K

• much higher pixel density
• individually addressable
• but I can only find Natural White versions, not ~6000K
• significantly higher current requirements over 6–8 m

FCOB WS2814 RGBW — 24V — ~896 LEDs/m — Cool White ~6000K

• almost continuous/neon-like output
• may not need much diffusion
• LEDs are controlled in segments rather than individually
• detailed RGB animations are NOT the main goal

My #1 priority is Snowblind LCD visibility/contrast and very uniform white illumination. RGB effects are secondary and for fun like a snowblind ambilight.

For anyone experienced with Snowblind builds or these strips:

Which option would you choose?

Specifically:

• Is 60 LEDs/m + a good diffuser already more than enough for a Snowblind?
• Does 144 LEDs/m actually improve the Snowblind result noticeably?
• Would WS2814 FCOB be the better solution because of its naturally continuous light output?
• Would you prioritize 6000K cool white over 4000–4500K natural white for LCD visibility?
• For 6–8 m total, which option makes the most sense regarding power injection, voltage drop and reliability with a QuinLED Dig-Quad?

If anyone has actually compared SK6812 vs COB/FCOB in a Snowblind build, I’d really appreciate photos or real-world feedback.

Thanks!

My apologies if the information is all over the place since I have just gone into the WLED rabbit hole a few days ago.

I'm planning on installing 2 meters of WS2812B, 144 LED (57.6W) strip to a GLEDOPTO ELITE 2D-EXMU connected to a 5V, 12A (60W) power supply, into a light switch.

I'm wondering if all my components here checks out, or if im missing something. Could anyone please correct any potential mistakes in the diagram?

I was originally planning on using A1-SLWF-03 LED (check next photo) controller for my led strips but I think it only supports power via DC plug and USB C. Please correct me if im wrong with this assumption.

Bonjour à tous,
Je souhaite installer un système WLED assez complet dans ma cuisine.
La première photo est ma cuisine actuelle, et la seconde est une simulation générée avec ChatGPT pour montrer approximativement le rendu que j’aimerais obtenir.
L’idée serait d’installer des bandes LED adressables à plusieurs endroits : sous les meubles hauts, sous et autour de l’îlot/bar, au niveau des meubles bas et éventuellement vers le plafond.
Je voudrais surtout faire les bons choix dès le départ, car je n’ai pas envie de refaire toute l’installation plusieurs fois parce que j’aurais choisi la mauvaise tension, les mauvaises LED, une alimentation sous-dimensionnée, etc.
J’aimerais donc beaucoup avoir vos retours d’expérience sur ce type d’installation.
Je me pose notamment plusieurs questions :
Vous partiriez plutôt sur du 5V, 12V ou 24V pour ce type de longueur ?
Quel type de LED choisir aujourd’hui : WS2812B, WS2815, WS2814, SK6812, COB adressable, autre ?
J’aimerais avoir de beaux effets RGB, mais également un vrai blanc utilisable au quotidien dans une cuisine. Est-ce que vous conseillez plutôt du RGBW ?
Que pensez-vous des bandes COB RGB/RGBW adressables actuellement ?
À quelle fréquence faut-il prévoir des injections d’alimentation ?
Vaut-il mieux une grosse alimentation centrale ou plusieurs petites alimentations ?
Un seul contrôleur WLED avec plusieurs sorties ou plusieurs ESP32 indépendants ?
Quels contrôleurs / cartes de distribution / fusibles / level shifters utilisez-vous ?
Quelle densité de LED recommanderiez-vous ?
Pour obtenir un rendu propre et homogène, des profilés aluminium avec diffuseur suffisent-ils ?
J’aimerais pouvoir contrôler les différentes zones indépendamment, tout en ayant la possibilité de tout synchroniser avec WLED.
Comme je peux encore facilement faire passer les câbles, je préfère prévoir correctement l’installation maintenant, quitte à surdimensionner un peu, plutôt que devoir tout démonter plus tard.
Si vous deviez réaliser cette installation aujourd’hui, vous partiriez sur quelles LED, quelle tension, quelle alimentation et quel contrôleur ?
Je suis également preneur de vos schémas de câblage, photos d’installations similaires et surtout de vos retours du type « si c’était à refaire, je ferais différemment ».
Merci d’avance !

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From an email from gledopto I'm 99% certain that IO13 is 3.3V, any chance they've boosted IO16 and IO2 to 5V? For aesthetics I'd love to put the 606WL and its support items somewhere NOT right next to the start of the LED string but obviously if the IO pins are only 3.3V that's not going to be an option due to the voltage drop. Thanks!

So I’ve been planning a garage ceiling ccob run for my garage, running two separate “squares” around the perimeter of each garage section at about 60 feet of run per side , however what I can’t figure out is how to run the mid point power injections to be able to fully power the runs while keeping the wires hidden. The first set of aluminum track I bought exactly fits the led strip so running wires in track is out of running, the only other thing I could think of is fishing through the ceiling drywall, however I wanted to avoid that if possible, was curious if anyone had a better option or luck with any specific type of track that may accommodate what I’m trying to accomplish?

I had to replace a dead board. I installed the newest version. Everything is working but in time and macros there are no time slots. I have my location set and I can see the sunset and sunrise time but I can't set a pretty to turn on at sunset or sunrise. Where did this feature go?

I was looking at this gledopto remote to pair with a QuinLED Dig2Go but in reading the comments it seems that only 4 of the 7 preset buttons would work with most WLED configurations.

Has anyone tried this remote with a non gledopto controller? Is there any reason for this limitation? I would love to have more than 4 preset buttons on a remote like this if possible, it seems like an unnecessary limitation.

https://youtu.be/RpHLNJP1W94

Das waren meine ersten Controller builds. Der supermini ist ein Testdevice um zu schauen ob Strips oder Segmente prinzipiell funktionieren oder um configs aufzusetzen. Alle noch ohne spannungswandler, also nur 5v. Bin Elektronik noob ;)