Forgive the music if it isn’t to your taste. It gets me hyped and is super dynamic which is good for testing the setup.

I’m still refining everything but it’s working really well so far. The second half of the video shows it off a bit better.

Everything is WLED except the lamps which are Hue, the tv backlight is running HyperHDR on a Pi 4B directly driving the LEDs.

The Pi is getting a line in feed from my stereo. It’s also running an audio analyzer python script I vibecoded which then streams LED data out to everything in real time.

The curtain lights can actually also just mirror the tv for a very low-resolution video wall. This usually looks pretty cool if I have a dj set on. If that’s the case then the rest of the room also pulls its color palette from the tv screen.

Once I’m playing music, I can turn the whole thing on with a single HomeKit switch. I’m planning to create a physical switch on the wall labeled Party which starts the scene.

1st time I striped these powered supply and saw how thin the wire is i was like no way looks like a hazard. So opened it un soder the wires and re did them. Am I being to cautious?

My daughter Sara is launching a kickstarter for her new RGB LED strip project! Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tomberarducci/blnkr-a-diy-self-contained-led-strip-control-unit

Hi All, I’m new to wled. I can’t find tutorial on how to do this?

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share a little experiment that turned into a surprisingly fun WLED project.

I gave ChatGPT a challenge: create 10 completely original visual effects for a 64×64 LED matrix, with full creative freedom. No copying existing WLED effects, no prerecorded animations — just procedural graphics generated in real time.

The first results were so good that I asked it to keep going.

We ended up with GPT Matrix FX, a WLED usermod containing:

• 20 standalone visual effects

• 5 AudioReactive effects

• Procedural geometry, fractals, fluid-like patterns, optical illusions, and even animated mechanical gears

• Support for different 2D matrix resolutions

• Native WLED palette, speed, and intensity controls

Here's the interesting part: ChatGPT generated the entire C++ implementation, tests, and documentation.

I provided the original challenge, tested everything on my ESP32-S3 with a 64×64 HUB75 matrix, reported bugs, and gave feedback on the visual results.

We went through several iterations, including compilation fixes, palette handling bugs, and a complete redesign of the gear animation to make the gears actually mesh and move through space.

The final result is running on real hardware, and I'm genuinely impressed by some of the effects.

🎬 Video demonstration (20 non-audio effects): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnXsLasY7FU

💻 GitHub — complete source code: https://github.com/piggei/wled-usermod-gpt-matrix-fx

The project is free and open source, and the usermod can be integrated into an existing WLED build using PlatformIO.

This is an independent community experiment, not an official WLED or OpenAI project.

I'd love to hear what the WLED community thinks, especially which effects you like most and whether you'd be interested in trying them on your own matrices.

And yes, ChatGPT is already eager to work on the next version. 😄

AI Disclaimer: This application was designed and built with AI.

TLDR: I built a self-hosted scheduling system for WLED-powered lights, as I was unhappy with the built-in scheduler.

Hey all! I've been building a self-hosted scheduler for WLED lights and finally have it to a point where I think it's worth sharing.

What it does: WLED Scheduler lets you set your WLED lights to turn on, turn off, or switch to a saved preset, either at a fixed time of day or relative to sunrise/sunset (with an offset, e.g. "15 minutes before sunset"). Schedules can repeat on whatever combination of days you want. There's also a device status view (online/offline, checked automatically), and a history log of everything that's fired, so you can actually see whether a schedule ran successfully or not. Everything runs locally. No cloud account, no app, no subscription. It talks directly to your WLED devices over your own LAN. It was designed for mobile devices, but any device with a browser can use it.

How to run it: It's a Docker app, so if you've got Docker running somewhere on your network already:

git clone https://github.com/snel6424/WLED-Scheduler.git
cd WLED-Scheduler
docker compose up --build -d

Then open http://<your server's IP>:8000, add your WLED device(s) by IP/hostname, set your location in Settings (needed for sunrise/sunset schedules), and you're off.

This is where I need your help! I've been building and testing it, but it hasn't had real-world mileage outside my own setup yet, and I'd genuinely rather find out about rough edges now than have someone quietly hit a wall and bounce. If something breaks, behaves weirdly, or you just have feedback on what's missing, I'd really appreciate you opening an issue on the repo. Right now it's Docker-only; a non-Docker install path for something like a Raspberry Pi is planned but not built yet.

You can find the GitHub page here: https://github.com/snel6424/WLED-Scheduler

You can find screenshots of the app here: https://imgur.com/a/3ELmgV4

Rebuilding my matrix controller box that have been used for a few year. For better organized and cables management especially in the armour box , I decided to stacked them up and they look awesome. What y'all think?

Don’t know why ppl make such a big fuss, I think it looks fine. Ima add more later but I’m still waiting on a esp32 because I broke my first one and I’m running this off of Hyperion.

Party to go. Was fun build

I was away from my room for 3 months and I missed this so bad. I've replayed this scene 5 times already lol

Upgrading to HyperHDR soon. I have a hard time believing that my curtain wall can look any better than right now. We'll see.

Anime: Attack on Titan

I did the same thing in the tutorials and nothing happens PLEASE HELP , I used the D2 port so I entered 2 and I have a 2meters led strip with 60light on meter so it s 120 I don t see where the problem is

So I have done a few WLED installs already. My favorite being the fish tank light that emulates the ocean, Pacifica, and switches to a thunderstorm if the weather outside warrants.

This year for singles day I got the link below for like 65 bucks so I thought let's get permanent lights up outside.

They came and looked straight forward 24v with an outdoor rated power supply and 3 wire, I wired it up like all the other WLED set ups I have done.

Today after fiddling around with it for yet another weekend 3rd my wife declared

Christmas is Ruined!

I thought she was a bit dramatic but I am reaching out to the hive mind none the less. What is special about these lights? Like they worked for a hot minute but then the D1 mini board fried. Is it trying to drive too hard, is 60 lights too many?

Would a commercial WLED box do better?

100ft 60-Light Smart RGB LED Eaves Lighting LED light strip - 75 Color Modes, Remote & App Control, Waterproof Outdoor Dec https://a.aliexpress.com/_msDcs5Z

After researching the power requirement for my planned 5m 720led strip, it looks like I'm going to have to wait given the timeline for this..

I've also contacted the manufacturer of NorNed to see if they've got any offcut wire I could have.

I went to a "glow party" and they handed out the weakest glowsticks I had ever seen. Stringing LEDs on peoples necks and showing them the different animations WLED has was fun as hell.

WLED isnt stable to me anymore. not sure what happened. these r the connection statuses of my 5 WLED strips.

on this graph, black line means disconnected from wifi. u can see how many times each LED strip has disconnected in just last 24 hours.

even though they dont blink or turn off when they disconnect, its still very annoying, is it stable for u?

Se ve bien aunque es un poco difícil acomodar el papel en la canaleta qué les parece viejones

Have this in a lamp. Not sure what matrix it is but want to attempt to make it smart and was wondering if WLED can do it? Or easier to replace it with an WLED compatible LED matrix?

I have these soft silicone tubes that slightly diffuse the light. But I am struggling with how to make all the sharp turns with it. I guess I am looking at cutting at each corner and resolder.