ledstudio VS WLED

That’s pretty cool.

I did something similar once, where I wrote a Qt application that let you add effects to a timeline, which would get saved as json and could then be run on a Raspberry Pi to control a grid of NeoPixel LEDs. Each effect on the timeline has a start and length, which pixels it affected, RGBW colors, easing function in and out and effect type (fade, blink etc — there were a few basic effect types that could be combined to create more elaborate effects). The Qt application was able to simulate the LEDs in a GUI using the same code that ran on the RPi (just the GUI was replaced with LED driver code there). It was used to play animations on a t-shirt that was covered in a grid of LEDs made for a local musician. It was a fun project. The code is on GitHub but it’s terrible quality due to having been written over the space of 3 days and then never touched again: https://github.com/danielytics/ledstudio

I have the code on GitHub but I haven’t built the code in 4 years so don’t have a screenshot. Like I said, the code was written in about 3 days and QML allowed me to iterate quickly, but the resulting code quality isn’t great (since it was a once off project, built and used in the same week and then never used again, I didn’t clean it up or anything). One key feature was that the LED strip could be connected to a Raspberry Pi and the tool could be run directly on the Pi to control the LEDs directly from the editor, or it could be run on my laptop and simulated.

Anyway, the code is here: https://github.com/danielytics/ledstudio

And the QML specifically is here: https://github.com/danielytics/ledstudio/blob/master/main.qm...

If I were to clean it up, I would at least split the different labels into their own QML files but hey, shortcuts were taken over those few days :)

I think you're one of todays lucky 10000 [0] learning about WLED [1] today :)

[0] https://xkcd.com/1053/

[1] https://kno.wled.ge/

I’ll do you one better: Here is the WLED main site - they cover everything - however you want it for your vehicle is up to you! (If you want to see a truck I personally worked (with 2 other main guys doing the woodwork and wiring) on that was probably the “most expensive” project with these controllers, check out the SEMA entered “Realtree Stormtrooper truck” - a LOT of time went in to that and almost a year of prep, not a fan myself, but custom electronics are what I like doing)

Did you use the esp32.bin? If so, you should instead use ESP32-C3 here: https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/releases/download/v0.14.0/WLED_0.14.0_ESP32-C3.bin

Friend replaced all his govee cintrollers with WLED.

Multiple WLED controllers

I feel like I should start this post with a disclaimer. I tend to over-complicate things. Which means I'm making this post partly as a sanity check and partly to fill in some gaps in my kno.wled.ge

Look at WLED.