LED, the Way

Links from a talk presented at Minnebar 19, May 2025

The biggest resources!

• QuinLED Website
• Intermit.Tech YouTube
• DrZzs
• WLED Project: know.led.ge (my favorite clever domain name)
• Dave's Garage

Analog vs digitally addressable

• Analog LEDs
• Digitally Addressable LEDs

Other stuff mentioned in the talk

I mentioned a lot of Govee stuff! No affiliate links or kickbacks here - they're just easy to find & use.

Simple off-the-shelf stuff

• Govee M1 strip
• Ozarke Minimalist Lamp (for example! Lots of other options found by searching "minimalist RGB lamp")

Reactive TV backlighting

• Philips Ambilight
• Govee TV Backlight 3 w/camera
• Raspberry Pi - lots of instructions out there (one, two, three)

Figuring out your project's requirements

• 5v vs 12v vs 24v
• LED density: Waveform article, QuinLED article
• Diffusers: thread in r/WLED, Wired4Signs article

Controllers

• Dig-Uno (probably do this!!)
• Dig-Quad (control more strips at once!)
• Other options
• Program your own ESP32

Power supplies

• How much power do Digital LEDs use?
• How to choose an LED power supply
• LED power supply calculator

What I bought

• 24v COB WS2811 LED strips Amazon, Superbright LEDs
• Dig-Uno with external wifi antenna
• Meanwell LRS Series power supply
• Flat 3-prong extension cords
• 18/3 low-voltage in-wall wire
• 18/2 shielded wire

Etc

• Postcards from Google Earth
• I have made fire
• The book that I'm tooootally going to finish reading soon