Good day! I’m quite noobie to WS2811 12V. Currently all my projects working perfectly with WS2812, but I’ve bought 5 meters of WS2811 and I neeв to make a bed lightnings with it. Can anyone help me with random blinking issue? Where should I put common ground or something else to avoid blinking iss…

12V and 24V strips usually won’t work right without a level shifter for the signal.

[image] kilrah: 12V and 24V strips usually won’t work right without a level shifter for the signal. Definitely step 1 - get a proper Levelshifter Step 2, plan on proper wiring. Your general layout is fine, just choose the right wire for power vs data. I would recommend something like 24-22…

I have a similar 12V strip , and it’s working OK for me. The differences in our wiring are: Instead of a converter, I supplied 5V with a separate USB power brick, 'cuz that’s what I had I added a ground connection from the esp32 directly to the strip, 'cuz that’s what the guide I watched said to do…

For others, you normally can’t get 12V+ setups to work without a shifter. Keep one around just in case!

2 kinds of WLED users - those who have a levelshifter and those who are going to. :wink:

I had this issue with a dig uno ae+ . I ended up having to skip the first led for it to work. It comes with level shifters . How is that explained. 12 in from contoller to first led.

The only thing skipping the first LED does is negate it from being counted and being lit. It operates the same skipped or not skipped. Data in>5v data out. The ‘skip’ check box does not change that. You likely have a firmware issue and need to reflash the board or there is some weird issue with the …

I have ordered some for when my luck runs out. :slight_smile:

Unfortunately, it looks like you’ve chosen an I2C style levelshifter. Those are well known to cause issues with reliability and flickering LEDs, even if it seems to be OK now. You’ve got a good wiring diagram, you just need the right type of levelshifter as in the KB (see above). Look for one of …

ESP32 + WS2811 12V LED Wiring diagram to avoid blinking

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raznoglaz1y February 1, 2024, 9:08am 10

Finally I’ve solved it)))
With level shifter - yes)))
With such wiring diagram. Sorry for bad drawing - not my strong side

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ESP32 + WS2811 12V LED Wiring diagram to avoid blinking

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