# Lightsaber Effect

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/lightsaber-effect/11625>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [April 16, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lightsaber-effect/11625 "2024-04-16T19:10:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrell10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@andrell10](https://wled.discourse.group/u/andrell10)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lightsaber-effect/11625/1 "2024-04-16T19:10:26Z")

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Hello, newbie here. I’m trying to find out a way to make a light saber effect when I power on the lights. Like, the strip slowly turns on, LED by LED ultil the the strip is complete. And it must remain with all LED turned on. Thanks.

ESP32  
SK6812 60led/m  
1,10 meter strip

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**Author:** ![ALDIY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/aldiy/32/2716_2.png) [@ALDIY](https://wled.discourse.group/u/ALDIY)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lightsaber-effect/11625/2 "2024-04-16T20:22:18Z")

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Wipe can do that with a bit of tweaking

> [@Wipe & sweep ceiling LEDs strip light](https://wled.discourse.group/t/wipe-sweep-ceiling-leds-strip-light/5627/5):
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> As I showed you the video in discord for the first part of the question [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/473448917040758787/473450515385024533/996430129393827880) , to do that i did this : A) create a wipe preset and make sure to add (“tb”:0) so the effect will start correctly B) Create a preset with solid color to match the end of your wipe C) Create a playlist and add the wipe preset , set the repeat to 1 and End preset to solid preset You may need to adjust the timing a bit to match the number of leds [wipe.txt](https://wled.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/nkRq7bWB3kHwzwI02DLMfYylgvl.txt) (598 Bytes) The second part of you question d…

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**Author:** ![Magig\_Wled](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Magig\_Wled](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Magig_Wled)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lightsaber-effect/11625/3 "2024-04-17T13:55:56Z")

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@andrell10 Welcome  
there are more then one way to make a nice Lightsaber  
did you Google ARDUINO lightsaber  
you will get examples with a small NANO and also Soundboard that makes the saber more dramatic

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**Author:** ![andrell10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@andrell10](https://wled.discourse.group/u/andrell10)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 2:26pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lightsaber-effect/11625/4 "2024-04-17T14:26:58Z")

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Thanks for the reply.

The problem is that this method uses several components. I would like something simpler. With LED strip, ESP32 and power supply.

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**Author:** ![Magig\_Wled](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@Magig\_Wled](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Magig_Wled)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 6:55am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/lightsaber-effect/11625/5 "2024-04-18T06:55:04Z")

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@andrell10 If you go Via D1 Mini ESP8266 you only need a 9V Block Battery and the Stripe thats all