I’m trying to get my LED strip working using WLED. I’ve watched a ton of YouTube’s and think I’m following their instructions but have not been successful. I am at wits end.
Here’s the hardware I’m working with:
• WS2812B ECO LED Strip from BTF-Lighting (BTF-6V-WS2812E-30L-W-L)
• AC to DC Adapter 5V 3A Power
• Songhe ESP8266 NodeMCU CP2102 ESP-12E
• ESP WROOM 32 ESP32 Development Board 2.4GHz WiFi Dual Cores
Microcontroller
Here’s What I’ve Done:
- Successfully flashed each of the ESP controllers with WLED, modified the WIFI
setting and can access the controllers on my WIFI network. - Connected the LED strip to the controller with jumper wires connecting the White
(-) lead to the GRD pin, the green (data) lead to the D4 pin and the red (+) lead to
the VIN pin, in that order.
a. As soon as I connect the positive lead, here’s the LED lights I get:
i. # 1 & 2 - green-ish
ii. #3 - very dim green dot.
iii. #4 - not lit
iv. #5 & 6 - white
v. #7-35 - Not Lit
vi. #36 – White
vii. #37 to End of Strip – Not Lit
My WLED Settings
• LED Output = WS281X
• Color Order = GRB
• Length = 15 (Trying to light the first 15 LEDs on the strip)
• GPIO = 16 (What WLED install defaulted to)
• All other setting left to default install
What I’m Encountering
• The WLED interface seems to have no control over the LED strip
o Changing the Length setting from 30 (default) to 15 – No effect
o Changing the GPIO from 16 (default) to 2 – When I click on the WLED Power
button, I get a slight blink on the controller board but, no change in the LED
lights.
• Changing the power source from my laptops USB to the AC to DC Adapter 5V 3A
Power has no effect
• Switching the controller boards – no change
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
