# Planning new Xmas project - WS2811 curtain

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**Created:** [June 23, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/planning-new-xmas-project-ws2811-curtain/3087 "2021-06-23T15:36:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/planning-new-xmas-project-ws2811-curtain/3087/1 "2021-06-23T15:36:19Z")

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Hello all,

Still not finished the first one, but still waiting on the last components to arrive… lol

I was thinking of making my own outdoor LED curtain using LED pixels WS2811.

I see a couple of ways of connecting them and will use WLED as the controller too and was thinking which would be the best way to connect them using WLED.

Option A:  
I connect each strip together to form a “ZigZag” curtain-like below lol  
\ /\ /\ /\ /\ /\ [the gaps are connected lo]

Option B:  
I connect each line with a T junction and each strip hangs from above and they are all separate  
TTTTTTTTTT

What are your thoughts on the best results with WLED depending on the connections?

Thanks

Ben

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**Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/planning-new-xmas-project-ws2811-curtain/3087/2 "2021-06-23T16:50:45Z")

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Option B is great for power distribution, the +5V and GND lines.  
Option A is what you want for the data line, creating a daisy-chain so the data signal goes through every strip.  
Hope that makes sense.

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**Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/planning-new-xmas-project-ws2811-curtain/3087/3 "2021-07-09T15:07:47Z")

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Good day, and thank you for the reply and very sorry for late response - life priorities haah

I agree and yes - Option B for power and set-up and the data line as option A.

Unfortunately, after the calculations costs rise very quickly when you have a 6 meters x 2 meters to cover… need to see if I’ll be able to afford later this summer before ordering ☹ sniff…