# Unstable WiFi connection

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/unstable-wifi-connection/7130>\
**Category:** Issues\
**Created:** [January 15, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/unstable-wifi-connection/7130 "2023-01-15T17:20:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![numark1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/49beb7/32.png) [@numark1](https://wled.discourse.group/u/numark1)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/unstable-wifi-connection/7130/1 "2023-01-15T17:20:08Z")

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Hi.

this is my first time using WLED, I already have around 20 tasmota devices running without any issues.

I have a Wemos D1 mini flashed with latest beta build 0.14.0-b1, Signal Strength is 100% (-46dbm). I have random connection issues. When I open the WLED Webserver I have sometimes messages that WLED is not reachable. I set up a Uptime Kuma Monitor to ping the device every 20 seconds:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/wled/original/2X/f/f5674b672cae4946cc6a10471b0faf05771e3e23.png)

I already flashed WLED twice with erasing but problem remains, I also flashed tasmota on it and that worked as expected and commands were applied instantly.

I have a 5m 300 LED strip attached together with a 100W power supply with 2 joints at start and ending of the strip, Power measurement turned out that a maximum of under 80W is used so there is enough power for the D1 available. The D1 get its power from the power supply directly.

I couldnt find a serial output, console or Log Output at all so I really dont know how to debug this problem. Any hints or recommendations how I can solve this ?

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**Author:** ![divsys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@divsys](https://wled.discourse.group/u/divsys)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/unstable-wifi-connection/7130/2 "2023-01-15T17:31:41Z")

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If the Wemos D1 has a USB port, that will give you a serial port to monitor while the board is running.  
You may or may not have to disconnect 5V power from your main supply to avoid a USB power conflict.  
If you do run off USB power, make sure to keep a ground connection from the Wemos to the strip as well as data.

You should be able to see status messages on the serial port and see if you’re getting a brownout or some other indication. Worst case you might have to load a Debug compiled version of WLED to get more info.

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**Author:** ![tonyno](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/tonyno/32/242_2.png) [@tonyno](https://wled.discourse.group/u/tonyno)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/unstable-wifi-connection/7130/3 "2023-01-19T02:25:51Z")

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Are you using HomeAssistant?

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**Author:** ![numark1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/49beb7/32.png) [@numark1](https://wled.discourse.group/u/numark1)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/unstable-wifi-connection/7130/4 "2023-01-20T17:00:57Z")

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Yes WLED is integrated into HA via Integration, but controlled via node-red. Couldnt find out how to get Log output from USB connection, as a first step I downgraded to 0.13 and give it a try.

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**Author:** ![tonyno](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/tonyno/32/242_2.png) [@tonyno](https://wled.discourse.group/u/tonyno)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/unstable-wifi-connection/7130/5 "2023-01-23T01:03:20Z")

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HA can assault wled with too many requests. For testing, disable HA to see if it still happens.

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**Author:** ![numark1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/49beb7/32.png) [@numark1](https://wled.discourse.group/u/numark1)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/unstable-wifi-connection/7130/6 "2023-05-03T15:16:56Z")

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Flashing back to the current stable version somehow solved this issue.
