GLEDOPTO ESP32 WLED LED Controller with Mic Microphone UART Download DIY Music Sound Dynamic Lighting Modes for WS2811 WS2812 SK6812 WS2813 WS2815 Addressable FCOB LED Strip Lights

To date I have custom built my own hardware to control addressable led strips using ESP32 boards. This products makes it simpler to setup new strips and while the case may be less visually appealing than my custom solutions, it is indeed much easier to get to a working led strip. While I am not a fan of the WLED UI, I am confident it will get better of time given it is now part of the Home Assistant family (Open Home Foundation). In case it is not clear to some, "UART" refers to the fact that there is a micro USB port inside the case to make it easier to flash the ESP32 with WLED, ESPHome, or other. I have not traced the pin holes but I am guessing those can be used to extend functionality as they will likely head back to the GPIOs on the ESP32. One thing I noticed is that the ESP32 is only held up by flexible pins on the left. There are 3 non isolated caps under the board so if you push down it can easily make contact. I can't see if there is any risk of shorts in the event this is installed somewhere with lots of vibration but it is easy to put a small piece of double sided sticky tape to prevent the risk entirely.

I'm using this on my boat. Am running about 15m of 2815 strips at 12V. I've tried it also with 24V strips. No issues with it at all. The audio component is why I bought this and I find its average. It uses a digital mic and you need to be careful if you do a factory reset as it will rewrite all the settings for the digital mic. I've posted the proper settings here if you need to restore it. The audio react seems a touch sluggish, but works. I think that's more a WLED thing than a gledopto thing.

A turnkey solution to power and control an RGB lamp or a small run of LED strips. Great for beginners just starting with home automation. WLED comes preinstalled. The interface is easy to setup and connect to Home Assistant. I was a little confused by the wire connectors because I thought they were screws, but actually they just needed to be pressed to connect each wire. I bought four of them to control RGB LED floor lamps throughout my house. After cutting off the factory controllers, I was able to connect the wires to these units. I can now control all my lamps through Home Assistant. Now I’m thinking of more projects I can use these for.

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I have been building WLED controllers myself for years using the ESP8266 NddeMCU. But seeing that device is built from the ESP32, which is a better MCU, and the price has come down to a point where building them has little cost savings, I decided to try one of them. I ended up buying a few more. The Pros: (1) Built from ESP32, which will provide better processing power and better Wifi reception (2) Dual channel - I can run two strips off of one of these controllers for up to 10A (3) It can handle audioreactive with built-in digital mic to sync your music to your lights (4) The prices is very reasonable now (5) The push connection is a plus for me - no needs for soldering. So far all of the controllers I purchased work but time will tell how long these things last. Overall, I'm satisfied with this purchase, and it is a recommendation from me. Note: I don't know why I found some negative reviews about bluetooth not working. This device is a Wifi device, not Bluetooth.