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Just an [[IoT - ESP-M3 Everything!|ESP-M3 Everything!]] running WLED & driving 48 WS2812s glued to the back of a blank cover plate.
 
Just an [[IoT - ESP-M3 Everything!|ESP-M3 Everything!]] running WLED & driving 48 WS2812s glued to the back of a blank cover plate.
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After a couple days...  Learned that, while the 8-LED WS2812 strips work fine off the 3v3 bus if you're just running one, This causes WLED to be even more unstable than normal if you're running 6.  OTOH...  Powering the LEDs from the raw 5v bus & driving Din from the ESP is just fine.

Latest revision as of 20:45, 8 November 2020

Not entirely sure why I did this...

Sumpin Kinda Silly (back).jpg

Something about having random stuff sitting on the bench I guess.

Sumpin Kinda Silly (front).jpg

OTOH...

It really looks freekin' cool.

Just an ESP-M3 Everything! running WLED & driving 48 WS2812s glued to the back of a blank cover plate.

After a couple days... Learned that, while the 8-LED WS2812 strips work fine off the 3v3 bus if you're just running one, This causes WLED to be even more unstable than normal if you're running 6. OTOH... Powering the LEDs from the raw 5v bus & driving Din from the ESP is just fine.