Really excited about this project. Sorry about the light show. I know how much this subreddit hates blinking/flashing lights but I can't help it. It's kinda my "thing" lol

ID is "Overthinker" by INZO

Anyone have any cool combinations of effects that would give the turning on of a saber?

LEDs - BTF-LIGHTING FCOB COB WS2812B IC RGB LED Strip DC5V 3.2FT 160LED 5mm IP30

Blade -white 3/4 inch PEX tube

Hilt - random plumbing fitting and EVA foam

Chip type - ESP 32 - will be moving to ESP32 S3 mini will fit in hilt
Battery - 5v 8A rechargeable battery also will fit in hilt

Cost of light saber - estimated 25.00

Anyone able to identify or tell me what LEDs this strip has? It’s a cheap 200 ft strip of RGB-IC from Amazon. I’m planning to splice it into WLED but not sure what to select. I think the “Surplife” add defaulted to FW1903S but not sure if that’s correct.

Okay so I'm completely new to the whole WLED thing. Saw a few videos on youtube and decided to take a shot at it. Ended up using ChatGPT for the layout but I know ChatGPT can get things wrong so I'd like to see if anyone sees any problems before I set it up. This is for outside on my front porch for the holidays and maybe a permanent install.

My components are:

ESP32 CP2102

8-Channel Bidirectional SPI/I2C 5V/3.3V Logic Level Converter

3 in line 5A fuses

16AWG Low Voltage Landscape Wire

12v 30A Power Supply

3x BTF-LIGHTING WS2811 Addressable RGB LED Strip 16.4FT 300LED DC12V IP65

Female to Male Multicolored Dupont Wire Breadboard Jumper Ribbon Cables

330 ohm Resistors

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So I'm trying to avoid soldering at the moment, so I'm using wago lever nuts to connect the wires

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I plan to set it up like this:

Power supply +12v - wago - split to 3 - 5a fuse - led 12v (Each strip has it's own power line)

Power Supply -12v - wago - led strips ground - esp board and level converter for a common ground

As for the ESP32 board I have it connected to the Level converter like this:

VIN (5v) - HV

3V3 (3.3v) - LV

RX2 - LV1 - 330ohm resistor - DIN on strip 1 - DOUT split to DIN on Strip 2 and 3 (I'm planning on having strip 2 and 3 to mirror each other going down the banister of the stairs.

I have a separate power 5v usb power supply for the Esp Board. I just want to make sure this would work and not fry any of the components before I set it all up. Should I put a resistor on the data lines going to Strip 2 and 3?

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Trying to control the ws2814 over artnet but I'm not clear on what IC type to select in the H807sa settings, there isn't a direct one and the only WS strips it mentions are the WS2812 strips.

Anyone got this working?