addressable LED light strips put to use
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There are LED strip lights where every LED can be doing something different with the result that you can create peculiar effects. You can start with a commercially available kit but after a while you might branch out. For example I’ve attached a microphone to one of the LED controllers and that in turn controls the pulsing of the other light strips. The LED strip that I most used was the 5 volt WS2812b – although the ones that are best used over 3 metre lengths are 12v WS2815. During the ‘Zoom’ years of 2020-2021 I experimented with showing different things in the background hence these examples. My controller of choice is an ESP32 D1 mini flashed with WLED, powered by a 5v 3amp supply with home-made plugs and cables. I also bought two QuinLEDQuad controllers but the story of how they added grief is one more thing I’ll write up shortly.
a white globe with a length of 12v WS2815
an IKEA light with 5m of 12v WS2815 LED strip loosely hung within – bought as a kit with LED strip, controller, power supply and Tuya app.
a tripod stand with 1m of 5v WS2812b – 144 LEDs in 2 x 0.5m of black aluminium channel & diffuser, fixed with black velcro pieces.
a table stand with 1m (144 LEDs) stuck on the edge (5v WS2812b) – used as Zoom decoration
5m of 12v WS2815 LED strip rolled on a tube for no good reason
Not addressable LED but a car windscreen sticker kit and a sound sensor unit
Lots of potential with a 5v WS2812b LED strips in a matrix (8 across and 32 down)
if you have a picture rail use it. This was a ready-made LED strip kit from Amazon. Use a slow changing glow effect or use trashy colours like I did for a party.