Simple Addressable LEDs

[polar rampart]

Hello, I'm looking at getting some addressable LEDs for my back room. For the most part these will be on warm white for general lighting. I would then like to set a few scenes that have various lighting options. One segment will be on shelves and there is a desire for the shelves to have different colors, hence addressable.

What I am curious about is if there is a budget friendly and simple way to pull this
off. A few of the controllers will have to be somewhat visible and there isn't a huge need for wild and complex lighting that WLED can provide. I'm not against wled but wondering if a cheaper option like a Govee strip would be a good solution.

I get overwhelmed with different controllers and led types so any help in identifying a full solution, lights controller and power supply together would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

[ornate turtle]

Look into free software WLED.

[zinc wadi]

I'd suggest looking at https://quinled.info/ - depending on the length of strip I'd suggest a Dig2Go or Dig Uno. If you are covering multiple areas a digQuad or even DigOcta may better since they provide more channels.

[drowsy pawn]

And for actual strips check out btf lighting

[polar rampart]

Thank you guys! Wled seems overkill but definitely willing to learn. I will need 2 controllers, a single and a dual. I'll take a look at this quinled. I like an all in one solution. Thanks guys!

[polar rampart]

Thoughts on these lights with the dig2go? I don't think I need to go 12v or 24v as that will require a bulky power supply which I'm trying to avoid. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B079ZW2CTG

My max run is 15ft, then a run of 5ft and then 8ft. So 3 separate units

[feral jacinth]

the quinled uno has 2 data outputs (so you can hook up 2 independent strips). Also, higher voltage is more stable on long runs.

12V running more stable, but you have to power inject at some points. Take a look at https://quinled.info/the-ultimate-led-strip-power-injection-guide/. there you can find all info about voltages, cable thickness, power injection and so on.

[polar rampart]

Thank you. Will check out soon. Completely understand 12v is more stable, would you think 15ft is too long for 5v?

If going 12v then these would be appropriate with the uno correct?

https://www.amazon.com/BTF-LIGHTING-Similar-Individually-Addressable-Controller/dp/B0DMS1Y6F8

[feral jacinth]

they would run, yes. but for specific questions about that strip, you better ask in quinled discord or wait here for user that can 100% answer that.

[feral jacinth]

let's say that with 5V you would need far more injection points then 12V

and with 12V you can run slightly thinner cables.

here's some more info about strips: https://quinled.info/addressable-digital-leds/#DigitalBuy

[zinc wadi]

It would be better to know how the runs are being placed. As the 15ft (approx. 4.5m) is almost a full strip it might be easiest to keep this as a separate run. Whilst the 5ft and 8ft runs can be linked (basically take data from output of 5ft strip to input of 8ft strip). This also means you will only need 2 channels and hence a single DigUno will be able to run both.

The key thing is to see what voltage drop you will experience so that you can determine cable sizes - this could mean that using 5v requires some thick cables costing considerably more that using 12v or 24v.

[feral jacinth]

but please do good math with the above links according to cable thickness and injection points. Although it is 12volt, it can burn down your house if using wrong cables etc.