Lighting project - hexaleaf

Ace Modder · 5 Feb 2025 at 22:35

Working on this, quiite fun but time consuming.

And from the rear.

LED strips & controller will be here next week

Conan257 · 6 Feb 2025 at 07:52

I'm just starting on the lighting for my lads room, but i'm using the geoleaf project on printables...

Already have all the LED's and controller, need a smaller PSU as mine was for driving a few thousand LEDs but am now under 500 for this.

randal · 6 Feb 2025 at 08:04

What are you doing for the controller? Going WLED?

Ace Modder · 6 Feb 2025 at 08:16

randal said:
What are you doing for the controller? Going WLED?

Yes wled

randal · 6 Feb 2025 at 09:32

Ace Modder said:
Yes wled

Nice, massive fan of WLED.

Especially in conjunction with Hue stuff, I've got a bunch of DIY Hue Play bar style lights slaved to a Hue bulbs and that works very well.

Ace Modder · 6 Feb 2025 at 10:22

Using a ESP32 controller for alexa intergration.

The LEDs I'm using are: 5m LED Strip Lights 60LEDs/M RGBIC WS2811 Light Strip

and I will be cutting and sectioning the LEDs using these. ( I have another pack of 20 extra clips coming as the wiring kit only has 10 included.)

valve90210 · 14 Mar 2025 at 09:29

Ace Modder said:
Using a ESP32 controller for alexa intergration.

The LEDs I'm using are: 5m LED Strip Lights 60LEDs/M RGBIC WS2811 Light Strip

and I will be cutting and sectioning the LEDs using these. ( I have another pack of 20 extra clips coming as the wiring kit only has 10 included.)

Any chance of links for the bits you're using?

Ace Modder · 1 Apr 2025 at 22:10

I binned those wire connectors, they were dire. I ended up just soldering the cables manually instead.
Here is the finished result.

Conan257 · 2 Apr 2025 at 14:36

I used a different connector on mine, although there's huge benefits in being able to have it modular etc etc, once it's up on the wall i'm not going to break it apart so the connectors are useless....

Soldering all the connections is a good solution, I almost wish I'd gone that way.

Fluffybob · 2 Apr 2025 at 14:39

That's a cracking piece of work mate

Ace Modder · 3 Apr 2025 at 12:27

Thanks, I really enjoyed doing it as well. The cost savings vs a Nanoleaf setting is good, but for me the fun was the making part, and putting it all together etc. It feels really satisfying doing this.

ezekial · 3 Apr 2025 at 12:48

Looks great! Makes all the difference when you made it yourself. Plus you always learn something along the way

VeNT · 23 Apr 2025 at 12:14

ever thought about writing this up on instructibles or somewhere? looks like a cool project, tempted to do it myself.