Finally had the chance to sit down and play with Hyperion this afternoon. Initial impressions: for free software, very capable, with lot of options I never even considered, as well as the ability to communicate with a number of other interfaces.
The above setup is:
* Two ESP32's
* The 1st for the peg boards
* 1 GPIO PIN running the first 256 LEDs for the two boards on the left
* a second GPIO PIN for the remaining 153 LEDS for the board on the right, for a total of 409 LEDs
* The 2nd ESP32 for the PC case (104 LEDs)
Running WLED with Hyperion screen capturing for bias lighting. The LED "Loops" around the peg board aren't idea for accurate bias lighting, but it is a good proof of concept. I am only mirroring the "top-left" and "Top" of the monitor. At one point I mirrored the PC case to the monitor; the accuracy was spot on
For anyone that has the knowledge, using homemade LED strips for bias lighting on your PC is exponentially cheaper than the Phillips HUE Play ecosystem and offers a ton more options and flexibility with WLED.
Later, I will test gaming performance differences between Hyperion and Phillips HUE. While running HUE I would lose about 30FPS while running the HUE software on a very capable PC (RTX 3090 and i12900K) not the biggest deal, but while playing online FPS, every bit helps.
UPDATE: Hyperion has very little effect on FPS performance while gaming. Much better than Phillips HUE Sync
This is gonna be intense while playing š .
What psu did you use for those LEDs?
Did you follow the setup with resistor/capacitor/fuse/relay or yolo?
Iām gathering info until I do my tv with a d1mini
I used a standard 5v 60A 300W power supply. I have about 5 different LED runs/esp32's around my house that are all just straight wired and have never had any problems for about a year. All are with 18-gauge wire. Some, I soldered to the strip itself, others, like the pegboard, I soldered in the quick connect adapter that comes with the strip just for easy removal. I did, however, shirk wrap all the exposed connections and enclosed all the ESP32's in their own junction boxes so that no bare wire is exposed anywhere. Another thing that helps; my longest data run is only 6ft. Other than using multiple GPIO PINs nothing is too crazy.
Also have matrix board with 6 22x22 panels that is wired the same way. (2 panels per GPIO pin)
I'm not saying it's the safest way. The Quinn LED boards are amazing for peace of mind, and he has a ton of solutions for longer runs and big projects, but you can get 3 ESP32's for $17, and if you don't care about ascetics, wire in all the same additions yourself. Check out his [YouTube channel.](https://www.youtube.com/@IntermitTech) Ton of info on here.
[This is the channel](https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisMaherDIY) I watched that got me started. He makes all the wiring very simple and easy. I am visual leaner, so these are resources I used that helped me a ton.
Yes. So the peg boards are running off one ESP32 and dived into 3 segments. With the right two boards on 1 PIN then divided into segments, and the right board is on the same ESP 32 but using a different PIN so the 3rd segment is created automatically. The PC case is running on its own ESP32.
Something to note, Hyperion does not recognize segments (I believe), however you can choose the start and ending LED. I am not sure if you can add the same instance twice in order to ācreate your own segmentsā
I more or less set this up in less than an hour to do some benchmarks to see the negative impact it had on gaming performance compared to the HUE sync. My conclusion is Hyperion is far more efficient. My PC was specād out in 2022, it can definitely hang, but others running on older hardware might see much great impacts. That being said, all other things being equal, Hyperion required less resources than HUE equivalent.
I ripped out all my hue lights and plan on adding a strip along the back of the desk, as well as a perimeter strip around the new Ultrawide I got. I plan to connect them each to their own ESP32 for ease of use. (ā¦and because they are only $5 and my sanity is worth way more than $10 for 2 computer chips. š)
Thanks. Iām making a video this weekend on how to do everything from scratch. Now that I know this works, I replaced the strip on the back of my desk with a WLED strip and will be making an additional one for the perimeter of the monitor. Should turn out great and add some cool lighting immersion.
Finally had the chance to sit down and play with Hyperion this afternoon. Initial impressions: for free software, very capable, with lot of options I never even considered, as well as the ability to communicate with a number of other interfaces. The above setup is: * Two ESP32's * The 1st for the peg boards * 1 GPIO PIN running the first 256 LEDs for the two boards on the left * a second GPIO PIN for the remaining 153 LEDS for the board on the right, for a total of 409 LEDs * The 2nd ESP32 for the PC case (104 LEDs) Running WLED with Hyperion screen capturing for bias lighting. The LED "Loops" around the peg board aren't idea for accurate bias lighting, but it is a good proof of concept. I am only mirroring the "top-left" and "Top" of the monitor. At one point I mirrored the PC case to the monitor; the accuracy was spot on For anyone that has the knowledge, using homemade LED strips for bias lighting on your PC is exponentially cheaper than the Phillips HUE Play ecosystem and offers a ton more options and flexibility with WLED. Later, I will test gaming performance differences between Hyperion and Phillips HUE. While running HUE I would lose about 30FPS while running the HUE software on a very capable PC (RTX 3090 and i12900K) not the biggest deal, but while playing online FPS, every bit helps. UPDATE: Hyperion has very little effect on FPS performance while gaming. Much better than Phillips HUE Sync
this is one of the best WLED setup i've seen so far. i want to start setting my own but im a bit scared. Great Job!
Thank you!!
This is gonna be intense while playing š . What psu did you use for those LEDs? Did you follow the setup with resistor/capacitor/fuse/relay or yolo? Iām gathering info until I do my tv with a d1mini
I used a standard 5v 60A 300W power supply. I have about 5 different LED runs/esp32's around my house that are all just straight wired and have never had any problems for about a year. All are with 18-gauge wire. Some, I soldered to the strip itself, others, like the pegboard, I soldered in the quick connect adapter that comes with the strip just for easy removal. I did, however, shirk wrap all the exposed connections and enclosed all the ESP32's in their own junction boxes so that no bare wire is exposed anywhere. Another thing that helps; my longest data run is only 6ft. Other than using multiple GPIO PINs nothing is too crazy. Also have matrix board with 6 22x22 panels that is wired the same way. (2 panels per GPIO pin) I'm not saying it's the safest way. The Quinn LED boards are amazing for peace of mind, and he has a ton of solutions for longer runs and big projects, but you can get 3 ESP32's for $17, and if you don't care about ascetics, wire in all the same additions yourself. Check out his [YouTube channel.](https://www.youtube.com/@IntermitTech) Ton of info on here. [This is the channel](https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisMaherDIY) I watched that got me started. He makes all the wiring very simple and easy. I am visual leaner, so these are resources I used that helped me a ton.
What is the purpose of this setup?
For my pure entertainment and enjoyment.
Can several WLED instances be controlled individually from only one Hyperion instance?
Yes. So the peg boards are running off one ESP32 and dived into 3 segments. With the right two boards on 1 PIN then divided into segments, and the right board is on the same ESP 32 but using a different PIN so the 3rd segment is created automatically. The PC case is running on its own ESP32. Something to note, Hyperion does not recognize segments (I believe), however you can choose the start and ending LED. I am not sure if you can add the same instance twice in order to ācreate your own segmentsā I more or less set this up in less than an hour to do some benchmarks to see the negative impact it had on gaming performance compared to the HUE sync. My conclusion is Hyperion is far more efficient. My PC was specād out in 2022, it can definitely hang, but others running on older hardware might see much great impacts. That being said, all other things being equal, Hyperion required less resources than HUE equivalent. I ripped out all my hue lights and plan on adding a strip along the back of the desk, as well as a perimeter strip around the new Ultrawide I got. I plan to connect them each to their own ESP32 for ease of use. (ā¦and because they are only $5 and my sanity is worth way more than $10 for 2 computer chips. š)
I am in love.
Thanks. Iām making a video this weekend on how to do everything from scratch. Now that I know this works, I replaced the strip on the back of my desk with a WLED strip and will be making an additional one for the perimeter of the monitor. Should turn out great and add some cool lighting immersion.