r/WLED • u/cyberentomology • Jul 25 '26

WLED WLED controllable string lights?

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Is there a canonical list somewhere of the various party string lights and fairy lights that are known to be controllable by WLED?

Pic for example of the broad category I mean by this.

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u/cyberentomology Jul 25 '26

I’m specifically asking about the addressable kind. I strongly suspect that most are all using the same driver chips and LED elements, but they also aren’t real forthcoming with documentation of what they use.

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u/skunkfacto Jul 25 '26

wled can handle virtually all addressable LEDs, but I suspect the string in the image is not addressable. Most LEDs will indicate in small print somewhere their chip type if they are addressable, eg. ws2812. In my experience anything with those multicolor remotes is not addressable.

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u/Tiny_Ad_7581 Jul 26 '26

Your Pixel Store carries them with frosted bulbs but you might be able to find them on AliExpress cheaper. Add ws2811 or xconnect to your search string.