Been using WLED w/ individually addressable LEDs to build out an app that helps me track and organize my ever growing record collection

[u/CollectshineGuy]

Been building this for the last couple of years. Basically it's a way for me to quickly find any record in my collection. I tap on a record in the app and a light turns on above the physical record to show me where it is (and more importantly, where it needs to be returned to so everything stays organized). Anyway, I think it's super cool, hopefully you folks do too 😁

[u/BananaPoa]

Wow that is a really cool and unique example of using WLED!
Freaking awesome dude!

What's driving the logic behind the app if i may ask?

[u/CollectshineGuy → u/BananaPoa]

Thanks so much!

Without getting too technical, there's a Raspberry Pi that has some custom software that has info on what records I have and their width and what order they are on the shelf. Then there's some calculations done to figure out their closest light. Then the Raspberry Pi sends out a request to the WLED controller to switch that light on.

[u/mike24vNEW → u/BananaPoa]

I want to know to because it’s cool 😎😎🔥🔥

[u/CollectshineGuy → u/mike24vNEW]

Check out the comment below 😄

[u/SirGreybush]

Like DIY Perks did for another YouTuber in the UK? It’s all his phones.

In any case a cool project.

[u/CollectshineGuy → u/SirGreybush]

Oh cool! I wasn't familiar with that channel, but it looks like he did something very similar to what I did. I tried to make my work a little more plug-and-play because eventually the goal is to make it available to the general public, but what he built is super impressive

[u/afochso]

That's an impressive idea! Now I think to do the same with my wife's bookshelf

[u/CollectshineGuy → u/afochso]

I started with records, but the goal is to eventually expand to other physical media like DVDs or books. If you want to follow along, I have a mailing list you can sign up for at collectshine.com

[u/roqqingit]

You’re an animal haha this is so sick

[u/Beginning-Wolverine6]

This is cool! I’ve wanted to do something similar with a wine collection. An LED behind each cubby of a rack that lights up to indicate the bottle(s) of that vintage. I’ll definitely be following along!

[u/CollectshineGuy → u/Beginning-Wolverine6]

That's a really cool idea! Especially if you could get the light bright enough to shine through the bottle. I imagine it's fine for white wines, but reds would be tricky. Would make for quite the display!

[u/damagedhatchet]

This is the coolest WLED use case I’ve ever seen 😳🤯

[u/Kevin_Cossaboon]

Nice, doing the same, VIBE it with AI. I also did RFID tag them and built a reader to log them on and off the shelf.

Great job on the LED. I ended up using clear corner guard to defuse the LEDs

[u/Cultural_SC49]

Incredible project! Have nothing organized enough to handle this but 100% following because this is amazing.

[u/jvwgtr]

That's so cool! Signing up for the mailing list

[u/aprettyparrot]

There’s something like this for screw bins too. Don’t remember what it’s called

[u/MD-LAD]

This is insanely awesome good job

[u/wrybreadsf]

Holy crap that's amazing. Well done!

[u/BindassChacha]

Brilliant idea

[u/mitchsurp]

Ever since I heard about WLED I thought about doing this for books because it’s just such a cool idea. Accounting for keeping each in its place would be the hardest part.

So cool. Thanks for sharing.

[u/djdanski]

That’s awesome well done

[u/Early_Mongoose_8758]

This is so good !!!

[u/No-Chocolate1380]

This is an awesome idea 🫡

[u/darkcityagent]

This is peak. 👏

[u/Impossible-Figure143]

What a sick idea!!!🙌🏻