How To Make SMART NEON LED SIGNS | Low Cost with Alexa, Hue & WiFi Controls
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2024
- Easily build your own custom LED Neon Signs with Alexa, Hue and App integration.
Simply follow this detailed, step-by-step guide. This video is sponsored by PCBway. 👇 More info below 👇
In today's project, I'll show you how I made three different but effective large Neon LED wall signs. They have WiFi, Alexa and Philips Hue integration thanks to WLED running on the Wemos D1 Mini on the reverse.
This is alongside a discreet but easy to access set of physical controls for switching the sign on/off or adjusting the brightness without having to chat to your voice assistant or finding your phone.
List of items used in this project and where to find them:
■ 5v power supply : geni.us/5vPowerSupply5a (allow at least 2A per metre)
■ Neon effect LED strips: geni.us/NeonLEDStrip5v
■ ESP8266 Dev Board: geni.us/wemosD1
■ MOSFET Transistor (IRLB8721PBF) (x2) geni.us/IRLB8721PBF
■ Logic Level Shifter (74AHCT125): geni.us/74AHCT125-LLS
■ Barrel connector suitable for your amperage: geni.us/HighAmpDCBarrel
■ 50k Potentiometer: geni.us/Potentiometers
■ Slide toggle switch: geni.us/SlideSwitchSPDT
■ Power switch: geni.us/Power-Switch
■ Electrical hook-up wire: geni.us/22AWGWire
■ 3D Jakes filament: geni.us/3DJake
■ Projects PCB: www.pcbway.com/project/member...
Electronics Kit on my international Etsy: diymachines.etsy.com/uk/listi...
These are some of my favourite tools I use and can recommend:
■ Battery-powered glue gun: geni.us/BoschBatteryGlueGun
■ Bosch Bit Driver: geni.us/Bosch-Screwdriver
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The WLED firmware can be downloaded from here:
install.wled.me/
3D printed parts, wiring diagrams, FAQ etc can be found here:
www.diymachines.co.uk/how-to-...
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Discord server for this project: / discord
The Discord community is a fantastic place to reach out for help or to help other makers.
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List of camera and lighting equipment I use:
Sony A7 III: geni.us/Sony-Alpha7-III
Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 RXD A036SF Lens for Sony-FE : geni.us/TamronRXD-28-75mm
Aputure Amaran HR672C: geni.us/AputureAmaranHR672C
Aputure MC: geni.us/FAPGL
RØDE VideoMic Pro+: geni.us/RodeVideoMic-ProPlus
Blue Snowball iCE: geni.us/BlueSnowball-iCE
Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus: geni.us/PhilipsHue-LightStrip
Disclaimer:
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Would like to see the video on how to design my own neon lettering please using fusion360
Thanks for the vote.
Hi, great video. Would love to see your video on designing the letters in fusion 360.
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Thanks for the sub! and your vote is noted. 👍🏼
Would LOVE to see a tutorial on how to make the signs. Thanks for all the work you do, genuinely one of the best DIY channels on the platform.
If you are going to update the PCB, you can use "mouse bites" to make it easy to separate the different power distribution pcbs.
Thanks for the suggestion - I'm reading up on them right now. 👍🏼
Thank you for yet another beautiful and comprehensive DIY video, it is always a pleasure 🙂
Thank you! You're welcome. 🙂
I would like to know how to make our own designs! Thank you so much from Spain!
Great video Wallace. Wish you would've included Grommit in this one!
Me too!
I’ve been on an LED/WLED kick for awhile now and I’ve been wanting to do an LED neon signs for a long time. I even have the strip, just haven’t done the cad. I have yet to make one of your projects, but I appreciate the effort and depth of your videos and I save a lot of them in my “hopefully one day” project folder. But, this one is at the top of the list and hopefully I can get one as soon as I touch up a WLED matrix Christmas tree and get it put away.
Also, pretty sure the WLED app you show at 24:37 is the deprecated version and is no longer available on the App Store (the US store, at least) and the version they recommend is “wled-native”
Brilliant and beautiful.... I love it... Please could you show how to design our own on Fusion. Keep up the wonderful work.
Great job, as always 👍
Thank you. 😊
I adore this channel. I love DIY and you are such an awesome host! You seem so nice and I love the calm, can-do attitude you bring to these projects. Thanks so much!
Thank you so much!
I have these neon strips lying around and I was thinking to make a neon sign, perfectly timed video! Thank you!
You're most welcome. Enjoy building your neon project. 🙂
love your projects
Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed it.
Great project. Can I use this with Google Home? Or is it only compatable with Alexa? Thanks for the idea. I'll be using this in several projects.
Nice job but the one change I would suggest is to use 2 red wires for the switch. I can see some people who may not be strong with electronics getting confused that you connected the red wire from the barrel plugin to the black wire on the switch. In my electronic projects I always use the same colour wire for both terminals on switches to avoid any chance of them being hooked up wrong accidentally.
That is an excellent idea, thanks for the suggestion. I appreciate it. It would be easier to follow. I was a little lazy and was using the wires pre-attached to the DC barrel and power switch.
@@DIYMachines Yeah, as I was watching I was wondering why is he connecting the positive wire to the negative wire and then realized, oh yeah it's a switch and doesn't matter. Thought I would point it out as others may get confused as well and not figure it out.
Nice
Would like to see the tutorial doing your lettering in fusion 360
Thanks, great level of details! Could you please explain why the logic level converter is required to drive mosfets?
There's no need to use the level shifter to drive those mosfets. Guessing he thought it was needed as it's good practice to use them with addressable LEDs and WLED. Those mosfets will trigger on 3.3V from the ESP8266.
@@ChunkySteveo thanks for clarifying!
would definitely be interested in a making video
Heh, I added Alexa support to my 3m giant 13x2 Clock/Shelf version of your build two years ago to override the timed on/off cycles and the brightness. I used an ESP32, which by the way has way better wifi range than the 8266 and a second core for fancy animations. :D
Another great project! Thank you!, May I ask, on the original desktop lamp Neon sign you produced, I made two of them, and on both signs when I try to dim using the potentiometer, they "blink" rather than dim. Could you suggest what I may have done wrong in order to fix this? I look forward to this project as well! Thank you!
Definitely trying this I have been flying fpv for nearly 10 years and always built my own drones and racing drones so I'm OK with soldering and a small amount of firmware adjustment,would I be OK attempting this, I did build my own ground station for my antennas and a racing timer so I should be OK right ?? Live your channel
Is there a possibility to sync with google nest instead of alexa?
Did you list the drill also. Okay I seen the list
Please make large cnc machine for wall printing
Can you explain the need for the two MOSFETs in parallel?
To help cope with increased power requirements while keeping their heat lower (as the land is spread)
Yeah, thanks for sending my Alexa batshit. 🤦🏼♂️ Maybe don't use the wake word in your videos...