From 57fc823ccf31a205c912554f7892d8c12bcaff05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Franck Nijhof Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 14:27:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix WLED power and brightness with WLED 0.10+ (#13686) --- source/_integrations/wled.markdown | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_integrations/wled.markdown b/source/_integrations/wled.markdown index 52186c783c7..d28eefea91b 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/wled.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/wled.markdown @@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ ha_domain: wled implementation of an ESP8266/ESP32 webserver to control NeoPixel (WS2812B, WS2811, SK6812, APA102, and similar) LED's. +While Home Assistant supports WLED 0.8.4 and higher, the use of WLED 0.10 and +newer is recommended to get the optimal experience. + ## Configuration This integration can be configured using the integrations in the @@ -45,6 +48,21 @@ entity. Only native supported features of a light in Home Assistant are supported (which includes effects). +### Using WLED segments + +WLED can split a single LED strip into multiple segments. +These segments can be controlled separately in WLED and in Home Assistant as +well. The fully-featured segment control has been introduced in WLED 0.10 +but has been partly around via APIs since WLED 0.8.6. + +If WLED has 1 segment defined (the default), that one segment controls the whole +LED strip. Home Assistant creates a single light entity to control the +strip. + +If WLED has 2 or more segments, each segment gets its own light entity in +Home Assistant. Additionally, a master light entity is created. This master +entity controls the strip power and overall brightness applied to all segments. + ## Sensors This integration provides sensors for the following information from WLED: