WLED Binding

This binding allows you to auto discover and use LED strings based on the WLED project: https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED (opens new window)

Supported Things

Thing Type ID	Description
json	A bridge to a WLED device using the JSON API. Add this thing first.
segment	A segment is used to turn a LED strip or string, into 1 or more lights. Each segment is like a separate light globe that can have its own color or effect.

Discovery

The auto discovery will find your WLED if your network supports mDNS and the UDP port 5353 is not blocked by a fire wall. Before discovering any WLED devices, you may wish to name them by providing a 'Server description' in the WLED web page, CONFIG>User Interface> setup page. openHAB will then discover and auto name your WLED bridge thing to the name provided as the 'Server description'. Segments will be discovered with an Inbox scan after the bridge thing is first showing up as ONLINE. Any segments that have been given a name in the WLED firmware, will be given the same name when discovery adds them to the Inbox.

Bridge Thing Configuration

Parameter	Description	Required	Default
address	The full URL to your WLED device. Example is http://192.168.0.2:80	Y
pollTime	How often in seconds you want the states of the LED fetched in case you make changes with a non openHAB app, web browser, or the light is auto changing FX or presets.	Y	10
saturationThreshold	Allows you to use a colorpicker control linked to the masterControls channel to trigger only using the pure white LEDs instead of creating fake white light from the RGB channels. Try setting the value to 12 or leave this on 0 for RGB strings.	Y	0

Bridge Thing Channels

Channel	Type	Description
globalBrightness	Dimmer	Changes the brightness of all segments at the same time.
presets	String	A list of presets that you can select from and will display -1 when no presets are running.
playlists	String	A list of playlists that you can select from and will display -1 when none are running.
presetCycle	Switch	Turns ON/OFF the automatic changing from one preset to the next. Only in V0.12.0 and older firmwares.
presetDuration	Number:Time	How long in seconds it will display a preset for, before it begins to change from one preset to the next with presetCycle turned ON. Only in V0.12.0 and older firmwares.
transformTime	Number:Time	How long in seconds it takes to transform/morph from one look to the next.
sleep	Switch	Turns on the sleep or 'night light' timer which can be configured to work in many different ways. Refer to WLED documentation for how this can be setup. The default action is the light will fade to OFF over the next 60 minutes.
sleepMode	String	Timed Light Mode selects how the light will fade or increase when the sleep timer is turned ON.
sleepDuration	Number:Time	Time it takes to change/fade to the target brightness.
sleepTargetBrightness	Dimmer	Sets how bright the light will be after the sleep duration time has expired.
syncSend	Switch	Sends UDP packets that tell other WLED lights to follow this one.
syncReceive	Switch	Allows UDP packets from other WLED lights to control this one.
liveOverride	String	A value of "0" turns off, "1" will override live data to display what you want, and "2" overrides until you reboot the ESP device.

Thing Configuration

Parameter	Description	Required	Default
segmentIndex	The index number to the LED segment you wish these channels to control. Leave on 0 if you do not know what a segment is.	Y	0

Thing Channels

Channel	Type	Description
masterControls	Color	Gives you control over the WLED segment like it is any normal light. Tag this control for Alexa or Google/Nest to change the lights instantly to any colour, brightness or on/off state that you ask for regardless of what mode the light is in.
segmentBrightness	Dimmer	Allows you to Dim and turn the entire segment ON and OFF.
primaryColor	Color	The primary colour used in FX.
primaryWhite	Dimmer	The amount of white light used in the primary colour. Only available if you have RGBW LEDs.
secondaryColor	Color	The secondary colour used in FX.
secondaryWhite	Dimmer	The amount of white light used in the second colour. Only available if you have RGBW LEDs.
tertiaryColor	Color	The third colour used in FX.
tertiaryWhite	Dimmer	The amount of white light used in the third colour. Only available if you have RGBW LEDs.
palettes	String	A list of colour palettes you can select from that are used in the FX.
fx	String	A list of Effects you can select from.
speed	Dimmer	Changes the speed of the loaded effect.
intensity	Dimmer	Changes the intensity of the loaded effect.
mirror	Switch	Mirror the effect for this segment.
reverse	Switch	Reverse the effect for this segment.
grouping	Number	The number of LEDs that are grouped together to display as one pixel in FX. Use metadata to display a list widget slider.
spacing	Number	The number of LEDs that will not light up in between FX pixels. Use metadata to display a list widget slider.

Rule Actions

This binding has two rule Actions savePreset(int presetNumber) and savePreset(int presetNumber, String presetName) which can save the current state of the WLED string into a preset slot that you can specify.

In Xtend rules, you can use the Actions like this.

getActions("wled", "wled:json:XmasTree").savePreset(5,"Flashy Preset")

Sitemap Example

If you use the ADMIN>MODEL>Create equipment from thing feature you can use the below and just change the name before the underscore to match what you named the segment thing when it was added via the Inbox.

*.sitemap

        Text label="XmasLights" icon="rgb"{
            Switch item=XmasTree_MasterControls
            Slider item=XmasTree_SegmentBrightness
            Colorpicker item=XmasTree_MasterControls
            Switch item=XmasTree_SleepTimer
            Colorpicker item=XmasTree_PrimaryColor
            Colorpicker item=XmasTree_SecondaryColor
            Selection item=XmasTree_Effect
            Selection item=XmasTree_Palettes
            Selection item=XmasTree_Presets
            Default item=XmasTree_FXSpeed
            Default item=XmasTree_FXIntensity            
            Selection item=XmasTree_TransformTime mappings=[0='0 seconds', 2 ='2 seconds', 10='10 seconds', 30='30 seconds', 60='60 seconds']
        }
        

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