will it WLED - episode 10

Quick Overview

The DeckTok Smart Foldable Floor Lamp successfully integrates with WLED software after minor wiring modifications, demonstrating its capability to function as a highly flexible, portable, and customizable lighting solution, capable of being mounted on the floor or wall, or used freestanding.

Key Points: The DeckTok Smart Foldable Floor Lamp features a unique, highly articulated design allowing each section to bend and rotate 360 degrees, making it versatile for floor or wall mounting. The conversion required cutting the physical remote cable connection and wiring the light strip's power (Red wire/Voltage), data (Yellow wire/Data), and ground (Black wire/GND) to the pre-installed Gledopto ESP32 LED Controller. The Gledopto ESP32 LED Controller accepts 5-12V DC input, with the reviewer opting for a 12V USB-C power bank supply for portability. After initial setup in the WLED app, the reviewer set the total LED count to 40, limited the PSU current to 1800mA, and corrected the color order from BRG to BGR (SWAP M&G) for accurate color display. The flexibility of WLED allows each of the four light segments to be individually controlled for color, brightness, and effects, as demonstrated by assigning different colors to different segments. The lamp proved stable during testing, maintaining connection even when aggressively manipulated into various shapes, confirming its design robustness for dynamic use.

Context: This video is the tenth installment in a series testing whether various commercially available smart lighting products are compatible with the open-source WLED firmware, which offers extensive customization. The product being tested is the DeckTok Smart Foldable Floor Lamp, notable for its scissor-like, multi-jointed structure designed for flexible positioning.

Detailed Analysis

The reviewer unboxes the DeckTok Smart Foldable Floor Lamp, highlighting its unique folding design that allows it to function as a floor lamp or a wall-mounted light fixture due to the 360-degree rotation capability at each joint. The kit includes the light bars, a base, a controller, a remote, and a power supply. The core of the project is integrating this light with WLED, which requires bypassing the proprietary remote by cutting the control cable connecting the lamp to the controller box. The reviewer strips the outer sheath to expose the three internal wires (Voltage, Data, Ground) and connects them to the corresponding V+, GPIO2 (Data), and GND terminals on the pre-installed Gledopto ESP32 LED Controller. The controller supports 5V-12V input, and the reviewer powers the setup using a 12V INIU USB-C power bank for on-the-go testing. Once connected to the WLED app, the reviewer configures the hardware setup: setting the total LEDs to 40, limiting the maximum PSU current to 1800mA, and correcting the color order from the default BRG to BGR (swapping M&G) to achieve correct color representation. The testing confirmed that WLED fully controls the RGB LEDs, allowing independent control over each of the four segments for color, brightness, and effects, and the lamp remained stable even when physically manipulated into complex shapes.