This project was a challenging one. I have an AOC 34″ Curved Monitor attached to my Gaming Laptop.
I was looking to create a more immersive gaming environment and looked at different options for LED strips.
All the options on the market required a HDMI passthrough in order to extract the data to power the LED strip.
So there began the challenge.
I chose to use a custom cut and soldered WS2811b LED strip powered by a NodeMCU with OLED, that was flashed with WLED and sent data from the laptop by the Hyperion app.
Sound confusing? Well it was a challenge but the result was pretty spectacular.
Here’s the breakdown in components:
- WS2811b LED Strip (5V) – WS2811b LED Strip (5V)
- NodeMCU with OLED – NodeMCU with OLED
- WLED – https://kno.wled.ge/
- Hyperion – https://github.com/hyperion-project
In the video above, for testing the NodeMCU is powered with a power brick. After filming, I found a case for the NodeMCU and mounted it to the back of the monitor and powered it from one of the monitor’s 5V USB connections.
The end result is pretty cool and I’ve been extremely happy with it.
