TLDR: Mostly wondering about some controller that's the easiest to use for LED strips, with least amount of soldering or adding pieces to the setup. More so plug and play for hardware?

I have been looking into getting LED strips for a room. I'd like to be able to use software to program or set my own lighting scenes and movements with the lights.

It looks like many DIY kits require soldering and slightly complicated wire diagrams with amplifiers and adding extra wires to avoid voltage drops.

Any easier kits that pretty much have most of the tedious work done with the hardware portion of the LED strips, but still allow me to use arduino or something similar to program lighting scenes?

Thanks

Looking at this makes me a bit confused. I think for this image, the person said to do this every 2 meters of LED strips to supply sufficient power. Which seems like a lot to do? also i am having trouble following all of the steps lol


This post was edited by noob_whacker on Dec 7 2019 12:54pm

Something like this?


https://www.amazon.com/MINGER-Changing-Lighting-Flexible-Decoration/dp/B07JP5375R/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=led+strip+light&qid=1575745013&sr=8-3


I have these around the house. Some in front windows for decorating u can ccontrol with your phone or remote
I also have a strip inside my pc connected to my mobo. Which i can control with the lighting program for my mobo

yeah that's def the least amount of soldering.

ok cool thanks. it looks like if i want mutliple strips I need a separate power plug for each?
and I don't think i can program those? but you said you plug it into your pc somehow?

Arduino strips are pretty cool. I had a ambient lighting setup behind my tv for awhile, would change the colors in real time to what was currently on the screen.

The amazon kits are better if you dont want to mess with soldering and programing the arduino.

U can connect multiple strips together

U can either get them powered thru a power outlet
Or yes i have a strip plugged into my motherboard

I might not be able to do it today but let me know if u need i can take some pictures of mine and show you kinda what i mean

go on the bay of e and search for addressable led strips/controllers

u mean ebay?

no