Adding infrared control to your project is easy. WLED comes preprogrammed to use a variety of common IR remote controls, so you can get instant functionality with just a little bit of setup.
The Sparkle Motion Stick has an onboard IR sensor on pin 10. To use the IR receiver, you will need to install the pre-release version of WLED (version 0.16).
To use the IR receiver, you will need to install the pre-release version of WLED (version 0.16).
Click the LED Preferences tab and scroll down to Hardware Setup.
Change the IR GPIO pin to 10 and select which remote you're using from the dropdown.
Remote Usage: 44 Key Remote
This 44-Key Remote is a popular option to WLED.
Change the brightness or turn the strip on and off with the buttons on the top row.
When you have the "solid" effect selected in WLED, the color buttons near the top of the remote will change the colors, making the pixels act like a "dumb" RGB strip.
On my 44-key remote, there are buttons near the bottom labeled "DIY1", "DIY2" etc. WLED will automatically assign your animation presets to these buttons so you can select your favorite presets or playlists. Simply save the presets you want to the first 6 preset slots and the buttons will pull them up.
Head over to the WLED wiki at https://kno.wled.ge/ to delve into all the particulars.
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