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What kind of lights should i get to make the insides of the houses light up in a semi-realistic (and configurable via computer) way.

Basically, im planning on setting up the lighting for my model train to be controllable with a raspberry-pi type computer, and controlling the lights with WLED.

I cant drill any holes in the table, so i need a kind of led solution that can be hidden but can be quite bright when in one of the houses, so maybe very spaced chrismas-type rgb lights, and also follow a common standard for control with a breadboard.

I live in canada, so links to canadian vendors is preffered

Anyways, i can provide more info if needed, and sorry if this isnt a fit for this community.

wesker ,
@wesker@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I have no suggestion, except to say this is very cool.

Blisterexe OP ,

Thanks! Heres the whole thing, its HO scale.

https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/72be0b86-2da3-44b1-990f-4ecc74a55623.webp

https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/296482db-c5f3-43bb-bebc-671d7bd344e8.webp

https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/1345de98-7f26-405b-8116-eefb53769210.webp

N1ghtstalk3r ,
@N1ghtstalk3r@lemmy.world avatar

I’ll second what the person above said, this is incredibly cool.

Kanzar ,

The lighting systems for Lego kits use teeny tiny LEDs and use very thin cables. Perhaps there are generic options available?

I just googled miniatures LED and some leads popped up for me.

cubism_pitta ,

I use WLED a lot with strip lights and things and it works great

If you do WLED you should have no need for a bread board. Just get an ESP8266 with male headers and a nice(ish) 12V power supply that can run your strip. From Arduino to LED strip you only need to connect the data pin and ensure 12V PSU ground and 5V PSU ground are connected.

I am leaving the hiding of wires out because I have no clue.

I am curious as to what strip you are planning to use as you will need to (at least from my perspective) hack it apart and extend it with wires to get it nice.

(I advocate for RGB LEDs even though you only need warm white; the stupid stuff you can do with RGB on top of it having warm white is worth it)

db2 ,

Fiber might be a good option, with diffusers on the business end.

cubism_pitta ,

That could be an awesome solution to OPs biggest challenge

Blisterexe OP , (edited )

ooh, shielded fiber looks like a great option, thanks

edit: i might not be able to find one at a price i can afford

Blisterexe OP , (edited )

If you do WLED you should have no need for a bread board. Just get an ESP8266 with male headers and a nice(ish) 12V power supply that can run your strip. From Arduino to LED strip you only need to connect the data pin and ensure 12V PSU ground and 5V PSU ground are connected.

til, thanks!

I am leaving the hiding of wires out because I have no clue.

that part’s easy

I am curious as to what strip you are planning to use as you will need to (at least from my perspective) hack it apart and extend it with wires to get it nice.

i may not have been clear, that was the question, im not sure how to get a rgb strip with big enough gaps between the leds

cubism_pitta ,

WLED its built to work with ESP8266 / ESP32 So I recommend just getting an ESP8266; its the older and cheaper of the two at $15 for 5 (clone)

I was asking about RGB strip because using WLED effectively means you will be using one of some sort. I don’t think I would build it the same way but if I wanted to solve the problem with LED Strips I would get this

www.amazon.com/…/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9…

This strip is nice because it has cutlines after every LED (some strips have the cut lines at every 3) If you are comfortable soldering you can cut the LEDs apart and use wire to connect them together to get things from house to house

Blisterexe OP ,

that sounds like a good idea, my goal is to have one (or several) leds in each house, and be able to control them seperately, if i cant find anything else ill use your solution, but ill try and find something that doesnt require soldering first.

Ill probably use a ESP32 because theyre like 20 bucks with a wifi module and ship fast.

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