[RELEASE] Edge Driver WLED Lite - Lightweight & Fast Driver

Devices & Integrations
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Hi Community!

I'm happy to share my new WLED Lite driver. The main goal of this driver is to be extremely lightweight and fast, focused on not overloading your SmartThings Hub while keeping all essential daily features.

It was designed for those who want instant local control of their WLED strips without the complexity of heavy drivers that monitor hundreds of unnecessary parameters.

🚀 Highlights

  • 100% Local: Works over LAN (Wi-Fi), no cloud required.
  • Super Lightweight: Optimized to minimize Hub CPU usage. Clean logs and efficient polling.
  • Auto Discovery: Automatically finds your WLED devices via mDNS or IP Scan.

💡 Features

  • Basic Control: On/Off and Brightness (Dimmer).
  • Colors: Full RGB Color control and Color Temperature (Simulated CCT).
  • Effects: "Random Effect" button to instantly apply a random effect.
  • Presets: Quick access to your WLED Presets (1 to 10) directly from SmartThings.
  • Sync Control: Independent switches for Sync Send and Sync Receive (UDPN).

📦 Installation

To install, click the button below to join the channel:

🚀 INSTALL WLED LITE DRIVER

Alternative Link: https://bestow-regional.api.smartthings.com/invite/Boj0KokVndlA

How to Install:

  1. Accept the invitation using the link above.
  2. In the channel page, install the WLED Lite driver.
  3. In the SmartThings App, go to "Add Device" -> "Scan for nearby devices".
  4. Your WLED devices should be discovered automatically!

Developed by Pattetech.
If you like it, please leave your feedback below!

Tested with WLED v0.14+ on ESP32 and ESP8266.

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What service is searched for with mDNS?

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The Edge driver utilizes the native st.mdns library for discovery. It searches for two service types:

  1. _wled._tcp (Primary check for devices specifically advertising WLED)
  2. _http._tcp (Generic fallback, which then checks if the device responds to a valid WLED /json/info API call)

If mDNS fails, the driver also includes a fallback mechanism that performs an IP scan on the local subnet.

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Muito bom, mais uma opção que temos no mercado, e só de não depender de nuvem, já facilita. That’s great, another option we have on the market, and just not depending on the cloud already makes things easier.

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So I was really excited to try this but my WLED devices are not discovered following the above instructions.

I checked…

  1. The edge driver is installed on the hub.

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  2. WLED controller is running on my ubiquity IOT vlan and device can be controlled via the app. wled version 0.15.1.Amazon.com: GLEDOPTO ESP32 WLED Controller DC 5V-24V IP65 Waterproof Dynamic RGB IC Lighting DIY Outdoor Lighting WiFi APP Control for WS2811 WS2812 SK6812 TM1814 WS2813 WS2815 Digital Addressable Strip Light : Tools & Home Improvement

  3. Tablet/Phone are on the same IOT network

  4. Tested adding device with both Android and iOS

Anyone have any suggestions as to what I might try next?

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…and just like that it started working. I suspect something on the smartthings side changed plus there were a couple of reboots the other day.