--- title: WLED Lighting for my Desk | daily.dev description: A personal project walkthrough covering the installation of WLED-powered RGBW LED tape lighting in a closet-converted desk space. The setup uses 1.5m of SK6812... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/wled-lighting-for-my-desk-oqfykdsk3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: WLED Lighting for my Desk | daily.dev og:description: A personal project walkthrough covering the installation of WLED-powered RGBW LED tape lighting in a closet-converted desk space. The setup uses 1.5m of SK6812... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/wled-lighting-for-my-desk-oqfykdsk3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OqFYKDsK3.png og:image:alt: WLED Lighting for my Desk og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # WLED Lighting for my Desk **[apalrd's adventures](https://daily.dev/sources/apalrd)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal project walkthrough covering the installation of WLED-powered RGBW LED tape lighting in a closet-converted desk space. The setup uses 1.5m of SK6812 RGBW LEDs at 60 LED/m (90 total), a QuinLED DigUno controller with wired Ethernet, and a 5V 10A power supply. WLED was discovered automatically on the network and integrated with Home Assistant via its built-in discovery, exposing full lighting control through the HA integration. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many amps does a 1.5m SK6812 RGBW 60 LED/m strip draw at full brightness? A 1.5m SK6812 RGBW strip at 60 LED/m (90 LEDs total) draws an estimated 4.9A at full brightness with all RGB channels and the dedicated white channel on simultaneously. A 5V 10A power supply is sufficient and provides comfortable headroom above that draw. _Makers sizing power supplies for LED projects share findings like these on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Architectural LED Install Shows How To Do It With Style](https://daily.dev/posts/architectural-led-install-shows-how-to-do-it-with-style-joz8wpgk5) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [This ESP32-powered WLED matrix mirrors your movements on a colorful RGB screen](https://daily.dev/posts/this-esp32-powered-wled-matrix-mirrors-your-movements-on-a-colorful-rgb-screen-a6mufsijw) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I made a really small LED panel](https://daily.dev/posts/i-made-a-really-small-led-panel-t3blolevw) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [This LED Strip Clock Aims To Make Your Next One Easier, Too](https://daily.dev/posts/this-led-strip-clock-aims-to-make-your-next-one-easier-too-iwihhc4c3) · Hackaday · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Mod This IKEA Lamp Into Smart Lighting For Not A Lot](https://daily.dev/posts/mod-this-ikea-lamp-into-smart-lighting-for-not-a-lot-nlpkvl3no) · Hackaday · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#iot](https://daily.dev/tags/iot) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/wled-lighting-for-my-desk-oqfykdsk3) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"WLED Lighting for my Desk","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/wled-lighting-for-my-desk-oqfykdsk3","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/wled-lighting-for-my-desk-oqfykdsk3"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:55:32.906Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:24:50.521Z","description":"A personal project walkthrough covering the installation of WLED-powered RGBW LED tape lighting in a closet-converted desk space. 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