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TheBreeze: W5500 Ethernet DDP Receiver for WLED

WLED usermod that receives DDP pixel data over W5500 Ethernet while using WiFi for relay control

Benjamin

Published April 12, 2026

Original author: HIVKorn · TurkeyOriginal source (new tab)

TheBreeze: W5500 Ethernet DDP Receiver for WLED

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Project description

What Is WLED? https://kno.wled.ge/ WLED is one of the most popular open-source firmware projects for controlling addressable LEDs like WS2812B strips. With over 17,000 GitHub stars, it provides a web-based UI, mobile app support, and dozens of lighting effects, all running on an ESP32 or ESP8266. Most WLED setups rely on WiFi for everything: configuration, remote control, and real-time pixel streaming. That works well for small installations. But when you're pushing pixel data to hundreds or thousands of LEDs at high frame rates, WiFi's shared-medium nature starts to show its limits: dropped…

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