Getting Started¶
Congrats on your new M-1! Pick your firmware below and the rest of the M-1 wiki follows your choice.
New units ship with WLED. Units shipped earlier came with WLED-MM. Open your M-1 in a browser and tap Info to see which you have: 16.0.1 or newer is WLED, 14.5.1 is WLED-MM. Running ESPHome instead? Head to Set Up ESPHome.
Attach M-1 LED Controller¶
Your M-1 LED Matrix and M-1 controller were shipped separately to minimize damage in shipping. Gently attach the controller to the back of the M-1 LED Matrix panel as shown in the GIF below.
Connect to Wi-Fi¶
1. Plug in USB-C power. The M-1 boots to a picture of Apollo, our mascot, then displays a setup card on the panel.
2. On your phone or computer, look for the new Wi-Fi network called Apollo M-1 and join it. Once connected, a "Welcome to WLED!" page should pop up, but if it does not that's ok. Either scan the QR code on the LED matrix or go to http://4.3.2.1/ in a browser such as Firefox, Chrome, or Safari. The Welcome to WLED page shows up.
3. Tap WIFI SETTINGS, enter your network name and password, and tap Save & Connect.
Set your mDNS address here too
Enter something like apollo-led-matrix and you can reach the device at http://apollo-led-matrix.local instead of hunting for its IP.
The M-1 reboots onto your network and the panel lights up with the default effect. Nothing else to configure, the shipped image already sets up a single 64x64 panel.
Your device is ready to connect to your Wi-Fi and begin controlling via Home Assistant, the WLED app for iPhone and Android, or via a web browser!
1. Plug in the USB-C power in and the M-1 device will boot within a couple seconds. Head to the available Wi-Fi networks on your phone and select Apollo M-1. It should pop up saying "Welcome to WLED!". If this popup does not occur, please open a web browser and navigate to http://4.3.2.1/ or http://wled.me and you should be prompted with the same image seen below.
2. Tap on WI-FI Settings then input your Wi-Fi SSID where it shows Your_Network and input your Wi-Fi password directly below it and then click Save and Connect.
You can also set your hostname here such as apollo-led-matrix
Later, you can use this to access your device at http://apollo-led-matrix.local in a browser instead of using the IP address!
Post-Connect Setup¶
Please complete setup by changing a few settings!
The firmware we use currently does not support us pre-configuring a few settings but they are required to be set for you to use the M-1 LED Matrix successfully. Please follow the two steps below to finish setting up your device!
1. Click on Config, then LED Preferences. set Chain Length to 1 then uncheck the "enable automatic brightness limiter and click Save. Make sure to select Hub75Matrix is set to 64x64.
2. Click on Config, then 2D Configuration. Select 2D Matrix, click the circle next to Basic, change the Panel dimensions (WxH) to 64 x 64 and click Save.
Join to Home Assistant¶
1. Open your integrations page in Home Assistant. The M-1 is discovered automatically by the WLED integration. Click Add, then Submit. Give it a name and an Area, then click Finish.
2. From this page you can control your M-1 in Home Assistant. Change the color, pick effects, run presets, and more.
1. Open your integrations page in Home Assistant. The M-1 is discovered automatically by the WLED integration.
2. Click Add, then Submit.
3. Give it a name and a location, then click Skip and Finish.
4. Open the WLED integration page and click your M-1.
5. From here you can change the color, pick effects, run presets, and more.
What Next¶
Draw your own images and scrolling text right on the device with Pixel Forge, or wire up more panels with Multiple Panels.
Add a custom GIF to your matrix, or add more panels with Multiple Panels. On a Rev6 controller you can also move up to WLED and keep your settings.