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DIY version renamed to QuinLED-An-Penta-DIY!

“Analog” PWM LED dimmers

The QuinLED-An-Penta line-up is a line of “analog” PWM LED dimmers. The main target of these dimmers is to either use them standalone using the WLED software or natively integrated into Home Assistant using either WLED or ESPhome.

Analog PWM dimming means you can dim LED strips that don’t have any digital ICs on there sometimes also called “dumb” LED strips. Go here for the Digitally Addressable controllers.
Generally these type of strips are identified by having multiple wires labeled R, B, G, WW, CW. This type of LED strip needs to be controlled using PWM dimming, the QuinLED An-Penta line-up will help you do so, including pre-assembled boards you can just buy and use without having to solder anything!

Some unique features of the QuinLED An-Penta line-up:

  • All boards based on Espressif ESP32 (mini uses ESP32-C3)
    • High performance controller
  • Fully internally fused positive outputs
    • If something goes wrong the fuses will protect your wires and strips from a fire!
  • High Quality PWM dimming
    • 12v-48v support, Tuned circuits with MOSFET drivers, precise high bit depth control, high PWM frequency support, custom DC-DC design combined with heavy decoupling capacitors to try and minimize PWM noise
  • Additional features including
    • External Antenna for excellent reception, dedicated button/switch input terminals with HW debounce, onboard temperature sensor option, i2c “Stemma QT/QWIIC” port for additional sensors, etc.
  • Native Home Assistant
    • Easily and natively integrates into your smart home, no bridges or other complicated setups required
    • All boards are capable of running WLED, ESPhome or Tasmota software
  • Color coded terminals for ease of use!
    • All terminals are clearly labelled and color coded so even when fumbling around in hard to reach places it’s clear which plugs go where!
  • You buy it, you own it
    • No vendor lock-in, No App lock-in, No cloud requirement or anything like that
    • Fully open and programmable using USB-C port and programming hardware onboard!

Next to the above features each of the boards in the line-up will have specific features for that board, please select the board best suited for your application below!

Pre-Assembled

  • QuinLED An-Penta-Mini
    • Based on ESP32-C3 with USB-C programming interface
    • Small and compact aluminum chassis, 2x medium power channels + 3x low power channels
      • Up to 10A of total output capability‎

  • QuinLED An-Penta-Deca
    • Based on ESP32 with USB-C programming interface
    • In aluminum housing with 15x medium power channels
      • For any combination of White, Dual White, RGB, RGBW or even 3x RGB+CCT on a single board
      • Up to 30A of total output capability

  • QuinLED An-Penta-Plus
    • Based on ESP32 with USB-C programming interface
    • In aluminum housing with 5x high power analog channels + 1x digital channel
      • Buck-converter option for running the digital LEDs at a different voltage
    • High power channels support up to 10A and are prepared for very high power white strips with extra power injection terminals
      • Up to 30A of total output capability
    • Ethernet for hardwiring directly into your network
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DIY

  • QuinLED An-Penta-DIY    (The original DIY board, 5 channels, MOSFET gate drivers, Ethernet option)

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