Adding selection for TM1815B Chips on Govee H7041 String Lights #901
Description
Upon recommendation from the WLED github support team, I am writing this request for support on the chip that is in my string of Govee lights.
I have a string of Govee H7041 String Lights and need some help for the TM1815B Chip that is on the board. It appears that this chip is not by WLED or even NEOPIXELBUS? If I am wrong about that, please let me know the best method I need for them to work? I have tried everything on the WLED community forum and github. I do use home assistant and ESPHOME, so I can easily create a controller for the lights if I had the proper settings. I have attempted to do so in WLED and still have been unable to get the lights to turn on. They have encouraged me to reach out to this community in the post below.
A link to this issue is below:
https://github.com/wled/WLED/issues/5087
Any suggestions?
Here is the information on the chip:
https://www.xonelec.com/mpn/titanmicro/tm1815b
Anything would help. Hate to waste these lights!.
Below is the Github comments from the WLED team:
Path Forward
To support these lights properly, WLED would need:
NeoPixelBus library support first - A new timing method for TM1815B would need to be added to the NeoPixelBus library
WLED integration - Once NeoPixelBus supports it, adding the bus type definitions to bus_wrapper.h (similar to how TM1814 and TM1914 are defined)
Recommendation for the User
Unfortunately, without proper TM1815B protocol support, these lights won't work reliably with WLED. The user could:
Open a feature request on the NeoPixelBus repository for TM1815B support
Consider using different LED strips that use supported chips
Wait for community contributions to add TM1815B support
Would you like me to help draft a response to the user explaining this, or create a feature request issue for tracking TM1815B support?