# \[WLED\] Control channels **URL:** \ **Category:** Bindings\ **Tags:** wled\ **Created:** [January 15, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/wled-control-channels/131886 "2022-01-15T21:45:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![waitz\_sebastian](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/waitz_sebastian/32/21932_2.png) [@waitz\_sebastian](https://community.openhab.org/u/waitz_sebastian)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/wled-control-channels/131886/1 "2022-01-15T21:45:43Z")
Hey there, Just tested the new 3.2 binding using the new JSON API and I really like it. Quick question on two controls. ![image](https://community-openhab-org.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/8/3/830cf033ea2376e9c1605036beab883f5962c521.png) Can I control the left hand “power” button from Openhab? And can I control the overall brightness as the top right dimmer? I tried the MasterControl Channel in OH, but that seems to have different control. Thanks much. ---
**Author:** ![matt1](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/matt1/32/19930_2.png) [@matt1](https://community.openhab.org/u/matt1)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/wled-control-channels/131886/2 "2022-01-15T22:18:39Z")
Glad you like it, the changes are far better for using segments in particular. > [@waitz\_sebastian](#): > > Can I control the left hand “power” button from Openhab? > And can I control the overall brightness as the top right dimmer? Yes you can by using the http or mqtt bindings, the wled binding has not implemented them yet. See here for more detailed reply. > [@WLed: A binding for controlling LED strips and strings from an opensource esp8266 project](https://community.openhab.org/t/wled-a-binding-for-controlling-led-strips-and-strings-from-an-opensource-esp8266-project/87286/164): > > Just leave the global on and brightness at full. Going forward I am considering making a big change to using a bridge and thing. The bridge gets the global controls and then each sub thing is how the binding is now. For people that use segments this will mean performance gains as the bridge will parse only once for all segments. It should be possible to leave a direct thing in place and not cause breaking changes when this is done so you don’t have to move to the bridge design unless you want… There is also a bug in the 3.2 stable binding which will be fixed in the next milestone or you can already download a fixed jar from the thread linked above. Please read at least 4 of my posts in that thread. Your probably wanting the controls because of the bug, so get the fix and it is less of an issue as the binding can turn the global on if it is off and you turn a segment back on. ---
**Author:** ![waitz\_sebastian](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/waitz_sebastian/32/21932_2.png) [@waitz\_sebastian](https://community.openhab.org/u/waitz_sebastian)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 9:52am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/wled-control-channels/131886/3 "2022-01-16T09:52:11Z")
Thanks for your swift reply and pointing to the other thread. Will take a look at the MQTT setup for now as I have some other MQTT devices anyway. ---
**Author:** ![matt1](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/matt1/32/19930_2.png) [@matt1](https://community.openhab.org/u/matt1)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/wled-control-channels/131886/4 "2022-02-03T23:26:15Z")
You can now try the newer version of the binding to get the global controls. [WLed: A binding for controlling LED strips and strings from an opensource esp8266 project - Add-ons / Bindings - openHAB Community](https://community.openhab.org/t/wled-a-binding-for-controlling-led-strips-and-strings-from-an-opensource-esp8266-project/87286/194)