I have zero personal experience, but have chatted with a few people on IRC
who have used them in various projects. Try searching youtube for some
awesome xmas demo's using them on houses . . . If you post on that Beaglefu
forum on Rickta's post he may ( or may not ) respond. Several people have
This below from the ws2801 datasheet , I think this means they can be up to
6 meters apart. ?
The Connection and Driving of Cascading Operation
The transmit the data over long distance by cascading, the WS2801
integrates push-pull output stage with strong driving capability which
enables the
The Christmas lights folks use the Chinese sources all the time. Ray Wu is
one of the better prefered vendors.
-david
On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:50 AM, lynton.r...@computa.com.au wrote:
These is a data sheet for the WS2801
http://www.adafruit.com/datasheets/WS2801.pdf
But what should I
I believe so! Also, the Christmas Lights folks use Cat 6 cabling for
connecting things due to it's superior shielding characteristics. Just chop
off the plugs and don't untwist any more than you have to to solder to.
-david
On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:14 AM, lynton.r...@computa.com.au wrote:
Distance is a problem and I don't remember what it is, I'll dig through my
notes and try to find out. Meanwhile, when distance IS required and it is
too long, they leave a Pixel (or two) inline and program it (them) to be
off all the time. I believe the distance affects the timing and any pixel
thanks for that advise
I hadn't realized those strips had pwm drivers in them already, this looks
like a much easier approach.
looking at these now
12mm Diffused Thin Digital RGB LED Pixels (Strand of 25)
https://www.adafruit.com/product/322
Only thing is I need each LED to be about 2 meters
From my understanding the WS28xx LEDs can be cut to however many LEDs (
count wise ) that you like. My assumption here should mean that if this is
true, you should be able to splice each individual LED at 2M. However,
noise may also play a factor here. Get the datasheet, and read :)
On Sun, Jun
These is a data sheet for the WS2801
http://www.adafruit.com/datasheets/WS2801.pdf
But what should I be looking for ?
I found some cheap alternatives on ebay from hong kong which have 50 pieces
for only $30
