Hello,
I am using Teensy 3.2 and the OctoWS2811 Adaptor board, and I am hitting the usual powersupply/ground problems of any hardware newbie like me will hit with any great than 320 leds strips.
I still need to understand exactly what is the meaning of what the documentation of the WS2811 Adaptor states here:
"If Teensy 3.2 will be powered by the LED strip power supply, 5V and ground wires should be run together with the CAT6 cables and connected to the +5V and GND pads on the adaptor boards""
Can someone explain this sentence with a simple wiring diagram?
I guess it is something like this ugly ascii art:
Then Ethernet CAT5/6 cable out of the Adaptor is connected to the led strips like this:
and also the powersupply is connected to the led strip, like this:
Where's my error (a part trying without proper knowledge?) ?
Thanks a lot!
p.s. i am using a powersupply 5V 20Amps, that should be fine for 320 leds I hope.
I am using Teensy 3.2 and the OctoWS2811 Adaptor board, and I am hitting the usual powersupply/ground problems of any hardware newbie like me will hit with any great than 320 leds strips.
I still need to understand exactly what is the meaning of what the documentation of the WS2811 Adaptor states here:
"If Teensy 3.2 will be powered by the LED strip power supply, 5V and ground wires should be run together with the CAT6 cables and connected to the +5V and GND pads on the adaptor boards""
Can someone explain this sentence with a simple wiring diagram?
I guess it is something like this ugly ascii art:
Code:
powersupplyV+ o------- >OctoWS2811Adaptor 5V
powersupplyground o-------> OctoWS2811Adaptor GND
Code:
eth data o------> DI led strip
eth ground o------> GND led strip
Code:
powersupplyground o-----> GND led strip
powersupplyV+ o-----> 5v led strip
Thanks a lot!
p.s. i am using a powersupply 5V 20Amps, that should be fine for 320 leds I hope.