BasicTest on Teensy 3.2

[BuffaloFan32]

I am running the BasicTest Script from the example code of the Octo library on a strip of 179 WS2812 LEDs. By my calculations, the strip should be consuming about 10amps when it gets to full white. I am using a clamp meter to verify that but it says the strip is only pulling 5 amps. Any idea what the difference could be? Also, is there a way to use RGB instead of hex colors with the octo library?

 

[KurtE]

I have not used the OctoWS2811 library, but assuming same library,

they do have a setPixel method which allows you call it with: setPixel(pixel, red, green, blue);

Or you can also do it by: setPixel(pixel, color(red, green, blue));

Which is what the first one actually calls...

 

[BuffaloFan32]

Thanks Kurt, that should work. Any idea why it's pulling such little amperage when the color is set to 0xFFFFFF?

 

[KurtE]

You are welcome, as for the amperage, hopefully one of the EE type people up here can answer that part.