Hey all..
Been drilling down the forums looking for answers for my questions before I spit them out on this thread. I’ve got the basis down I just want to confirm and ask some questions. Any help would be greatly appreciated or Links to anywhere would be as well =)
Here’s what I’m looking to do in a nut shell.
50 strips of WS2812b laid out top to bottom spanning a 75’ wall all 1M strips debating on going with 60LEDs vs 144LEDs.. I’m leaning more towards the 144 just because it will look more defined but 60 LEDs may be more cost effective.
The LED’s will not be side by side nor at the same height.. so it’s not going be a display but more of just ambient lighting affects for the wall..
I was working with a UNO as a proof of concept only to realize the board can’t drive 720pixels. Thus me ending up here.
I’ve ordered a the 3.6, OctoWS2811, pins headers etc. and have 5 of the 1M 144leds. I’m supplying power with a 5v 60a . I know I’ll need more power once I get ready to go full scale.. this is just for visuals atm.
I also know once I get the hardware this week I’ll be able to knock out a bunch of my ?’s with trial and error.. but I’ll ask the more info you get the easier it is to understand the end result.
Now onto my questions..
I have read the Octo can control 8 strips.. And since I’m really not doing any type of display.. Is it possible to control 1000Led’s with each channel? I read that somewhere and if that’s true then then end number of 3.6’s I will need is drastically cut down.
Next is a verrrrrry vague question that I don’t know how to word right other than just ask.. This is something I need to think about for future use of the wall.. Is it possible to switch from (not even sure what program I’ll be doing here) whatever program is controlling the lights on the boards to say either a music input or a DMX controller without having to flash the board.. Once I get the board and can get some hands on time I’ll better know what I can and can’t do.. so if anyone knows what I mean.. otherwise just ignore this =p
Last question for this post..
https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/external_power.html
This shows cutting the pads apart.. I intend to power all the hardware with the power supply.. So I’m guessing I need to do this as well.. is this just using a knife to scrap / cut the board? Is it just that easy? And then applying 5v power to the Octo on the header pin?
That’s all for now. .I know I’ll have more questions and I’ll for sure update this thread with my findings / updates on the project as I go along.
Thanks again!
Been drilling down the forums looking for answers for my questions before I spit them out on this thread. I’ve got the basis down I just want to confirm and ask some questions. Any help would be greatly appreciated or Links to anywhere would be as well =)
Here’s what I’m looking to do in a nut shell.
50 strips of WS2812b laid out top to bottom spanning a 75’ wall all 1M strips debating on going with 60LEDs vs 144LEDs.. I’m leaning more towards the 144 just because it will look more defined but 60 LEDs may be more cost effective.
The LED’s will not be side by side nor at the same height.. so it’s not going be a display but more of just ambient lighting affects for the wall..
I was working with a UNO as a proof of concept only to realize the board can’t drive 720pixels. Thus me ending up here.
I’ve ordered a the 3.6, OctoWS2811, pins headers etc. and have 5 of the 1M 144leds. I’m supplying power with a 5v 60a . I know I’ll need more power once I get ready to go full scale.. this is just for visuals atm.
I also know once I get the hardware this week I’ll be able to knock out a bunch of my ?’s with trial and error.. but I’ll ask the more info you get the easier it is to understand the end result.
Now onto my questions..
I have read the Octo can control 8 strips.. And since I’m really not doing any type of display.. Is it possible to control 1000Led’s with each channel? I read that somewhere and if that’s true then then end number of 3.6’s I will need is drastically cut down.
Next is a verrrrrry vague question that I don’t know how to word right other than just ask.. This is something I need to think about for future use of the wall.. Is it possible to switch from (not even sure what program I’ll be doing here) whatever program is controlling the lights on the boards to say either a music input or a DMX controller without having to flash the board.. Once I get the board and can get some hands on time I’ll better know what I can and can’t do.. so if anyone knows what I mean.. otherwise just ignore this =p
Last question for this post..
https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/external_power.html
This shows cutting the pads apart.. I intend to power all the hardware with the power supply.. So I’m guessing I need to do this as well.. is this just using a knife to scrap / cut the board? Is it just that easy? And then applying 5v power to the Octo on the header pin?
That’s all for now. .I know I’ll have more questions and I’ll for sure update this thread with my findings / updates on the project as I go along.
Thanks again!