Is it possible to use a shared bus for the clock and data lines on the Apa102’s in parallel rather than in series
I’m using individual bare apa102 dotstars that are not in a strip in an atypical arrangement. I would like to use as few wires to connect to each dotstar and was wondering if I could use them WITHOUT a cable leaving the data out and clock out lines.
I would like to connect them in parallel using a shared data line and a shared clock line each going into only the data IN and clock IN of each pixel. This is so that instead of using Data In, Clock In, Power, Ground, Data Out, Clock out lines which is a total of 6 cables attached to each pixel, I would only be using four: Data In, Clock In, Ground and Power.
Would each pixel be able to function the same way as they would when the data out of one pixel is connected to the data in of the next pixel?
I’m using individual bare apa102 dotstars that are not in a strip in an atypical arrangement. I would like to use as few wires to connect to each dotstar and was wondering if I could use them WITHOUT a cable leaving the data out and clock out lines.
I would like to connect them in parallel using a shared data line and a shared clock line each going into only the data IN and clock IN of each pixel. This is so that instead of using Data In, Clock In, Power, Ground, Data Out, Clock out lines which is a total of 6 cables attached to each pixel, I would only be using four: Data In, Clock In, Ground and Power.
Would each pixel be able to function the same way as they would when the data out of one pixel is connected to the data in of the next pixel?