Recent content by Barnabybear

Hi, as pointed out in previous posts this is possible, the user interface is quite long and gets a bit complicated particularly if you are converting HEX values in to DECIMAL to display on the screen. With regards to the eeprom it only degrades when written too, reading is not an issue if you...

Hi Al, I’ve linked the data sheet below. I don’t have any of the pixels to test but from the sheet: http://www.normandled.com/upload/201805/GS8208%20LED%20Datasheet.pdf If you lose 1 led out of the RGB does the pixel go dark with no colours shown or does it just show the other 2 colours...

Hi, to give you an idea of what the setup in the first post might look like I’ve linked a video. The tree is from 2013 so no great effects. 32 strings x 42 square pixels (1,344 total pixels) 360 degrees. 3 ½” spacing along the string, about 12’ between the first and last pixel on the string...

Hi, if you get stuck an old car break disc modifies quite well. I know it needs repainting, it’s not done bad considering it first went up in 2012.

Hi, that’s an ambitious project producing pretty cool effects. That said there is no reason why it couldn’t be replicated, I would guess that these where custom manufactured for this project (but 90% of what we do is custom manufactured – not much difference there). Having done a wearable...

Hi, I had a go at something that sounds similar. It used a .fseq file created in the sequencer of your choice which was loaded into the on board memory of an ESP8266, then played back and outputted as pixel data. Files up to 1.5MB seemed to run ok so it would run a smallish pixel count without a...

Hi, I've just done a little board that does WS2811 pixel to AC mains via an opto coupler and triac. It’s only single channel and has no dimming but works fine for my application – switching 240V 10W driverless LED modules that I’m using as high power strobes. The files are below if anyone is...

Hi, you could use a second ESPixel stick with a different start address for the continuation of the data in the end of the string. This would use one less ESP than your method.

Hi, If you don’t get any joy finding the code but still want to make something like this I have done similar projects. The links below were written during the development so waffle a bit but should contain all the information. A 16 channel controller for ‘dumb’ LEDs that receives E1.31 data...

Hi, I know this tread is over 6 years old but never confirmed how to light the TLS3001s. For reference my findings: Data is 12 bit, Manchester coded, 1 is a high to low transition, MSB first, 160KHz and 500KHz transmission speeds have been proven to work. The data sheet spec’s 100KHz to 2MHz...

Hi, the data timing is interesting. Whilst it works with the WS2811 waveform at 800KHz it looks as if they have made it easy to run on a 4MHz SPI with 4 bits making up a single bit at 1MHz. 12 SPI bytes would make up a full set of 24 bit data.

Hi, did you ever get to the bottom of this? I'm wanting to add TLS3001's to my E1.31 Arduino controller.

Hi, this could be done but it would come with a cost and initially not a small cost when you consider that all the manufactures would need to recoup their time developing this. I suspect if it was ever trialled the down fall would be that other members would correctly suggest that they could map...

Hi, I have just done the same thing as I've lent out my mega tree for an event next weekend. I to used a schedule from 00:00:00 to 23:59:00 and dates 02-01-2017 to 31-12-2099 this auto runs on power up (or about 30 seconds after power up with boot time). I used a fixed IP as there is no router...

Hi, agreed from the data sheet it looks like the 1N series of diodes wouldn’t provide suitable voltage over protection. I’ll follow with interest to see where this ends up.