Since everyone have been having issue's with seed's.
I thought it was about time to show off, how well they can really work.
Yes, I had many faulty seeds, but only during the build,
(cable tied too hard, soldered while they were on) stupid mistakes really.
An being that every up/down is...
Hi all,
I'm still very new to this, and I'm thinking of adding a 10m long straight run on my front porch.
I'm thinking of going with two 5m strips of 5V WS2812 or WS2811 at 30 pixels/m.
http://spikerlights.com/calcpower.aspx is showing me green if I run the lights at 50% (attached).
Is this...
My seed pixel mega tree - Smaller to store and turned out cheaper to make.
Can't be bothered to read? Here's the video:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGL6h4FvXdo
The inspiration
In 2017 I created a mega tree with 'seed lights' purchased from eBay. I choose these lights because the...
How I made my seed pixel mega tree. I chose to use seed pixels because they are cheaper and light weight compared to standard bullet node 5v pixels everyone else is using.
THESE ARE NOT PIXELS.... I bought some to test and they are driven as a 3ch H-Bridge.
I went for a trip to Bunnings today. In the recent years they have brought out more offerings of 'smart' lights.
From standard LED strings with a WiFi plug multi-function controller to these seemingly pixels...
Post #1.
Video in the 3rd post: https://auschristmaslighting.com/threads/making-a-seed-pixel-coro-star.14883/post-127784
I'm building a new mega tree for this year’s show, and I wanted to make a new pixel star.
The pixels for the mega tree are 5v, so I decided to also use 5v pixels.
I...
Hi all.
This work supersedes any other published numbers for 2811 pixels that is currently pinned.
These results are based on four 100 count strings of Ray Wu square 2811 pixels, 5v, 100mm (4") spacing. Pigtails as supplied by Ray. The power injection however is custom made designed to minimise...
Hi All,
Firstly, awesome community you have here lads!! Everyone is super helpful and keen for lighting madness!
Shoutout to @darylc who is a uber legend sending through a special edition F16v3 quick smart.
So anyway.... I've been reading, searching and attempting to answer my own questions...