Hi,
I'm currently looking at building a new 12v portable setup for camping and was hoping for some advice. I done plenty with basic strips and power supplies but never dabled in waterproof gear before.
Basic idea is to have both a 12v battery or PSU lines coming in, running buck/boost converters to keep the voltage stable then running out to the controller/lights, all packaged in a convenient box. Not 100% sure what controller yet but considering the dig-octa so i have expansion later on (hoping to eventually move up to a camper trailer where it can also control all the house lights).
Seed strings would be 300 pixels long with a 25mm pitch and ideally RGBWW. My idea is to run a 4 pin connector carrying positive, negative and 2 data lines, then split out either way or just run 1 string depending on what the situation calls for. This would provide general ambient lighting as well as light the site up if required. I assume RGBW would mean WS2811, if one of the pixels fails or gets damaged that would mean the rest would stop working. Does anyone have ws2815 RGB seeds and can tell me if you can make a not gross warm white out of them? Would i get a 300 pixel feed without power injection, or would i need to go back to 200 pixels?
The other lights would be something like this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001807709486.html that can be mounted on magnets or hooks to provide light over a table or stove etc. In the diagram below I've got a 24v run for this, however I wouldn't be opposed to building something 12v RGBWW ( as I haven't found such a thing to exist). If i was going to build my own what would be the best strip to use?
Last but not least, connectors! To be honest all the different types of connectors confuse the heck out of me and the extension cables seem to be very expensive for 2 connectors and some wire. Do most people build their own with pig tails or buy premade? What connectors do most people use?
Thanks for the help and if anyone has any input, ideas or done something similar let me know
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I'm currently looking at building a new 12v portable setup for camping and was hoping for some advice. I done plenty with basic strips and power supplies but never dabled in waterproof gear before.
Basic idea is to have both a 12v battery or PSU lines coming in, running buck/boost converters to keep the voltage stable then running out to the controller/lights, all packaged in a convenient box. Not 100% sure what controller yet but considering the dig-octa so i have expansion later on (hoping to eventually move up to a camper trailer where it can also control all the house lights).
Seed strings would be 300 pixels long with a 25mm pitch and ideally RGBWW. My idea is to run a 4 pin connector carrying positive, negative and 2 data lines, then split out either way or just run 1 string depending on what the situation calls for. This would provide general ambient lighting as well as light the site up if required. I assume RGBW would mean WS2811, if one of the pixels fails or gets damaged that would mean the rest would stop working. Does anyone have ws2815 RGB seeds and can tell me if you can make a not gross warm white out of them? Would i get a 300 pixel feed without power injection, or would i need to go back to 200 pixels?
The other lights would be something like this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001807709486.html that can be mounted on magnets or hooks to provide light over a table or stove etc. In the diagram below I've got a 24v run for this, however I wouldn't be opposed to building something 12v RGBWW ( as I haven't found such a thing to exist). If i was going to build my own what would be the best strip to use?
Last but not least, connectors! To be honest all the different types of connectors confuse the heck out of me and the extension cables seem to be very expensive for 2 connectors and some wire. Do most people build their own with pig tails or buy premade? What connectors do most people use?
Thanks for the help and if anyone has any input, ideas or done something similar let me know
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