Hi all - Feeling all inspired by the mini, I've been thinking about how I might be able to modify my existing minitree top stars to make them 'smart'.
I currently have 5 X 5mm rgb LEDs in parallel running off 5v with some 1W resistors to drop the current.
What I intend to do is replace the 5v (dumb) 3W RGB leds in the base of the tree with 12v WS2811 6 X 5050 led items so I was hoping to replace the stars with something else that will go in the 'string' and still run off 12v too.
So, ideally I don't want to have to rewire all of the stars and would like to just add a smart pixel PCB to the current parallel setup, at worst, put a pixel board on to each LED but still run at 12v.
Anyone got any suggestions on how I can do this easily?
I currently have 5 X 5mm rgb LEDs in parallel running off 5v with some 1W resistors to drop the current.
What I intend to do is replace the 5v (dumb) 3W RGB leds in the base of the tree with 12v WS2811 6 X 5050 led items so I was hoping to replace the stars with something else that will go in the 'string' and still run off 12v too.
So, ideally I don't want to have to rewire all of the stars and would like to just add a smart pixel PCB to the current parallel setup, at worst, put a pixel board on to each LED but still run at 12v.
Anyone got any suggestions on how I can do this easily?
