CCR substitute

There are a few options which vary depending on price, quality, colour depth and chip used, These should all be able to run off the TP3244, the E680 and the newly announced ECG-PIXAD8/4

The digital strip

6803 IC 5bit strip $69.47 per 5 metre strip - http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/701799/209843764-306378431/LED-Digital-strip-with-WS6803-IC-30pcs-5050-SMD-per-meter-DC12V-input-with-silicon-tubing.html

WS2801 IC 8bit strip $101.50 per 5 metre strip - http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/701799/209843764-332260355/5m-roll-led-digital-flexible-strip-with-controller-WS2801-IC-256-scale-8-bit-36pcs-5050.html

1809 IC 8 bit strip $53.00 per 4 metres - http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/701799/209889132-425556741/4m-waterproof-LED-digital-strip-by-tube-DC12V-input-without-controller-10pcs-TM1809IC-m-30pcs-5050.html (im not 100% sure if the 1804 IC is similar to data as the 1809 IC but this is the same strip that is being promoted over at DLA)

The controllers

ECG-PIXAD8/4 - E1.31 to pixel controller - http://forums.auschristmaslighting.com/index.php?topic=909.new;topicseen#new

E680 - E1.31 to pixel controller - http://www.sandevices.com/e680.html

There are other controllers like the TP3244 which run in DMX that will support all these chips but currently im unsure of availability
There are also other controllers that will support one or 2 of the above mentioned IC chips, but ive kept this thread to controllers that will support all 3 IC chips.

The E1.31 controllers do not require a dongle as these connect directly up to your RJ45 network, compared to the CCR controller these will run multiple strips at full resolution per controller and also run multiple types of strips, strings and modules at both 5vdc and 12vdc at the same time.

 

DM had some bad strips with the 6803, me on the other hand didnt have any issues. But then was that luck or not. Remember the 6803 is the cheapest of the lot for 5 metres so it may suffer from some quality issues.