Looking for display stand controller ideas

[battle79]

Hello Brains Trust,
I'm looking to control 900W of RGBW dumb strip for a display stand that my brother is building. Something like the little IR remote tester type controllers with RGBW buttons and some fades and changes would be perfect. But they seem to have a problem with remembering what setting they were on last time they were turned on, and can't run that much power through them.

Basically needs to be able to be turned on each morning by a timer on the powerpoint and just do what it was last set to.

Thinking I might have to go a Pi zero and a DC15, but hoping to stick to a off the shelf unit if possible. Any thought on other options are welcome?

Regards,
Rowan

 

[Notenoughlights]

You could run the lot through RGBW amplifiers allowing the 900W to be handled easily, switching the amplifiers power off and leaving the power supply to the controller on, so when you switch the amplifiers power on, everything goes back to how it was.

Amplifier for example https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32250411171.html?

 

[battle79]

This is the type of controller I was referencing that would be nice but won't work. Also I'm thinking 24V to make the power easier to manage.

Cheers,

 

[Mark_M]

Shelly RGBW2 (Shelly brand) controllers might work?
They can be flashed with W-LED software, and W-LED allows for synchronising multiple W-LED controllers together.

But the RGBW strip 'amplifiers' would be cheaper than multiple Shelly's.
Maybe just one Shelly controller and these 'amplifiers'?

 

[Notenoughlights]

Shelly RGBW2 (Shelly brand) controllers might work?
They can be flashed with W-LED software, and W-LED allows for synchronising multiple W-LED controllers together.

But the RGBW strip 'amplifiers' would be cheaper than multiple Shelly's.
Maybe just one Shelly controller and these 'amplifiers'?

Not a bad idea at all

 

[battle79]

Notenoughlights, That sounds like a great idea. Just found some for $13.50 in stock at a local australian wholesaler. Perfect.

Now to find a RGBW version of the above controller.

 

[Notenoughlights]

You've got infinite choices available, and not just the basic little test things either. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/676672105.html for example