Strange String Behaviour

BazzaV

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Jan 3, 2021
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So with time on my hands and not able to go to SA like we had planned I have decided to start assembling my mini mega tree but have come across a strange behaviour with some of the strings I bought (2 so far out of 20). They are Ray Wu "50pcs/set bullet type DC5V addressable 12mm WS2811 RGB led smart pixel node." The pixel tester is from Hanson Electronics "2811 pixel tester."

I have a 5v power supply and the pixel tester powered by it. String A plugs into the tester and it works fine. String B plugs into the tester and doesn't light up at all. If I plug string A into the tester and string B into the end of string A they both work fine.

Any assistance or explanation is greatly appreciated.
 

i13

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Jul 5, 2013
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Are strings A and B perfectly identical? Each pixel resends the data. If they're slightly different, it is possible that string B could understand the data output from the nodes in string A but not from the tester.
 
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