Tune-to controller for P10 panel

[David_AVD]

I have one (maybe two) left.

The board is $27.50 , postage is $8.25 and the 3 way ribbon is $2.00

PayPal email is david@da-share.com

 

[rhys100]

Money sent just now

 

[David_AVD]

Thanks Rhys. I'll post it tomorrow.

 

[richardd]

David my MIA controller were found..

 

[David_AVD]

Excellent news. Much more likely to be found if you wait a few days. lol

 

[kevr]

Finally got a panel today from Ray Wu, I have plugged it together and it is working but the panel is not very bright. I see the controller voltage is 5v and the panel is 6v.


Kev

 

[David_AVD]

All of the common 1/8 scan P10 panels I've seen are 5V.

If you have one that needs 6V, I guess you could try using a 6V power supply instead.

The APC961 boards I sent out have a regulator on them (to feed the PIC at 3.3V) so will take 6V with no damage.

Whether the P10 panel will accept 3.3V data when running at 6V supply is something I don't know.

 

[kevr]

Checked the product info and it says both 5v and 6v so may just be a typo.

 

[David_AVD]

You do have 5V supplied to the controller board and the P10 panel right ?

 

[ShayneT]

David,


Thanks again for making this possible. Here is my Halloween setup - now have to come up with a Christmas version.


Shayne

 

[David_AVD]

Here is my Halloween setup - now have to come up with a Christmas version.

Nice and rustic!

 

[DavidJ247]

Quick question for the group. The tune to signs will be the only things in my display at 5V, I'll have 12V available throughout the yard. What is the easiest way to run each sign from 12V, buck converter?
If I have 2 Ray Wu panels and a board per sign what is the likely power consumption?

 

[djgra79]

Quick question for the group. The tune to signs will be the only things in my display at 5V, I'll have 12V available throughout the yard. What is the easiest way to run each sign from 12V, buck converter?
If I have 2 Ray Wu panels and a board per sign what is the likely power consumption?

I guess you could do that (I'll let the experts confirm!) but if you have the signs far apart (either side of yard for example) then you would probably suffer voltage drop from the PSU from one side to the other.
I only have 1 panel and it will stay inside front window, but I'm powering it from a 5v phone charger, just need to splice the USB cable to the pos/neg wires.


https://youtu.be/Z0jj-LlKyJI

 

[DavidJ247]

I guess you could do that (I'll let the experts confirm!) but if you have the signs far apart (either side of yard for example) then you would probably suffer voltage drop from the PSU from one side to the other.
I only have 1 panel and it will stay inside front window, but I'm powering it from a 5v phone charger, just need to splice the USB cable to the pos/neg wires.


Tune to phone charger - YouTube



Thanks Graham, I'm planning to have 2 signs, one at either side of the yard (we're on a corner) but I'd power each separately. I mentioned 2 panels per board because I may make each sign double sided, not sure yet.

 

[David_AVD]

I used a DC-DC converter to power the tune-to controller and two P10 panels at the QLD mini.

It was 24V DC input and 5V output, rated at 3 Amps.

You could probably get away with a 1 Amp rated DC-DC converter for a single panel.