DougieB
Full time elf
So after 12 days since it cleared customs, my order from Ray Wu finally arrived on Thursday. Thank you Aus Post. In this order is a bunch of 2 and 4 string waterproof connectors and my initial scattering of 2801 pixel strings
2ea of
![RGB-full-LED-pixel-module-WS-2801-IC-DC5V-input-50pcs-a-string.jpg RGB-full-LED-pixel-module-WS-2801-IC-DC5V-input-50pcs-a-string.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/0/696-361abcf8a886a3b6f67c8c66de3049da.jpg)
awesome, everything as I ordered.
Now my question is in several parts:
On the 12mm round pixels I can make out the +5V, Data, Clock and Ground details, but I can not tell which is the input side. So how do I tell which side is which?
On the square based pixels, I can clearly see the direction of current low, how do I know which cable is which?
The colours are the same for all the strings, so far so good. I can use a multi meter to tell me which is the ground cable, therefore identifying the power in cable, easy.
WHat happens if I feed the power and data the wrong way on the 12mm lights and what damage will I do I confuse the clock and data cable on square based lights?
Is there a simple check I can make to determine correct input/output alignment and which cable is which, or do I need to ask The Man himself?
Please help
Doug
2ea of
![RGB-full-LED-pixel-module-WS-2801-IC-DC5V-input-50pcs-a-string.jpg RGB-full-LED-pixel-module-WS-2801-IC-DC5V-input-50pcs-a-string.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/0/696-361abcf8a886a3b6f67c8c66de3049da.jpg)
![12mm-WS2801-pixel-module-IP66-DC5V-input-full-color.summ.jpg 12mm-WS2801-pixel-module-IP66-DC5V-input-full-color.summ.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/0/697-0b8f93915e3d6e719ee6f28bd413d3ba.jpg)
![WS2801IC-5050-3LEDS-DC12V-input-waterproof-20pcs-a-string.summ.jpg WS2801IC-5050-3LEDS-DC12V-input-waterproof-20pcs-a-string.summ.jpg](https://auschristmaslighting.com/data/attachments/0/698-66b9dfe76ee0cead6c0151b76c51ce72.jpg)
awesome, everything as I ordered.
Now my question is in several parts:
On the 12mm round pixels I can make out the +5V, Data, Clock and Ground details, but I can not tell which is the input side. So how do I tell which side is which?
On the square based pixels, I can clearly see the direction of current low, how do I know which cable is which?
The colours are the same for all the strings, so far so good. I can use a multi meter to tell me which is the ground cable, therefore identifying the power in cable, easy.
WHat happens if I feed the power and data the wrong way on the 12mm lights and what damage will I do I confuse the clock and data cable on square based lights?
Is there a simple check I can make to determine correct input/output alignment and which cable is which, or do I need to ask The Man himself?
Please help
Doug