SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-28T23:45:56-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsCustomer #829416 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Customer #829416urn:uuid:e8d80ec5-02be-94af-aeaa-02acedf13cdd2016-07-25T15:06:17-06:00<p>I'm trying to make a 1" interior diameter ring, does anyone know what the bend radius on this is?</p>
Customer #764033 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Customer #764033urn:uuid:97886ca2-446e-d51e-2457-2ffaf0800f502016-03-23T08:24:53-06:00<p>Does anybody know where one can get the connectors on the ends of these strips? I've tried looking around here on Sparkfun, as well as some other component suppliers, but I can't find the same 3-pin connectors that these strips have...</p>
mrSparkle on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)mrSparkleurn:uuid:8954c318-cd67-69d9-6c7d-0487b4d105dc2015-12-30T20:30:58-07:00<p>if you're able to look closely enough, you will see arrows along the strip indicating which way the data flows along the strip (data can only run in one direction on this strip). you hook power and data from your microcontroller to one end of the strip only. the leads on the other side are for chaining to another strip or to single units. thus, you can leave one side unconnected to anything else if you're using just the one strip.
hope this helps.</p>
Customer #701382 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Customer #701382urn:uuid:c11cdbf5-0e0c-dec0-3858-c8da435ff1ac2015-08-12T23:09:56-06:00<p>Can anyone tell me why one end has an extra power and ground wire (in addition to the power, ground and data in the connector) and the other end does not?<p>Is the end with the extra two wires the end that you connect to your microcontroller and power supply, or vice versa?</p></p>
The Doctor Doge on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)The Doctor Dogeurn:uuid:3a0115f9-4bc3-d7c1-78ee-5800fb2ae7732015-07-27T15:03:36-06:00<p>These need additional boards to produce white light.</p>
The Doctor Doge on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)The Doctor Dogeurn:uuid:6a266996-8cf4-1a4e-e375-bde936cf53ec2015-07-27T14:54:01-06:00<p>They're fairly fine if you don't bend them too far, but the components might start to come off if they were bent too far.</p>
MrAureliusR on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)MrAureliusRurn:uuid:0c18da8c-0ad9-5871-9a6a-6c44e941946f2015-06-26T20:11:14-06:00<p>Remember that the 5V line going to the strip is not going through the Arduino, it's simply drawing it from the same source as the Arduino (either USB or the power jack) so the individual pin limits have nothing to do with powering the LEDs themselves.</p>
MrAureliusR on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)MrAureliusRurn:uuid:78cf919b-5e27-c845-7108-1cb4dc1c5e132015-06-26T20:08:24-06:00<p>No, the LEDs on here are WS2812, therefore you don't need to drive them with PWM -- they take care of all that internally. You simply send serial data down the string and they change colour and brightness automatically.</p>
Colin J. on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Colin J.urn:uuid:146b703d-a104-e53b-f959-322e2fe07b402015-05-22T12:31:08-06:00<p>Several questions come to mind:
* Can these strips be used with the <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10615" rel="nofollow">SparkFun PWM Shield</a>?
* Would using the PWM shield allow me to drive more/longer strips?
* Would using the PWM shield rule out using the NEOPixel library?dd (I'm assuming the answer is yes)</p>
Customer #498861 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Customer #498861urn:uuid:390be16a-4b1c-0c35-d42c-b8a1b84b28ea2015-04-03T10:55:43-06:00<p>How flexible are these? Would they work in a wearables project, or would repeated movement break them easily?</p>
bboyho on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)bboyhourn:uuid:7aaa275f-7e13-687d-ede2-10d74bbc81ca2015-03-17T12:01:11-06:00<p>Dimensions: The flexible PCB is about 9.99mm wide and 1.83mm in height from the bottom of the flexible PCB to the top of the LED. With the LED RGB strip in the sealed silicon weather proof material, it is about 11.93mm wide and 3.48mm in height.</p>
Customer #643984 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Customer #643984urn:uuid:7113a936-cf2e-22c7-0770-6b45658267702015-02-22T13:20:22-07:00<p>We're doing it on a bike wheel right now and it works perfectly fine for us, though there does seem to be a bug that randomly lights up some of the lights when the bike is stopped. We suspect it has nothing to do with the LEDs themselves, though.</p>
Bathsheba on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Bathshebaurn:uuid:d6ef9cf3-67e2-90b7-d2d6-b8ff7774acba2015-01-09T12:36:54-07:00<p>What is the width of the strip, including the casing but not the endcaps?
Thanks!</p>
Customer #548477 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Customer #548477urn:uuid:ac768432-3848-733c-76ca-01a8b430e1e72014-12-25T12:00:35-07:00<p>Theoretically, as many as your power supply can power and your Arduino has RAM for (if you're using the NeoPixel Library).</p>
Customer #517995 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Customer #517995urn:uuid:64cb2437-2590-6bd6-f192-417feb9972892014-08-24T20:26:02-06:00<p>how many of these can you safely daisy chain together?</p>
Sraf on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Srafurn:uuid:e4d6bbf3-ccee-f93d-b849-17a4a67a005a2014-05-27T15:41:03-06:00<p>The timings on these can be a bit picky since they have no clock line. What kind of controller are you using? If it is an Arduino, give the Adafruit Neopixel guide and libraries a whirl (same IC as these)<p>Also, be careful with power supplies, you can easily fry these guys when running off a mains power adaptor (The Adafruit guide covers that too)
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel-uberguide</p></p>
I_am_seth on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)I_am_sethurn:uuid:5803c5a9-02ee-1e0d-65d5-869eb323c8b02014-05-08T22:50:43-06:00<p>In your code you should be able to write in something like this:
void loop(){
colorWipe(strip.Color(255, 0, 0), 60); // Red
colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 255, 0), 60); // Green
colorWipe(strip.Color(0, 0, 255), 60); // Blue
colorWipe(strip.Color(127,127,127),60); //White
}<p>You should be able to use the 127,127,127 to shine white light.</p></p>
I_am_seth on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)I_am_sethurn:uuid:1cbb49d0-feb4-779a-a0dd-c3823268c0cf2014-04-23T18:25:49-06:00<p>I just got these and I cannot seem to get them to work! Only the first "pixel" lights up and it is so dim that it is hard to see. What is my problem?</p>
Customer #100532 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Customer #100532urn:uuid:18501e7b-2a26-6c88-4125-7960e313cc7a2014-04-05T03:58:13-06:00<p>I bought these so i can use them as a light in my garage.
However i cant seem to get them to work. I have a solar charger providing 5v output, and i just need them to provide white light from that power source.
What do i need to do without buying additional boards to get them to shine white light?</p>
Brunoxyz on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Brunoxyzurn:uuid:5ecb0059-36b2-740f-c11e-51c7cadb27592014-01-20T23:12:53-07:00<p>Would it be possible to use this strip in conjunction with an Arduino (and any additional ICs) to create a small POV display? Is there anything about it that would prevent it? like the speed etc?</p>
Oldmanpants on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Oldmanpantsurn:uuid:41ba9d83-b0a2-a8ec-f174-3945494001e02014-01-10T19:17:56-07:00<p>In the demo video they run a strip directly from an Arduino using the NeoPixel libs from Adafruit. I tried it at home with this LED strip and it worked fine. Am I going to burn out my Arduino? Demos and tutorials I've found for this strip use 5v, GND, and one data pin.</p>
Jasmine2501 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Jasmine2501urn:uuid:f9f5012e-b8e7-80c3-76bb-7b52384c5f242013-12-19T14:45:29-07:00<p>UH, the limit on most Arduinos is 140mA - each LED on the WS2812 can pull 20mA for a total of 60mA possible from each WS2812 - so, the limit is TWO LEDs. That might be why you aren't finding the video any more, because it's showing a great way to burn out your Arduino...</p>
Customer #495192 on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Customer #495192urn:uuid:c6dfda2c-3772-afed-d299-6ef13fa388512013-12-03T13:49:31-07:00<p>Three questions, some of which were answered on an older page I can no longer find
1.) A linked video shows an Arduino powering an entire strip without an external power source. How many LED's of how many strips could be powered by the Arduino without having to use an external power source?
2.) Which sparkfun product, if any should be used as an external power source, if one is needed.
3.) Will https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10363 connect to the connector for this product?</p>
Marty Nelson on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Marty Nelsonurn:uuid:bc29df05-7bfe-3493-5739-b4926eed5d152013-11-15T15:16:33-07:00<p>What's the width of the sealed strip?</p>
R0B0T1CS on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)R0B0T1CSurn:uuid:9568a81a-41d2-1770-e39b-a77af4d170f72013-11-04T11:53:36-07:00<p>Demo Video: https://www.sparkfun.com/videos#all/lyXX5xsy1sA</p>
Kamiquasi on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:2bc5f377-b15b-7082-92be-d1f2669e279c2013-11-02T05:21:42-06:00<p>Works here :)</p>
Kamiquasi on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Kamiquasiurn:uuid:7938a216-afaa-a615-1c7a-f6469bd58d232013-11-02T05:21:18-06:00<p>Yes. If you look closely, there's bare termination pads on either side of each 'pixel'. Cut in between those to whatever length you require. If you're going to use these outdoors or in some other humid environment, take care to properly seal it.. just a bit of heatshrink will not suffice.</p>
Glink on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Glinkurn:uuid:a4c8b2e6-d288-fa13-4578-68e1bdbaa3072013-11-01T22:29:17-06:00<p>Can these be cut and resealed into smaller strips?</p>
Nick Walker on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)Nick Walkerurn:uuid:286c4089-9826-5f02-9338-b73a7af26fed2013-10-13T10:19:09-06:00<p>Looks like the product video has been pulled.</p>
One Chris Two Chris Red Chris Blue Chris on COM-12027 - LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1m)One Chris Two Chris Red Chris Blue Chrisurn:uuid:73f8bbd2-a0f5-d5ad-787c-ea9194d237752013-10-10T16:14:17-06:00<p>They are addressable, fixed now. Thanks!</p>