DiyLightAnimation

Hardware => Lynx Smart String => Topic started by: tconley on April 01, 2011, 04:35:06 pm

Title: Will these work with the smart string controllers
Post by: tconley on April 01, 2011, 04:35:06 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-3M-RGB-Flash-5050-SMD-LED-Strip-Light-IR-Remote-/190517694777?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5bbd5139

they are 5050's

Title: Re: Will these work with the smart string controllers
Post by: tbone321 on April 01, 2011, 04:43:28 pm

Nope. 

Title: Re: Will these work with the smart string controllers
Post by: tconley on April 01, 2011, 04:45:40 pm

Darn.... >:D <fp.

Title: Re: Will these work with the smart string controllers
Post by: taybrynn on April 01, 2011, 04:51:09 pm

5050 is the type of LED, but you also have to have a compatible chipset (TM1804 I think), 3 wire and 12v DC.

Title: Re: Will these work with the smart string controllers
Post by: tbone321 on April 01, 2011, 04:55:59 pm

The problem is that even though they may be 50/50's there are no chips on the ribbon. The ribbon is entirely controlled by that controller.  If you look at the second picture of the ribbon they show one of the cut points.  On that cut point you can see connections for the power and ground as well as connections for the Red, Green, and Blue LED connections.  There should only be connections for power, ground and Signal.  The RGB connections indicate that the control of these colors is being passed on down the line to the controller.  Since the controller in this set directly controls the LED's instead of sending a control signal to chips on the string, it is not compatable with the smart string units.

Title: Re: Will these work with the smart string controllers
Post by: tconley on April 04, 2011, 11:43:52 pm

Thanks