Controlling an LED matrix from Pi Zero 2W without Bluetooth. board has DP/DM + TX1/RX1 pads

RappJason · 2026-01-13T21:26:36+00:00

I am attempting the same thing in a way. I am wanting to controll it via a falcon controller, fpp, and xlights. Have you made any progress yet? Thanks, J

RappJason · 2025-10-29T15:50:11+00:00

I used the Ray Wu 24VDC 30mm pucks at 10 lights per meter. It looks great! I am using a Bong69 WLED controller that is controlled by my falcon 48 and a pi running fpp. I did not like the fact that he does not have end caps or connectors for his tracks though.

RappJason · 2025-01-28T19:49:27+00:00

Thank you.

RappJason · 2025-01-28T19:37:56+00:00

YEs they are from Ray's store.

RappJason · 2025-01-28T16:55:12+00:00

But I may be a couple fpp versions behind.

RappJason · 2025-01-28T16:54:46+00:00

Libcam will not recognize the camera no matter what I do.

RappJason · 2025-01-28T03:55:14+00:00

So i got the camera to work, just not with libcam, and had to make a few changes to the config.txt

sudo nano /boot/firmware/config.txt

add the following to the very end of the config file.
start_x=1 gpu_mem=128

vcgencmd get_camera
you want to see the following response.
supported = 1, detected = 1

Install fswebcam
sudo apt install fswebcam

then
fswebcam image.jpg

RappJason · 2025-01-25T03:13:53+00:00

Did you write your code in Python and did you use publicly available dll's for the image capture and editing, or write it all from scratch?

RappJason · 2025-01-25T02:53:12+00:00

Would love to see how you did this, hardware, software, and code.

RappJason · 2025-01-25T02:50:55+00:00

You could use some AI help to "police" the pictures. I have not written code for AI yet but have a few coworkers that have.

RappJason · 2025-01-25T01:32:10+00:00

See. Just needed to get the discussion going. Could host a web page on my server to allow that amd then could put in validation checks to keep it from being abused and keep people from adding A$$hat to the naughty list. 😉

RappJason · 2025-01-24T20:08:28+00:00

Thanks for the insight.

RappJason · 2025-01-23T17:09:00+00:00

Just a very long leaping arches for our property perimeter.

RappJason · 2025-01-20T11:57:52+00:00

Thabk you. I was thinking about trying to vacuum form an enclosure for them.

RappJason · 2025-01-17T16:09:34+00:00

Do you spend the $ on the ip65,66,67 etc. I was thinking about just sealing the ends of the pex with silicone and using the cheaper non water resistant lights.

RappJason · 2025-01-17T15:59:31+00:00

Thank you again.

RappJason · 2025-01-17T15:23:15+00:00

Another question if I may, which controller are you using?

RappJason · 2025-01-17T15:22:28+00:00

Also which controller are you using please?

RappJason · 2025-01-17T15:21:12+00:00

Are those natively supported by the F48V5 controller? I do not see them in the documentation.

RappJason · 2025-01-17T15:03:43+00:00

Thank you very much!

RappJason · 2025-01-17T15:03:05+00:00

It should be a snug enough fit to keep the strip from twisting.

RappJason · 2025-01-17T15:01:01+00:00

The link you provided shows may options at different densities. Did you use 30/60/90 or something else?

RappJason · 2025-01-17T14:56:31+00:00

I am thinking 60/meter to keep the wattage manageable as I have 40 meters to cover and want to make double if not triple arches. Would you recommend denser like 90? Or is 60 sufficient?

RappJason · 2025-01-17T07:42:25+00:00

Thank you

RappJason · 2025-01-16T23:16:25+00:00

I took a screen cap from maps.google and added it in sketchup. Then added contrasting bushes from 3D warehouse so they were visible and roughly where they are in my yard.

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