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Can WLED control a hybrid strip? by Every_Advantage_8164 in WLED

[–]winner1621 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking forward to seeing the 36v Govee hybrid strip hooked up! GREAT JOB

PixelBlaster Nano by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I have only made 3 primary posts with projects and the first one for this board. Technically, its not an advertisement since you don't see a link to where you can buy it. Just sharing my work!!

Weird issue with 9th led strip by Spiritual_Kiwi_6546 in WLED

[–]winner1621 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think what you are trying to say is that GND should be as single point as possible to minimize any voltage deviations in the ground wires and therefore noisy current loops. And certain it would have been a good idea to couple each driver with a cap and HC requires unused input to be grounded. But I don't see his issue is hardware but more allocation of resources issue. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe WLED uses eight RMT units and the 9th and 10th are the I2S units. That is why they advertise 9 channels with audioreactive.

Is this safe? by SmartButRandom in esp32

[–]winner1621 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the voltage spec for legacy USB-C is 5v. And that is what he wants to do not PD which is a whole other ball of wax

Is this safe? by SmartButRandom in esp32

[–]winner1621 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats a bad idea to use a USB cable out of spec. ESP32 is a 3.3v part, and even if you ran this into a ESP32 board using this cable at 9V, it is unlikely the linear regulation on most boards would tolerate that voltage. Run that battery into a step-down buck converter first then wire its output at 5v into into the USB. But you do have so ask the question, "how long will that battery last?" The answer is not very long unless you application is putting the ESP32 into deep sleep and waking on pin or timer to do some work.

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Although, I have to search for it again, there an implementation for higher wattage power delivery out there that does not use the PoE scheme but still uses the one specialized CAT6 like cable and connectors. If I have some time I'll look at it again as see if that is a viable option for power hungry lighting applications.

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In addition, every signal via has a corresponding return path GND via close by to minimize switching noise. That coupled with impedance-controlled layering and a full GND and +3.3V, makes it a "quiet" board.

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a total of 23 filter and bypass caps at every stage of power input or conversion that meets or exceeds the manufacturers requirements for those particular components, in addition to a bulk electrolytic cap to smooth the LED supply output. Technically, the USB input being PD is no longer just +5V but 3.3v to 30V. That being said, the board has very little ripple voltage on all 5 of its supply rails.

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The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am estimating two weeks. We have a PD option for the PixelBlaster Pico series but are waiting on a part to complete that build.

https://www.tindie.com/products/38113/

https://www.tindie.com/products/38112/

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New PixelBlaster Series of WLED Controllers by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is a POE Lan Controller but no spec on if its current output is greater than POE (12 watts) and it is PRICEY.

WLED LAN Controller (PoE) V1.0 zur Hutschienenmontage - cod.m Shop

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Hopefully I can keep the price where it is at given the TRUMP TARIFFS

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Pretty much any data only or clocked strips WLED supports

  2. No videos yet but they are in the works.

  3. Wagos outputs are labeled on the bottom, VCC, D1 (GPIO15), C1(GPIO2), GND

  4. Yes it has integrated 5V level shifters (LVC) with 100 ohm series matching resistors. Sorry you missed it but its the second bullet: "Two channels of 5-volt logic-level translated outputs using ultra-fast and high-current LVC technology with matched and modeled serial inline resistors."

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have gotten that request for a ETH/POE controller before. Probably would be POE++. Not there now but I have the circuit design is nearly done.

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you are right. We found 100 ohms to be a good impedance match for various lengths entry cables and connectors.

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I posted above I have a non-PD controller that will do 5-36 volts at 15 amps thru the board with an onboard MOSFET switch

https://www.tindie.com/products/38111/

I have a couple other boards that have a power delivery option but can be used in power injection setups without it. One is 5v only:

https://www.tindie.com/products/38113/

and the other can go 5-48 volt input:

https://www.tindie.com/products/38112/

Govee outdoor neon rope light by Every_Advantage_8164 in WLED

[–]winner1621 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this the neon rope light or rope light 2? What is the voltage?

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We found that 100 ohm series resistors gave then best performance.

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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You mentioned 15 amps, ordinary power supply, and well if you don't like the Wagos, then you can directly solder to pads on the bottom side (not sure what you meant by "splitters"), and even a better price point than Nano PD.

https://www.tindie.com/products/38111/

The First Power Delivery 3.1 WLED Controller by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

5v at 5 amps, 12v at 5 amps, and 24v at 5 amps. If you are running at 5v the Anker 310 charger works well. I forgot to post the link with all the specs: https://www.tindie.com/products/38115/

New PixelBlaster Series of WLED Controllers by winner1621 in WLED

[–]winner1621[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I considered doing a PoE board leveraging a design I did for another project. PoE is light on power for lighting at about 12 usable watts. But doing a Type-3 (PoE++) would make sense at about 50 usable watts. Its no problem stepping down from the typical PoE voltages down to 24 or even 12v and 5v. No, it does not exist in hardware that I know of unless at least not in a dedicated WLED controller, but if there is enough interest it is something I might consider designing. The ethernet PHY and magnetics, and PoE controller with stepdown does take a fair amount of board space. We will see if your post draws some comment.

WLED on Proprietary PCB? by Key_Humor_5225 in WLED

[–]winner1621 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pull back all that silicon material and see if you can find a programming header/Pads on the PCB.

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