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APA102 LED Strip Controller (Dotstar Compatible)

Controller for High Speed Addressable RGB LED Strips.APA102 and Dotstar Compatible

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Availability: Ships 4/29/2024

Last Updated: 04/26/2024

Tinkersphere

TS1544

$21.99

Features:

  • APA102 LED Strip Controller
  • Voltage: 5V
  • Works with:
  • Max Number of Pixels per Controller: 2450
  • Number of pre-programmed modes: 125
  • Adjustable speed
  • Power-off Mode Save: will stay on the same mode even after powering off
  • 5.5x2.1mm DC Jack for power
  • Pinout: NOTE: THE COLORATION IS NOT STANDARD! PLEASE ENSURE YOU WIRE IT CORRECTLY DEPENDING ON YOUR STRIP'S PINOUT
    • VCC: Black
    • CLOCK: Green
    • DATA: Red
    • GND: Blue
  • Includes:
    • Controller
    • Remote


Remote Control

Functions Of Each Button:

ON/OFF

To turn the LED strip ON or OFF

MODE+

Next pattern

MODE-

Previous pattern

SPEED+

Speed Up

SPEED-

Speed Down

AUTO

Run automatic pattern sequence

NUM+

Increase the number of pixels on each section

NUM-

Decrease the number of pixels on each section

SEC+

Increase number of sections

SEC-

Decrease number of sections

MATCH

Match the Remote control with the receiving controller

 

Testing and Matching:

Pressing and hold the AUTO button for up to 3 seconds until LED is out, 

release the AUTO button to go into the mode of switching in red,green,blue,yellow,purple,

cyan and white to test the your LED strip.

Pressing and hold the MATCH button for up to 3 seconds to match the Remote control with the receiving controller. 

Pressing and hold the MATCH button for up to 3 seconds to un-match.

 

Sections:

       Some of the patterns run in several sections, each section is the same. 

User can make the number of sections as follows: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,35. Pixel number of each section can be chosen as follows: 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 .

Sum of pixels = Sections*Number per section

 

Receiving Controller:

Can be customized to support almost any kind of one-wire or two-wire controlled LED Strip.

User can short or break R5,R6,R7,R8 on the PCB to make the controller work with different LED Strip types:

Actions

To support IC

Short none of R5,R6,R7,R8

WS2811

Short R5,breakR6,R7,R8

WS2801

Short R6,breakR6,R7,R8

LPD6803

Short R7,breakR6,R7,R8

LPD8806

Short R8,breakR5,R6,R7

UCS9812

Short R5,R6,breakR7,R8

UCS1903,APA104

Short R6,R7,breakR5,R8

APA102

Short R7,R8,breakR5,R6

TM1804,TM1809

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