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Offline JMHaro

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Will F16V3 support LPD6803S
« on: September 29, 2020, 09:05:08 PM »
I'm just trying to find out if the F16V3 (or F48) support LPD6803S light strips?  I did find a mention for the F16V2 that said it supports LPD6803 so wasn't sure if the 'S' means anything differently.  Also this light strip is a 4 wire with the Data.  Is that supported (or actually needed)?

I've got some older LOR Cosmic ribbons mounted on my eves under the gutters.  The Cosmic controllers for some reason are not responding to DMX input this year, so don't know what happened to them.  But if I can control the strips directly from the Falcon boards that would just allow me to keep using the strips until I ever really do need to take them down for replacement (which I would prefer not to have to do just right now).

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Re: Will F16V3 support LPD6803S
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2020, 06:28:13 PM »
So if your strip has four wires they are all needed, you're going to have ground, power, data and clock.
If you hook up everything correctly to the Falcon board you could try it to see if it works.
I don't think you would damage the strips by testing it out provided you have everything hooked up correctly and the right voltage.

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Re: Will F16V3 support LPD6803S
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2020, 08:52:30 PM »
So if your strip has four wires they are all needed, you're going to have ground, power, data and clock.
If you hook up everything correctly to the Falcon board you could try it to see if it works.
I don't think you would damage the strips by testing it out provided you have everything hooked up correctly and the right voltage.

Looks like it does work off of the F16v3.  But not off of the F48 with the receivers.  Good and bad.  My F48 Differential receivers are closer and more accessible to where the ribbons are mounted, so was hoping to use the receivers.  So a little disappointed at that.  But least I know I can control them.  Thanks,

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Re: Will F16V3 support LPD6803S
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2020, 06:51:20 AM »
Yeah the receivers don't have a clock output on the Falcon.
You could purchase an F4 V3 and use that to drive the strips.