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=Styles of Pixels= | =Styles of Pixels= | ||
Pixels come in many different shapes and properties. The most common properties are: | Pixels come in many different shapes and properties. The most common properties are: | ||
*Form Factor | *'''Form Factor''' | ||
*#Strings (Can be any length, but more then 50 pixels will require power injection) | *#Strings (Can be any length, but more then 50 pixels will require power injection) | ||
*#*12mm pixel nodes [[File:2811tube.jpg|200px]] [[File:2811square.jpg|200px]] | *#*12mm pixel nodes [[File:2811tube.jpg|200px]] [[File:2811square.jpg|200px]] | ||
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*#*Square [[File:6803module.jpg|150px]] | *#*Square [[File:6803module.jpg|150px]] | ||
*#*Rectangular [[File:6803moduleepoxy.jpg|200px]] | *#*Rectangular [[File:6803moduleepoxy.jpg|200px]] | ||
*LEDs per meter (Note, many 12VDC strips have 3 LEDs wired together as one pixel) | *'''LEDs per meter''' (Note, many 12VDC strips have 3 LEDs wired together as one pixel) | ||
*#*30 LED/m | *#*30 LED/m | ||
*#*60 LED/m | *#*60 LED/m | ||
*Power Supply Voltage (Note: LEDs generally draw 20ma per color, or 60ma (0.06A) per pixel) | *'''Power Supply Voltage''' (Note: LEDs generally draw 20ma per color, or 60ma (0.06A) per pixel) | ||
*#5VDC | *#5VDC | ||
*#12VDC | *#12VDC | ||
*#24VDC | *#24VDC | ||
* LED Type | * '''LED Type''' | ||
*#3528 surface mount (3.5mm x 2.8mm) (typically used in strips and modules) | *#3528 surface mount (3.5mm x 2.8mm) (typically used in strips and modules) | ||
*#5050 surface mount (5.0mm x 5.0mm) (typically used in strips and modules) | *#5050 surface mount (5.0mm x 5.0mm) (typically used in strips and modules) | ||
*#8mm (typically used in strings) | *#8mm (typically used in strings) | ||
*Waterproofing (don't trust the IP ratings, they vary quite a bit!) [ | *'''Waterproofing''' (don't trust the IP ratings, they vary quite a bit!) [[Waterproofing_Pixels| Information about sealing pixel strings]] | ||
*#Injection Molded Silicone | *#Injection Molded Silicone [[File:6803injection.jpg|200px]] | ||
*#Epoxy Resin coated PCB in Silicone | *#Epoxy Resin coated PCB in Silicone | ||
*#Cast Silicone in Sleeve | *#Cast Silicone in Sleeve [[File:2811tube.jpg|200px]] | ||
*#Cast Epoxy Resin coated PCB | *#Cast Epoxy Resin coated PCB [[File:6803moduleepoxy.jpg|200px]] | ||
* Control chip and number of wires (3 wire= V+,GND,Data) (4 wire=V+,GND,Data,Clock) | * '''Control chip and number of wires''' (3 wire= V+,GND,Data) (4 wire=V+,GND,Data,Clock) | ||
*#4 bits per color, 16 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 16x16x16 = 4,096 colors) | *#4 bits per color, 16 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 16x16x16 = 4,096 colors) | ||
*#*GE Color Effects (GECE) | *#*GE Color Effects (GECE)- 3 wire | ||
*#5 bits per color, 32 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 32x32x32 = 32,768 colors) | *#5 bits per color, 32 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 32x32x32 = 32,768 colors) | ||
*#*LPD6803 - 4 wire | *#*LPD6803 - 4 wire | ||
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Styles of Pixels
Pixels come in many different shapes and properties. The most common properties are:
- Form Factor
- Strings (Can be any length, but more then 50 pixels will require power injection)
- 12mm pixel nodes
- 12mm pixel nodes
- Strips (Usually 5M length)
- Bare board (no waterproofing)
- Hollow Tube
- Solid Tube
- Solid Silicone
- Solid Epoxy Resin
- Modules
- Square
- Rectangular
- Square
- Strings (Can be any length, but more then 50 pixels will require power injection)
- LEDs per meter (Note, many 12VDC strips have 3 LEDs wired together as one pixel)
- 30 LED/m
- 60 LED/m
- Power Supply Voltage (Note: LEDs generally draw 20ma per color, or 60ma (0.06A) per pixel)
- 5VDC
- 12VDC
- 24VDC
- LED Type
- 3528 surface mount (3.5mm x 2.8mm) (typically used in strips and modules)
- 5050 surface mount (5.0mm x 5.0mm) (typically used in strips and modules)
- 8mm (typically used in strings)
- Waterproofing (don't trust the IP ratings, they vary quite a bit!) Information about sealing pixel strings
- Injection Molded Silicone
- Epoxy Resin coated PCB in Silicone
- Cast Silicone in Sleeve
- Cast Epoxy Resin coated PCB
- Injection Molded Silicone
- Control chip and number of wires (3 wire= V+,GND,Data) (4 wire=V+,GND,Data,Clock)
- 4 bits per color, 16 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 16x16x16 = 4,096 colors)
- GE Color Effects (GECE)- 3 wire
- 5 bits per color, 32 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 32x32x32 = 32,768 colors)
- LPD6803 - 4 wire
- D705 - 4 wire
- LPD1101
- UCS6909
- UCS6912
- 7 bits per color, 128 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 128x128x128 = 2,097,152colors)
- LPD8806
- LPD8809
- 8 bits per color, 256 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 256x256x256 = 16,777,216 colors)
- WS2801 - 4 wire
- WS2803
- WS2811 - 3 wire
- TM1803 - 3 wire
- TM1804 - 3 wire
- TM1809 - 3 wire
- TM1812
- SM16715
- SM16716
- P9813 - 4 wire
- P9816 - 4 wire
- HX512A (Native DMX)
- 12 bits per color, 4,096 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 4096x4096x4096 = 68,719,476,736 colors) (Note: E1.31 and DMX only support 8 bit data, so the extra bits are used for gamma color correction)
- TLS3001 - 3 wire
- TLS3002
- CYT3001
- CYT3005 - 3 wire
- 14 bits per color, 16,834 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 16834*16834*16834 = 4,642,956,181,504 colors) (Note: E1.31 and DMX only support 8 bit data, so the extra bits are used for gamma color correction)
- MY9941 (Native DMX)
- MY9942 (Native DMX)
- MY9943 (Native DMX)
- 4 bits per color, 16 dimming levels per color. (Total Colors = 16x16x16 = 4,096 colors)
