Reddit reviews ALITOVE WS2812B Individually Addressable LED Strip Light 5050 RGB 16.4ft 300 LED Pixel Flexible Lamp Tube Waterproof IP67 Black PCB DC 5V
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256 brightness display and 24-bit color display. Each pixel can have its own color and brightness. You can control them individually and set them to any color or animation you want.It can be programmed with Arduino, FastLED library, Raspberry Pi, Fadecandy, T1000S etc. It can also be controlled by SP105E, SP103E, HC008 and other pre-programmed WS2811 controllers.Covered with silicone weatherproof sheathing, which protects it very well and makes it easy to clean. It comes with clips and screws and can be installed easily.Come with 3pin JST-SM connectors and separated power/ground wires on both ends. Each LED can be cut off without damaging the rest strip. You can shorten, lengthen or bend it freely if you want.Used to make led screen, led wall, advertising board and widely applied to hotel, KTV, bars, Outdoor advertising signs, Christmas or wedding party decoration, and so on.
Hey, so I'm working on a project right now using led strips. I'm not using neopixels specifically but these that I found on Amazon. Anyways, the ones I got came with a clear protective rubber tubing which do a good job of keeping the strip in place and protects from bumping into stuff.
If Neopixels come with the same tubing, I think they'd be perfectly fine. The strips probably wont swing and move as much as if you used them without the tubing, but as long as you attach them to pvc really securely and seal the other end of the tubing you cut it should hold up!
I've used the DMXking LeDMX4 PRO (get the variable volatge version,) they run up to 4 full 300px strips and talk Artnet/SACN to your console; you'll need a 12v power supply rated for the strips, and 12v WS2811B, 5m strips. You'll need 8 universes free to do 4 5m strips.
DMX king:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXZS2LS/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B01MXZS2LS&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVTlNVFdEQVlZUVk4JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzkyOTI2MzhLMzFDRjdESFJBNSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNzQwNDQyMzBNNkw3RDlUWEtYWSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbCZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
Strip:
https://www.amazon.com/ALITOVE-Individually-Addressable-Flexible-Waterproof/dp/B018X04ES2/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=12v+5m+pixel+strip&qid=1569260147&sr=8-14
Here's the strip I'm using. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018X04ES2/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1. I'm using these lights for a music performance so just white strips aren't an option. I'm currently using these https://www.amazon.com/Makerfocus-Charging-Lithium-Battery-Protection/dp/B071RG4YWM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1549826895&sr=8-5&keywords=charger+module. With a fully charged battery, I'm still not getting as much brightness as when I have the charger module plugged in via USB or adding a battery at both ends, but would like to just use 1 battery if possible. I won't be running the lights at full white except for the end of the show.
How would this work out?
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Yeah, from the looks of it, your LED strip is a "dumb" RGB, in that each color channel, ie Red, Green, and Blue, each gets its own voltage line, along with a fourth ground wire. This means that the WHOLE strip will always be the same color based on whatever voltage is coming from your controller.
In my experience, all of the music reactive controllers are built to control addressable LED strips, most commonly of the WS2812B variety.
In order to connect your current controller to a usable strip, you'll need to buy an addressable strip like this one
I highly recommend checking out the adafruit LED tutorial. The whole world of LEDs can get pretty overwhelming pretty fast, but once you have a solid understanding of electrical currents, circuitry, and LED formats, you'll find yourself taking on increasingly ambitious projects!!
If you need any other pointers or suggestions on where to start looking, please shoot me a DM any time :D