Configuring SK 6812RGBW LED while 12864mini is connected

[Sn1kk3r5]

@o_lampe said in Configuring SK 6812RGBW LED while 12864mini is connected:

@gixxerfast said in Configuring SK 6812RGBW LED while 12864mini is connected:

Here's a stupid question, but ... you are supplying external 5v to the power the neopixels?

@Sn1kk3r5
He's right, I just studied the schematics and the good news is, that there IS a 5V levelshifter for NP_out, but you need external 5V supply.
There's also a jumper for ext. 5V or SBC, not sure if you can jumper it in a way to use the internal 5V regulator?

No I don't as I thought this won't be needed as longs as I stay under 1A limit.

TBH I don't see the reason why NP_LED holds a 5V and GND when a external PSU is needed anyway. Who will connect a external 5V PSU to the mini when the mini then limits the NP_LED to 1A.

[Gixxerfast]

@sn1kk3r5 said in Configuring SK 6812RGBW LED while 12864mini is connected:

TBH I don't see the reason why NP_LED holds a 5V and GND when a external PSU is needed anyway. Who will connect a external 5V PSU to the mini when the mini then limits the NP_LED to 1A.

But I don't think the mini5+ will limit anything. Please correct me if I'm wrong but the external 5v ends at the 5v_select jumper. Then if you disable internal 5v and only run external 5v I don't know what happens regarding that but I don't see what would be limiting except traces and connectors

[o_lampe]

@sn1kk3r5
For 4 LEDs you could use internal 5V from an empty connector. Just have to wire the strip to it and only use GND + NP_out from the NP-header.

[Sn1kk3r5]

@gixxerfast

Yeah probably I do misunderstand the guide in this matter. Never the less a 5V PSU is on it's way, I'll report tomorrow or the day after.

[Sn1kk3r5]

@o_lampe

MY example was just to start the configuration on a working example rather then just start writing a macro.

So from what I understand from your and Gixxer's answers
is, the 5V will get passed from 5V_EXT to the NEOPIXEL connector. The only limit then is coming from the PSU itself, right?

[Gixxerfast]

@sn1kk3r5 max. 60 LEDs though according to the docs.

[Sn1kk3r5]

@gixxerfast

Guideline stated begining from FW 3.3 it's 80, but this would fit no matter if 60 or 80

[dc42]

@sn1kk3r5 said in Configuring SK 6812RGBW LED while 12864mini is connected:

Hi there,

I require help, please.

My 12864 mini is working fine with config:

M918 P2 R6 C30 E4 F2000000 			  		   ; connect a display directly C= Contrast
 
M150 X2 R0 U0 B255 P200 S1 F1 			  	   ; display led R= Green U= Red B= Blue
M150 X2 R0 U255 B0 P200 S1 F1 			   	   ; left encoder led
M150 X2 R0 U0 B255 P200 S1 F1 	

So I connected my LED stripe to the NP_LED connector and added the following to my config:

M150 X4 
M150 X4 R255 U0 B0 W0 P100 S1 F1
M150 X4 R0 U255 B0 W0 P100 S1 F1
M150 X4 R0 U0 B255 W0 P100 S1 F1
M150 X4 R0 U0 B0 W255 P100 S1 F0

...

I as well disabled the display with comments to try some kind of stand alone. Nothing I tried worked so far...
It's always changing the colors of my display and the stripe won't even turn on, no matter if the display is configured or not.

That's as expected:

X1 = RGB Neopixels connected to NP_OUT
X2 = RGB Neopixels connected via the display
X3 = RGBW Neopixels connected to NP_OUT
X4 = RGBW Neopixels connected via the display

So X2 and X4 both address the display.

[Sn1kk3r5]

@dc42

Thanks for the reply.

I changed my config to X3 but this doesn't changed anything...
Is it because of missing 5v on 5v_EXT? Or should the work even without 5v_EXT until a limit of 1A?

Cheers and Thanks!

[o_lampe]

@sn1kk3r5 said in Configuring SK 6812RGBW LED while 12864mini is connected:

stated begining from FW 3.3 it's 80, but this would fit no matter if 60 or 80

It's 60 RGBW or 80 RGB LEDs, but at eg. 50% brightness it can be doubled.
I'm currently playing with Arduinos fastLED library, which has amazing features. There you can set max. Watt limit for all strips connected and the brightness of each LED is controlled automatically. Very handy for animated strips or matrix's

Currently I'm working out how to control the LEDs on the Arduino from Duet or Slicer-generated gcode

[Sn1kk3r5]

@o_lampe

That's by far more then I need. But thanks for the information.

Currently I'm trying to get used to the coding, which seems to have some strange effects....

Just to ensure I understood yesterdays conversation right.

I now have an external 5V 18A 90W PSU. Can I connect this one to the mini 5+ and power about 60 LED'S from the NEOPIXEL connector

or do I have to connect the LED'S to the PSU directly cause of the power drain?

Thanks in advance.

Cheers
Cris

[o_lampe]

@sn1kk3r5 said in Configuring SK 6812RGBW LED while 12864mini is connected:

do I have to connect the LED'S to the PSU directly cause of the power drain?

That's what I would do. Just connect the Duet over GND and Data-in to the strip.

[Sn1kk3r5]

@o_lampe
Sure that's what I will do in case it'S the only possibility.

But to have a nicer cable management it would be good to have one pair from the PSU to the mini and one from the mini going to the strip