Hi to you all,
i'm really new here and used the google search a lot since yesterday.
since a friend of mine recommended hyperion as an alternative for hue gradient. i want to use hyperion for my pc so, i bought the hardware and come across some problems, which i cant really get my head around.
the hardware:
- ESP 8266 with wled installed
- WS2812b strip, cut down for testing to 74 leds,
- MeanWell Power Supply LPV-60-5
- USB Power Supply with 1.2 amps (5V)
the setup (working):
- USB Power Supply to the ESP and the VIN, GND and D4 with dupond pins to the Strips connector
- Hyperion WLED setup
the setup not working:
- temporary USB power supply to the ESP to power it
- D4 to the Strip
- MW power supply to the Strips positive and negativ.
- Hyperion WLED setup
The problem is:
If i'm using the MW power supply directly on the strip, only a few (some times 1, some times up to 5) only work and all of them flicker and blinking on their own. They don't get the right signal or interprete the signal.
my guess was, that the power supply is broken, but it gave me slightly above 5V (5.22V) after testing it with a multimeter.
And since it is a LED power supply their should'nt be any missing components, which the ESP have.
I wish i could power the strip directly via the esp, but the information is clear about the maximum amps, and i need more than 1 amps for the whole "around the monitor" project.
Since i want to give the signal over USB from my PC to minimize latency, i don't want to use an usb power supply for the ESP. And the LED count limit from the ESP is the second reason why i need the power supply
Pictures from the setup:
- Not working (Dupond connection from MW to the strip, testing only... wire connection was implemented, but cut out again due to not working)
- Working, leaving the MW power supply out, only ESP for power
- the MW power supply
Hope you can help.
Any ideas?