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Portable addressable led strip tester

den_olli

in the office building I work we have DIY addressable led strips surrounding every floor of the building to make it glow at night. It's a part of my job to maintain this setup and unfortunately the setup breaks down a lot.

 

We we got a defect then I have to open up the sealing and get the 3m long led bar out and take it to the warehouse to test the led strip. I have already bought a wireless soldering iron so I can do small repairs without taking the led strip out of the sealing, but I still need to get it out if I want to connect it to the test unit.

 

It would really be great if I would have sort of a portable addressable led strip tester, that can run the following tests

- put all led's to red

- put all led's to green

- put all led's to blue

- put all led's to white

- slow nightrider mode 1 led at a time

- put all led's to black (off)

 

this would save me a lot of time and I guess it would be a great tool for everyone that uses addressable led strips in there projects

I'm trying to figure out a way to make such tester, but the main problem I have is how to deliver enough power for the 3 meter long led strip?

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  • in reply to den_olli

    Hi Olivier,

     

    How frequently is there a failure? And how long could it take to fix the failure, if you had a test tool?

    Even if it takes just 30 minutes to fix, this is very expensive, considering the aliexpress LED strip very likely cost less than how much you cost the business for 30 minutes.

    Is it not more worthwhile to replace the design with a more reliable one that does not use aliexpress LED strips?

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