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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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  • max 1 time each month. The controller and software is also custom made for this setup, so it's not always a problem with the led strip. that's why we need to test it instead of just replacing it.

    Also we need to get the profile out of the ceiling to be able to replace the led strip. it would be great if we can test the bars before dismounting them, because it would safe us a lot of time in case the problem is caused by the controller or the software

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  • max 1 time each month. The controller and software is also custom made for this setup, so it's not always a problem with the led strip. that's why we need to test it instead of just replacing it.

    Also we need to get the profile out of the ceiling to be able to replace the led strip. it would be great if we can test the bars before dismounting them, because it would safe us a lot of time in case the problem is caused by the controller or the software

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  • in reply to den_olli

    If the software is custom made, can the diagnostic feature (setting all to red, then to green then to blue etc) not be coded in the software? A test mode basically. Why does it need a separate controller?

    The whole project sounds like a disaster of a solution for building lighting, to rely on aliexpress LED modules with this failure rate.