{"id":520,"date":"2011-07-07T06:30:03","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T06:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baulkolites.com\/wp\/?p=520"},"modified":"2011-07-07T06:30:03","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T06:30:03","slug":"rgb-strobes-mini-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/?p=520","title":{"rendered":"RGB + Strobes Mini Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let me say first and foremost, I am still <\/strong>trying to find good uses for RGB strip lights out on the display and not against a flat surface or tacked up under an alcove.<\/p>\n

This is another attempt.<\/em><\/p>\n

Some time late last year, I purchased some tomato trellis’ for the wife’s herb garden. At the time I thought, ” I am going to have to buy some of them for me too”<\/p>\n

I also scored what I think is a half decent price on some waterproof RGB Strips – 40m for AUD120 delivered.<\/p>\n

Cost estimation now sits at:
\ntomato trellis – $11
\n2.5m LED Strip – $15
\n3 or 4 Ch DMX DC Controller – $6 to $20
\nACL strobe – ~ $5 (I think ) maybe.<\/p>\n

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An Open Canvas Tomato Trellis<\/p><\/div>\n

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RGB strip cable tied to trellis<\/p><\/div>\n

Last night I hacked one together and am happy with the results.\u00a0 The LEDs are mounted on a single side of the strips and thus are very directional.\u00a0 However there is a pleasant glow on the back side of the strips also.<\/p>\n

Next the Controller to be added. followed by the Strobes.\u00a0 Two Choices come to mind:\u00a0 The MIC 3ch specials would be more than adequate for the Strips.<\/p>\n

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MIC 3ch DMX<\/p><\/div>\n

OR my own 4ch DMX controller allowing Some Strobes to be added inside the Tree.<\/p>\n

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Top View of Semi populated Controller<\/p><\/div>
\nTo add Strobes, I will need to tap off +5v from the on-board regulator. Not a big issue but required a little further hacking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let me say first and foremost, I am still trying to find good uses for RGB strip lights out on the display and not against a flat surface or tacked up under an alcove. This is another attempt. Some time … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/520\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}