Guides

Guides: answers before you order

Here we answer the questions that come up most often when planning LED pixel projects. Each guide starts with a short answer, followed by a table, a diagram and the matching products.

Pixels and power

WS2811 or WS2812B?

Which pixel type suits my project?

Resistor or regulated?

Which 12 V pixels for long strings?

Calculating the power supply

How big must the power supply be, and where do I inject power?

Cable cross-section: mm² and AWG

How thick is the cable of my pixel string really?

LED pixels outdoors

Which protection rating do the parts need outdoors?

Control

PixLite Mk3 compared

Which controller suits pixel count and distance?

Compatible pixels for PixLite Mk3

Which pixels does the PixLite Mk3 drive?

Art-Net or sACN?

Which protocol should I use on the network?

SHOWTime™

How do shows run without a computer?

MADRIX 5 licenses

Which license level for how many pixels?

When something goes wrong

Troubleshooting

Why are my pixels not lighting, or lighting incorrectly?

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