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Sounds like a solid plan, try concept with one output and driver
Just some troubleshooting to pinpoint the problem. Are u getting 3.3v on your gpio pin? If so, what voltages are you reading on the test point when you toggle it off and on?Yip just tried it driver is not turning on I tried it with a separate 12v source and tried it with the 12v from the driver. Didn’t work either way....... I’m bout ready to just get some solid state relays and call it a day
Sometimes its the simple things...glad i could help!
That's how I do mine.
I take it that everything is now working with all 4 lights?? If so, great job!@Ranjib @Diamond1
hey guys so when it comes to setting this thing up i got some questions about timers.
So since I am controlling 4 different drivers for my lights Right now what I did was create 8 different timers. 2 timers to turn blue drivers on at 8:00 and 2 more to turn them off at 22:00. Then 2 timers to turns white drivers on at 10:00 and off at 20:00
I left an * in day of month.....
Is this the correct way of doing this?
I take it that everything is now working with all 4 lights?? If so, great job!
Are you able to dim your lights all the way down to zero?
The OR drivers only dim down to 10% then the relay shuts them off.
How are u feeding the diodes? If they are directly fed off the on/off switch point in a circuit like in my drawing the resistor may affect them. If they are fed from a driver and the 12v signal is just an on off the brightness shouldnt be affected.Alrighty guys have a question about moonlighting. How bright should it be. I am adding moonlights to my fixtures controlled by reef pi of course. The picture is what I have currently.
@Bigtrout
Hey man got a question for you. I am using a section of 12v led strip to serve as my moonlight. The section I have draws about 130mA. Does the resistor that is added between 12v and output of darlington effect the draw of those diodes.
I don’t think it does because it is there to stop a short. But figured better safe than sorry.
I am thinking about adding another strip to bring the brightness of a bit. Need opinions. Wow it’s not that bright in person ......lol
How are u feeding the diodes? If they are directly fed off the on/off switch point in a circuit like in my drawing the resistor may affect them. If they are fed from a driver and the 12v signal is just an on off the brightness shouldnt be affected.
What type of led strip is it? Is it 5730 led strip? And how many leds are running for the pic? 5730 led are 150ma max so the 130 ma is a good running current. So if thats the case you may need to add more to get brighter.