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Hardware => Lynx Smart String => Topic started by: jwilliams31 on November 02, 2018,

Title: Wiring/Connector for 4-wire pixels?
Post by: jwilliams31 on November 02, 2018,

I bought a bunch of pixels off of Amazon, and I noticed that they seem to be using 4 wires.  Two for power and (I'm assuming) two for data.  Since the controller is only designed for a 3 wire, any thoughts on how this might be wired?

I've attached a screen shot from the Amazon picture. I'll try to get a better picture from the actual pixels when I get home.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Wiring/Connector for 4-wire pixels?
Post by: jwilliams31 on November 02, 2018,

Never mind.  I looked at the specs for the lights online and found what the wire colors are:

Connection: Red: +12V; White: DATA; Blue: GND

So apparently the ground (Blue) is just split between the two connectors, so I should just need to splice them together into the 3-wire connector.

Title: Re: Wiring/Connector for 4-wire pixels?
Post by: JoeFromOzarks on November 02, 2018,

Glad you found the answer!


It might help if you provide the link to the Amazon page and especially the documentation for the product you bought. 

Thank you, 

:) joe

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I bought a bunch of pixels off of Amazon, and I noticed that they seem to be using 4 wires.  Two for power and (I'm assuming) two for data.  Since the controller is only designed for a 3 wire, any thoughts on how this might be wired?

I've attached a screen shot from the Amazon picture. I'll try to get a better picture from the actual pixels when I get home.

Thanks.