I was wondering how much current my future megatree would be consuming. I know when i gave the option to set a background color that there would be a jump in current draw. All picels having a color would increase current, but by how much.
So ..
I now loop through each frams and look at every pixel. I look to see the highest RGB value and change that to a 0-100%. This is the V in an HSV model. I then multiple the percentage by the current draw of a single pixel.
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So until someone tells me differently i am assuming 60ma for a full on pixel.
Having done this math, i know how much each strand of the tree uses during each frame of the animation.
I then made an animated gif of the current draw. It is interesting to change parameters in the effect model and see how it effects the current draw for the whole tree.
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username f
user_target AA
effect_class spirals
effect_name CURRENT
number_spirals 4
number_rotations 2
spiral_thickness 3
window_degrees 360
start_color #FF1C42
end_color #0464F5
frame_delay 22
direction cw
sparkles 0
use_background n
background_color #0B3802
submit Submit Form to create your target model
submit Submit Form to create your target model
produces this current graph
Now I will do the same effect , but turn on background color
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username f
user_target AA
effect_class spirals
effect_name CURRENT2
number_spirals 4
number_rotations 2
spiral_thickness 3
window_degrees 360
start_color #FF1C42
end_color #0464F5
frame_delay 22
direction cw
sparkles 0
use_background Y
background_color #29D107submit Submit Form to create your target model
and see the current change
Now i can plan on how many extra lines i need to run my tree. I think a 15amp socket wont do the trick.