can you connect the CCR'sto make a longer length

[Guest Don Gillespie]

I have been searching the forum and the LOR web site can't seem to find the answer to this question can you connect the CCR'S together to make longer lengths or are you tapped out at the 16 foot mark

[Frank A.]

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[align=left]I found this info in the manual page 14[/align]

[align=left]http://www.lightorama.com/PDF/CR150D_Man_Web.pdf[/align]

[align=left]A 3 amp 12 vdc power supply is required for[/align]

[align=left]each 197” section of ribbon. This is because[/align]

[align=left]the linear circuit board has too much voltage[/align]

[align=left]drop to pass the necessary current to[/align]

[align=left]successive ribbons. Without these auxiliary[/align]

[align=left]power supplies, the LEDs further out[/align]

[align=left]become dim and/or the ribbon may be[/align]

[align=left]damaged.[/align]

[align=left]4. Although the controller supports end-to-end[/align]

[align=left]ribbons, they will not be sold initially due to[/align]

[align=left]weatherproofing considerations. When we[/align]

[align=left]find a way to do this reasonably, extension[/align]

[align=left]ribbons and power supplies will be offered to[/align]
use with your original ribbon.

Frank A.

[JBullard]

Don Gillespie wrote:

I have been searching the forum and the LOR web site can't seem to find the answer to this question can you connect the CCR'S together to make longer lengths or are you tapped out at the 16 foot mark

Don,

As I remember, back when I bought my CCRs in July 2009, there is a limit the power supply can handle. Therefore only the one ribbon is supplied with each controller and power supply.

IF you could obtain a second ribbon (which LOR does not offer separtely) and could inject additional power from a user supplied power supply into the 2nd ribbon, and you taped into the data lines from the first ribbon to the second ribbon (wherever you got the 2nd ribbon from) then it should work.

However, there is nothing to prevent you from using two CCRs (controller, power supply and ribbon) and with careful sequenceing it could appear as one long ribbon

[Guest Don Gillespie]

JBullard wrote:

Don Gillespie wrote:

I have been searching the forum and the LOR web site can't seem to find the answer to this question can you connect the CCR'S together to make longer lengths or are you tapped out at the 16 foot mark

Don,

As I remember, back when I bought my CCRs in July 2009, there is a limit the power supply can handle. Therefore only the one ribbon is supplied with each controller and power supply.

IF you could obtain a second ribbon (which LOR does not offer separtely) and could inject additional power from a user supplied power supply into the 2nd ribbon, and you taped into the data lines from the first ribbon to the second ribbon (wherever you got the 2nd ribbon from) then it should work.

However, there is nothing to prevent you from using two CCRs (controller, power supply and ribbon) and with careful sequenceing it could appear as one long ribbon

Thanks John that is what I was looking for still don't know if 16 feet is long enough to wrap around my tree

[edvas69]

The other thing to be aware of is that when you join an extra strip you will loose resolution of each pixels, so now 1 pixel becomes 2 pixels. you also reduce the fading steps

Starting form page 13 of the CCR manual

[align=left]Strips[/align]
[align=left]Sets the number of end-to-end connected ribbons.[/align]
[align=left]Data bandwidth restrictions force the following[/align]
restriction:

1 ribbon 128 intensities

2 ribbons 64 intensities

3 or more ribbons 32 intensities

[align=left]Notes[/align]
[align=left]1. Even though the ribbon supports fewer[/align]
[align=left]intensities as ribbons are connected end-toend,[/align]
[align=left]you still use the full range of LOR[/align]
[align=left]intensities when programming.[/align]
[align=left]2. The controller supports a maximum of 50[/align]
[align=left]physical pixels. As ribbons are added end-toend,[/align]
[align=left]adjacent pixels are combined to limit[/align]
[align=left]the number of pixels to 50. E.g. for two[/align]
[align=left]ribbons, a physical pixel becomes 6 adjacent[/align]
[align=left]RGB LEDs.[/align]
[align=left]3. A 3 amp 12 vdc power supply is required for[/align]
[align=left]each 197” section of ribbon. This is because[/align]
[align=left]the linear circuit board has too much voltage[/align]
[align=left]drop to pass the necessary current to[/align]
[align=left]successive ribbons. Without these auxiliary[/align]
[align=left]power supplies, the LEDs further out[/align]
[align=left]become dim and/or the ribbon may be[/align]
[align=left]damaged.[/align]
[align=left]4. Although the controller supports end-to-end[/align]
[align=left]ribbons, they will not be sold initially due to[/align]
[align=left]weatherproofing considerations. When we[/align]
[align=left]find a way to do this reasonably, extension[/align]
[align=left]ribbons and power supplies will be offered to[/align]
[align=left]use with your original ribbon.[/align]
[align=left]5. The theoretical limit on the number of end-toend[/align]
[align=left]connected ribbons is 20. I have only[/align]
tried it with three and they work fine.

[LightORamaDan]

JBullard wrote:

[sNIP] IF you could obtain a second ribbon (which LOR does not offer separately) and could inject additional power from a user supplied power supply into the 2nd ribbon, and you taped into the data lines from the first ribbon to the second ribbon (wherever you got the 2nd ribbon from) then it should work.
[sNIP]

Recently (few weeks ago) we add the individual components of the CCR for sale in the store. You can find the Ribbon, Controller and Power supply for the CCR on the bottom of the accessories page.

Dan

[JBullard]

Great news! Guess I had better go prowl around in the store some more.

[Geoff Harvey]

Don

See http://lightorama.mywowbb.com/forum89/22431.html

I joined my 6 CCRs as pairs end to end (3 pairs) to outline my eaves. I ran all 3 pairs with a single controller address and much of the sequencing was done using macros (to save time which I had run out of). Each pair has 1 CCR controller, but I used all 6 of the power supplies that came with the CCRs, 1 to each ribbon. All worked well for this season past.

You can see videos at

Hope this helps Geoff

[Frank A.]

Hi Geoff

Great display.

Any chance of showing some 'how to' pics

of your connections and info on cabling used for inter connections.

Great job

Frank A.

[Joe2000]

Whaoo Geoff, your display is one of the most beautiful I have seen, nice selection of elements. Thank you for sharing. The 6 CCRs are nicely done. I agree some how to would be great on this forum.
Thanks again.

Joe

[wmilkie]

Fantastic display!

[Guest Don Gillespie]

Geoff Harvey wrote:

Don

See http://lightorama.mywowbb.com/forum89/22431.html

I joined my 6 CCRs as pairs end to end (3 pairs) to outline my eaves. I ran all 3 pairs with a single controller address and much of the sequencing was done using macros (to save time which I had run out of). Each pair has 1 CCR controller, but I used all 6 of the power supplies that came with the CCRs, 1 to each ribbon. All worked well for this season past.

You can see videos at

Hope this helps Geoff

Thanks Geoff, now the dilema I have is the CCR or the CCB? still on the fence here but will definatly make a decision in the summer, as I said before your display is awsome your house and mine are quite similar in design you have given me many ideas