Chasing on a LOR RGB dumb ribbon

[frankmbye]

Ok, I know that a RGB dumb ribbon is always the same, set color. I would like to know if each pixel can be turned off or on, like in a chasing sequence.

[k6ccc]

Not on a dumb strip. That requires a smart strip. A dumb RGB strip can be any color you want, but it will all be that color.

[frankmbye]

Thank you Jim. I guess that ends my idea of using them for my new arches.

Edited July 10, 2014 by frankmbye

[amtrak115]

you would have to split the dumb RGB strip up into segments and wire them individually.  That's how I did my RGB arches before the explosion of pixel options we have today. 

[Max-Paul]

And this is why they are called dumb strips.

[Mirage]

Thanks for posting this question and answer.  I had considered the same for using the dumb ribbons for arches and other elements.  I can live with them being the same color, but wanted ability to chase, etc.  That's very disappointing news.  

[gmacw]

Yeah, short of cutting them up into segments, they are basically a string of lights (a very bright set of lights) that can change to any color.

[George Simmons]

But by the time you spend for the DC controller, power source, enclosure, and ribbon you might as well get a CCR.