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Title: Ultimate i-pac during Led ribbon installation
Post by: gogoalshop on July 02, 2019, 10:01:33 pm
Hi all,
I would like to put a rgb ribbon in 12v and make it work with my ultimate i-pac controller. How could I do?
It's good :?
https://www.casimages.com/i/181121014232929119.jpg.html


Thanks ahead!!!
Title: Re: Ultimate i-pac during Led ribbon installation
Post by: AndyWarne on July 06, 2019, 03:41:55 am

The I-PAC Ultimate I/O can drive 12V LED strings using the 6 high-current outputs.

There is a diagram showing a connection example on http://www.ultimarc.com/ipacuio.html

If you have any questions contact me directly on andy@ultimarc.com
Title: Re: Ultimate i-pac during Led ribbon installation
Post by: Arroyo on July 06, 2019, 08:37:51 am
Quote from: AndyWarne on July 06, 2019, 03:41:55 am
The I-PAC Ultimate I/O can drive 12V LED strings using the 6 high-current outputs.

There is a diagram showing a connection example on http://www.ultimarc.com/ipacuio.html

Looking at the diagram(assuming this the correct one):
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190706/1052d9590aced698d9900bef565ac3e4.jpg)

I was hoping you clarify.  The wiring diagram seems to imply that the 12V doesn’t use the same wiring as the 5V.  Whereas the 5V has the anode on the left and the three grounds that control which color light turns on, the 12V seems to have one ground in the wiring diagram.  Also which 6 outputs are high current? It looks like 49-51 is labeled for it, but not sure beyond that.

Edit, I think the 6 outputs include the 5V line (blue square box) on the left.  So I guess that for wiring you don’t use the standard 0.1” pitch pins but rather the blue boxes with the screw down.  Still not sure how you would wire one RGB on 12V.
Title: Re: Ultimate i-pac during Led ribbon installation
Post by: AndyWarne on July 07, 2019, 03:04:46 am

The other 3 channels are on the left hand side, the other blue screw connector.

So you could connect the RGB channels of the LEDs to 49, 50, 51 and common anode to 12V. The negative side of the 12V supply to the GND screw terminal.

One other step is to run WinIPAC and check the "enable high current outputs" box.

Note that if you are referring to addressable LED strings, that would be different, we have a different controller for those, the NanoLED.