With this product, you will receive a custom, hand-made Adaptor board, specifically designed to power your Raspberry Pi Zero/2/3/4/5, or ESP32/8266, and drive your WS2812b/SK6812 (or other) 5-Volt RGB LED strip(s) with 5-Volt logic, thanks to its inline one-way Level Shifter.
Use with WLED, Hyperion/HyperHDR, or any 5-Volt RGB LED project with a 3.3-Volt Microcontroller or SBC.
Most LED strips can tolerate a 3.3v data signal, but can be unpredictable when used that way. The level shifter ensures a full 5v data stream to your LEDs for stable, reliable colors.
New, October 2024 design features a Barrel-Jack for Power Input, and sends Power Out to the controller via USB-C; this board ALSO sends 5V Power to the LED strip.
Choose the appropriate, included USB cable -- either Type-C to Type-C (Pi 4 and up), or Type-C to USB Micro B (Pi Zero/2/3). For ESP modules, just check which USB power port you need.
Jumpers to connect to a GPIO pin and GND on your Pi or ESP board are included, as well as a brief connection diagram sheet. Color of jumpers may vary (Green or Yellow for GPIO, and White or Black for GND).
On the Raspberry Pi, GPIO 18 is the sixth-pin down on the right-hand side of the Pi header; the next pin down is a GND pin. See included instruction sheet, website and videos for detailed usage instructions!
LED Output is a standard Male 3-pin JST-SM connector. DO NOT CONNECT to any 12-Volt or other strip more than 5-Volts!
Buyer pays calculated shipping via USPS (or USPS International if outside the US). Please limit quantities to one or two per person.
Also included in the Accessory Bundle (for Hyperion/Ambilight projects) for $4 more:
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3x "L" Corner Couplers for your LED strip
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2x Hook & Loop Fastener (Self-Adhesive) 4"x2" (~100mm x ~50mm) - can be cut into pieces as needed for your project
*** LED STRIPS & Raspberry Pi/ESP are NOT INCLUDED ***
Visit my Project page on my website for more information on how to build this project:
https://justinnelsonsprojects.com/hyperion/
