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By Sally
Updated: August 30, 2024
LED strip lights are becoming increasingly popular in a variety of settings. Many people enjoy the modern look and feel that they create, as well as the fact that they are relatively easy to install. This article will detail how to wire various types of LED strips, including single color, tunable white, RGB, RGBW, RGBCCT, and addressable LED strips.
Voltage Drop
The voltage drop in LED strips causes the section near the power
supply to be brighter than the end, resulting in brightness inconsistency.
To avoid this, connect multiple LED strips to the power supply in parallel or use ultra-long constant current LED strips.
Another common solution is power injection. This involves adding additional wires at different points of the LED strip and connecting them to the main power source to ensure consistent brightness. End-to-end, midpoint, and parallel injection are the most popular methods. For more information, please read How to Inject Power into LED Strips.
You can also use this tool to calculate the conductor’s voltage drop: Voltage Drop Calculator.
Parallel Connection
The most common way to avoid voltage drop problems is to connect multiple LED strips in parallel to a power supply, controller, or amplifier.
led strip parallel connection
Another way is to connect both ends of the LED strip to the same power source, controller, or amplifier.
led strip both end connection
Be sure NOT to connect multiple strips in series to a power supply, controller, or amplifier.
led strip serial connection
PWM Amplifier
All LED controllers output a PWM signal. If an LED controller does not output enough power, a PWM amplifier can increase the PWM power, thus allowing the LED controller to drive a sufficient number of LED strips.
How to Wire Single Color LED Strip Lights
The single color or mono LED strip light is the simplest. It only has two wires and can only emit light of a specific color.
single color led strip light
Wiring Single Color LED Strip Lights With Non-Dimmable LED Drivers
The most common is a single-color LED strip connected to a non-dimmable power source with no controller.
Please note that the power of the total LED strip lights should not exceed 80% of the power supply power, which is the principle of 80% of the power supply power.
led strip parallel connection
Wiring Single Color LED Strip Lights With Dimmable LED Drivers
To adjust the brightness of a single-color LED strip, you need to connect it with a dimmable power supply. The most common dimming methods are 0-10V, Triac, and DALI.
How to Wire RGB LED Strip Lights
RGB LED strip has four wires, which are common anode, R, G, and B.
RGB LED strips are mainly used with LED controllers but can also be used with DALI DT8 dimmable drivers.
rgb led strip light
Wiring RGB LED Strip Lights With Dimmable LED Drivers
DALI DT8 RGB LED Driver
rgb led strip dali dt8 connection diagram
Wiring RGB LED Strip Lights With LED Controllers
Without PWM Amplifier
rgb led strip controller connection without amplifier diagram
With PWM Amplifier
rgb led strip controller connection with amplifier diagram
Wiring RGB LED Strip Lights With DMX512 Decoder
rgb led strip dmx512 decoder connection diagram
How to Wire RGBW LED Strip Lights
An RGBW LED strip light has four color channels: Red, Green, Blue, and White. This allows for the creation of both vibrant colors and pure white light, offering more versatility than a standard RGB strip.
rgbw led strip light
Wiring RGBW LED Strip Lights With Dimmable LED Drivers
DALI DT8 RGBW LED Driver
rgbw led strip dali dt8 connection diagram
Wiring RGBW LED Strip Lights With LED Controllers
Without PWM Amplifier
rgbw led strip controller without amplifier connection diagram
With PWM Amplifier
rgbw led strip controller with amplifier connection diagram
Wiring RGBW LED Strip Lights With DMX512 Decoder
rgbw led strip dmx512 decoder connection diagram
How to Wire RGBCCT LED Strip Lights
rgbcct led strip light
Wiring RGBCCT LED Strip Lights With Dimmable LED Drivers
An RGBCCT LED strip light includes Red, Green, Blue, and dual White channels (Cool White and Warm White). This allows for a full spectrum of colors along with adjustable color temperature, providing both vibrant colors and customizable white lighting.
DALI DT8 RGBCCT LED Driver
rgbcct led strip dali dt8 connection diagram
Wiring RGBCCT LED Strip Lights With LED Controllers
Without PWM Amplifier
rgbcct led strip controller without amplifier connection diagram
With PWM Amplifier
rgbcct led strip controller with amplifier connection diagram
Wiring RGBCCT LED Strip Lights With DMX512 Decoder
rgbcct led strip dmx512 decoder connection diagram
How to Wire Addressable LED Strip Lights
Individual addressable led strip, also called digital led strip, pixel led strip, magic led strip, or dream color led strip, is a led strip with control ICs that allow you to control individual LEDs or groups of LEDs. You can control a specific part of the led strip, which is why it is called ‘addressable’.
For more information, you can read The Ultimate Guide To Addressable LED Strip.
How to Wire SPI Addressable LED Strip Lights
The Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) is a synchronous serial communication interface specification used for short-distance communication, primarily in embedded systems. The interface was developed by Motorola in the mid-1980s and has become a de facto standard. Typical applications include Secure Digital cards and liquid crystal displays.
The SPI addressable led strip is an LED strip that receives SPI signals directly, and changes the color and brightness of the light according to the signal.
spi addressable led strip light
SPI Addressable LED Strip Lights With Data Channel Only
spi addressable led strip with data wire only connection diagram
SPI Addressable LED Strip Lights With Data and Clock Channels
spi addressable led strip with data and clock wire connection diagram
SPI Addressable LED Strip Lights With Data and Backup Data Channels
spi addressable led strip with data and backup data wire connection diagram
Conclusion
I believe that after reading this article, you already have an understanding of how to wire different kinds of LED strip lights.
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