It is commonly used for signs, displays, hobby construction, and kiosks. Image Credit: Coro, Coroplast, Coro-PlastĬorrugated plastic, similar in construction to corrugated cardboard. Others have a built-in player computer and can run a display by themselves, or accept control from a player computer. Some controllers use on-board CPUs and can be sent data directly from a “player” computer, or can run a display using data stored on an SD card. Most pixels either have WS2811 chips in them, or have compatible chips that understand WS2811 signaling. The most commonly used protocol for doing this is called WS2811. Ethernet cable can also be used for pixel (WS2811) data, and can provide much longer distances than “straight” LED cable extension options.Įthernet Cable with RJ-45 Plugs ControllerĪ controller sends pixel, and optionally differential, data to control pixels. In both of these cases- standard “RJ45” connectors are installed on each end of the cable using specific connection standards. Ethernet cable is also used for differential data between a controller and a differential receiver. Many controllers can be “hard wired” together into a network using commonly available Ethernet switches. First- for networking, which is what it was originally designed for. The former is usually considerably cheaper and is more than adequate for use in this hobby.Įthernet cable is used in 3 ways in this hobby. Most Ethernet cable available to day is either Cat. 6 is a newer standard that supports 1000Mbit, usually referred to as Gigabit Ethernet. 5 (Category 5) refers to an older standard that generally supports up to 100Mbit (Mega-bit) Ethernet, while Cat. This refers to standard Ethernet networking cable. They are often mounted in the yard or on the roof, or extended over driveways and sidewalks. They can be of virtually any size- from just a few feet long and high to dozens of feet long and high.
They are often called “jumping arches” because of the jumping light effects that are often applied to them. The pixels are often either mounted inside translucent plastic pipe/tubing or fastened to a wire frame.
Popular pixel prop that arranges pixels in an arch shape.
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