getting_started
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| Before wiring up your LED strip make sure you select the right output voltage on the Lightkraken board. Look at the above table for the right voltage. | Before wiring up your LED strip make sure you select the right output voltage on the Lightkraken board. Look at the above table for the right voltage. | ||
| - | * **5V** -> Set the switch to the left-most position. The switch should point towards the RJ45 connector. | + | * **5V** -> Set the switch to the left-most position. The switch should point towards the Ethernet/Network/RJ45 connector. |
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| * **12V** -> Set the switch to the middle position. | * **12V** -> Set the switch to the middle position. | ||
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| In the example above, the BLACK wire is Ground/GND, the | In the example above, the BLACK wire is Ground/GND, the | ||
| - | GREEN wire is the CLOCK line, YELLOW wire is the DATA line and the RED wire is POWER (5, 12 or 24V). The configuration above applies to all strips using a serial protocol protocol. | + | GREEN wire is the CLOCK line, YELLOW wire is the DATA line and the RED wire is POWER (5, 12 or 24V). The configuration above applies to all strips using a serial protocol. |
| ==== Powering your LED strips ==== | ==== Powering your LED strips ==== | ||
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| == Static IP == | == Static IP == | ||
| - | A static IP can be set up in the web configuration page of the device. Initial access to the web configuration page requires either access through DHCP or the IP address listed above. | + | A static IP can be set up in the web configuration page of the device. Initial access to the web configuration page requires either access through a DHCP assigned address or the IP address listed above. |
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| + | Note: Using static IPs is generally the recommend way of doing large and live installations, especially when power outages are expected. One common problem with DHCP is that if dozens or more devices simultaneously ask for a DHCP based address when power goes on, the request packets tend to get lost as the router drops them. Or more commonly the router takes more than 30 seconds to boot which means DHCP requests went nowhere. The result is that some devices will never acquire an IP address. | ||
| ==== Updating the firmware ==== | ==== Updating the firmware ==== | ||
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| ==== Resetting the device to factory default ==== | ==== Resetting the device to factory default ==== | ||
| - | If you need to reset the configuration of the device hold the user button for about 10 seconds and then let go. All settings will revert to factory default and the device will reboot. This is mostly useful if you for some reason misconfigured the static IP settings and the device is not reachable anymore. | + | If you need to reset the configuration of the device hold the user button for about 10 seconds and then let go. All settings will revert to factory defaults and the device will reboot. This is mostly useful if you for some reason misconfigured the static IP settings and the device is not reachable anymore. |
getting_started.txt · Last modified: 2019/12/30 05:47 by turo
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