LED light strip tape

[hart2hart]

I’m looking to put a very thin LED tape above crown molding around theater room. Molding is not up so I can leave needed gap.

 

Looking to do both side walks that are about 25 ft. Suggestions?

[markv58]

My experience with this is that the self adhesive backing does not hold long.

You should have a triangular piece behind the crown mold with a slot routed into it to hold the led strip.

[markv58]

I use something like this. The distance the top of the crown is below the ceiling makes a big difference in the amount of light that paints the ceiling.

You should do a bit of experimenting. 

[larryllix]

I agree. Backing will not hold even when facing up. I used the clear silicone two hole clamps available. Some used hard track that fits them. See the original thread on this. You will need to be ableto replace the strips if some ever burn out. I have hd segments burn out of one colour. Only whenneww though...so far. My son has  bunch of white ones with a lot of burned out LEDs and the PS and controllers are behind cabinets.

Make sure to paint the surfaces with reflective white paint before the trim. You will need a place to mount the power supply and controller somewhere. An extension cable can be fabricaed with flat ribbon cable to get the big lumps out of sight. One power supply and two controllers in a centra spot radially feeding the two strips would work. Serially feeding more than the 5m strips (normally supplied) doen't work well. The far end will be visibly dimmer from voltage drop.

Edited March 19, 2019 by larryllix

[hart2hart]

I use something like this. The distance the top of the crown is below the ceiling makes a big difference in the amount of light that paints the ceiling.
You should do a bit of experimenting. 

Fantastic. I would have gone the wrong way on the install think the tape would hold.

Do you suggest any particular LED strip brands?

[hart2hart]

I agree. Backing will not hold even when facing up. I used the clear silicone two hole clamps available. Some used hard track that fits them. See the original thread on this. You will need to be ableto replace the strips if some ever burn out. I have hd segments burn out of one colour. Only whenneww though...so far. My son has  bunch of white ones with a lot of burned out LEDs and the PS and controllers are behind cabinets.
Make sure to paint the surfaces with reflective white paint before the trim. You will need a place to mount the power supply and controller somewhere. An extension cable can be fabricaed with flat ribbon cable to get the big lumps out of sight. One power supply and two controllers in a centra spot radially feeding the two strips would work. Serially feeding more than the 5m strips (normally supplied) doen't work well. The far end will be visibly dimmer from voltage drop.

Thanks. I’ve easy access from attic with ability to run wire for needed transformers. Do you like any specific brands of LED strips?

[markv58]

I've had good luck with ALED strips from the amazon. I at least try to use strips from the same order in a room just incase.

They are all probably made by the same manufacturer and sold under different brand names.

[larryllix]

2 hours ago, hart2hart said:

 

Thanks. I’ve easy access from attic with ability to run wire for needed transformers. Do you like any specific brands of LED strips?

 

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[hart2hart]

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I’ve picked up a couple of them from amazon. Work great. From iOS app. Next step is coding network resources from ISY.

Thank you.

[larryllix]

9 hours ago, hart2hart said:

 

I’ve picked up a couple of them from amazon. Work great. From iOS app. Next step is coding network resources from ISY.

Thank you.

 

I have found each MagicHome bulb clone uses the same protocol except that some will not mix RGB with White and some will not accept dimming commands until turned on while others can be set before and then turned on. I have done a lot of work with python on various LED strip controllers as well as bulbs. They all have some different quirk.

@Scottmichaelj was upset about the popcorning  effect for the bulbs and strips, as they take time to set each one via Ethernet. I have found ways to make the sequencing delays almost imperceptible to the human eye, but with 23 bulbs the delay is really long after turning them on/off from ISY. So it is wait for a while and group turn them on/of or activate one at a time in a sequence.

If you use variable substitution with 3 or 4 NRs only you will run into the 1 seconds delay factor. If you set a bulb to blue and then set another one to red immediately, the singe;/shared NR will set both to the last colour as the program will change the variable substituted before ISY sends out the first NR.

I only use four NR for all bulbs. ON, Off, Set, and effect. I send them to a RPI python program which handle groups of bulbs and speeds things up.

Now I have discovered RPi 3 has a slow task switching time that interferes with fast send sequences too.

[Scottmichaelj]

I’ve picked up a couple of them from amazon. Work great. From iOS app. Next step is coding network resources from ISY.

Thank you.

There is already a NodeServer for MagicHome Controllers.

[LFMc]

On 3/19/2019 at 9:16 AM, markv58 said:

My experience with this is that the self adhesive backing does not hold long.

Ditto on the tape being trash. No matter how much they tell you how good it holds. I had new baked on painted aluminum cleaned with alcohol and it fell off within 12 hours. Just get out the silicone glue the first time. 

[hart2hart]

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[hart2hart]

 

There is already a NodeServer for MagicHome Controllers.

 

Thanks I’ll use it. I was planning to move from 4.7.3 to 5.0.15 this weekend but see the only zwave devices I have (Schlage deadbolts) may have issues. Waiting to see if it’s sorted out.