Best Answer SteveS123, 20 January 2014 - 03:46 PM
So after many hours of testing I figured the problem out. I wanted to post an answer so that this thread wasn't left unanswered.
First off I am running four 5 volt 60 amp supplies and each one is supplying power to 24 strands. All the grounds are tied together but this is where the problem is. I am using one of the supplies to supply the 5 volt logic on my controller board and it also supplies the 5 volts to the 24 strands. If I move the supply wire to my controller to any of the four supplies I get different affects on the LEDs. The affects are flickers and erratic behavior. The supplies are switching supplies and are causing me to have this issue. I am able to control all the LEDs perfectly if I use just one supply but if you do the math it can't support the current load. I was able to test two segments off of one supply for a short time to verify that it worked.
Second, I did put the driver chip in on my CLOCK line to help stabilize it and that did make a difference ([color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]OPA633KP).[/color]
[color=rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;]To sum it up I have to get a single high output supply and the driver chip.[/color]
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