[SOLVED] Addressable RGB Help

[adrianexus]

So, I want to buy an addressable RGB strip. Here's a link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F262452005540
I'm not sure if I can use the functionality without extra hardware past the power supply, control box, and remote. I'm hoping to put them in my PC and make it a rainbow, like this: http://imgur.com/a/shCx8hU Is it possible? I don't want to buy the special strip just to be disappointed with static colors. Thanks!

 

[scout_03]

you need the psu and controller for it check your link details at bottom of it .

 

[adrianexus]

I know that I need a remote and a power supply. What im wondering is if I can achieve the rainbow look that is shown in the attached picture.

 

[scout_03]

never test it only them could tel you or someone with similar product .

 

[Paperdoc]

The strip cannot work without BOTH a power supply and a controller. The controller itself needs a power supply, but that might just be drawn from the same unit that powers the strip. You have to buy a power supply unit with enough capacity for the particular strip you buy - they sell several sizes and each has a specified current need. Then you need to buy a controller to provide the control signals to the strip, and that controller will have its own power requirement you need to meet. Exactly what patterns the controller can produce depends on its specifications - there are NO "universal" pattern groups you could expect. Some controllers use only buttons on their case, others may come with a remote control box, and others may come with some way to connect to a motherboard communication port (like USB2) so you can use a software utility to specify which pattern the controller should send to the strip.

 

[Paperdoc]

Thanks for Best Answer.