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PixLite 16 Long Range Mk2 User Manual V210222
pin 1 is also clearly marked. Simply wire your lights into each screw terminal and then
plug them into the mating sockets.
Warning:
It is very important not to short +ve onto the clock or data lines when using
pixels greater than 5V. Note that this can also happen from poor waterproofing when
rain shorts the higher voltage onto either of those wires in your pixels/wiring.
The cable length between the output and the first pixel should not exceed 15m.
shows the pin-out of the pixel output connectors.
Figure 5: Normal Mode Pixel Output Pinout
4.8 - Expanded Mode
If your pixels do not have a clock line, you may optionally activate expanded mode on
the controller, via the Advatek Assistant. In expanded mode, the clock lines are used
as data lines instead. This means the controller effectively has twice as many pixel
outputs (32), but half as many pixels per output can be run.
It is advantageous to use this mode with data-line only pixels compared to normal
mode, because the refresh rates will be improved. Pixels that only use a data line are
generally slow compared to clocked pixels, so improving the refresh rate is beneficial.
This is especially important if you are using close to the maximum number of pixels
per output.
The pinout for expanded mode is shown in
below.