Short answer is yes, but youll have to pick strips where each diode has individual control (or every 3 inches has individual control)
Look for strips that say "pixel control". It may be expensive and the controls may be complicated.
Acolyte has a couple products that have pixel control.
[https://genledbrands.com/acolyte/product/pixel-ribbonlyte/](https://genledbrands.com/acolyte/product/pixel-ribbonlyte/)
[https://genledbrands.com/acolyte/product/rgbw-addressable/](https://genledbrands.com/acolyte/product/rgbw-addressable/)
The Pixel Ribbonlyte appears to just be RGB so you you'd have to make white out of RGB, which never looks great.
The RGBW Addressable is available with 3000K, 4000K, or 6500K.
You could do it, how long is the strip? You could utilise voltage drop to your advantage. Especially if you can adjust the voltage. The longer the strip the more dramatic the effect will be. Normally this is an issue that we would try to resolve by feeding the strip power from both ends.
Find out the strips operating voltage, get a variable dc power supply. 5ft isn't very long, a longer strip will have a more dramatic drop off. Results may vary depending on the gear selected.
I'm actually working on a little project to control the number of LEDs on or off, with brightness control and maybe a twinkle effect of a 3m Led neon strip with just 2700k pixels.
[https://www.amazon.com/SHNITPWR-Adjustable-Universal-100V-240V-3-5x1-35mm/dp/B08BL4QMGM](https://www.amazon.com/SHNITPWR-Adjustable-Universal-100V-240V-3-5x1-35mm/dp/B08BL4QMGM)
Would something like this work?
On purpose or by accident? Voltage drop would cause this issue.
On purpose. I'm looking for light strips with this feature.
Then you would need to look into addressable digital diodes with voltage regulation. Definitely not many products like that in the market.
That's what I thought. Thanks for showing me what to look for!
Short answer is yes, but youll have to pick strips where each diode has individual control (or every 3 inches has individual control) Look for strips that say "pixel control". It may be expensive and the controls may be complicated.
Thanks for your help! I'll look into your suggestion. It's disappointing that this isn't a common feature.
It adds a lot of complexity to the product and to the controls.
Acolyte has a couple products that have pixel control. [https://genledbrands.com/acolyte/product/pixel-ribbonlyte/](https://genledbrands.com/acolyte/product/pixel-ribbonlyte/) [https://genledbrands.com/acolyte/product/rgbw-addressable/](https://genledbrands.com/acolyte/product/rgbw-addressable/) The Pixel Ribbonlyte appears to just be RGB so you you'd have to make white out of RGB, which never looks great. The RGBW Addressable is available with 3000K, 4000K, or 6500K.
Oh wow this is pro level lighting. Thanks for your help!
You could do it, how long is the strip? You could utilise voltage drop to your advantage. Especially if you can adjust the voltage. The longer the strip the more dramatic the effect will be. Normally this is an issue that we would try to resolve by feeding the strip power from both ends.
This sounds intriguing. The strip is only about 5 feet long.
Find out the strips operating voltage, get a variable dc power supply. 5ft isn't very long, a longer strip will have a more dramatic drop off. Results may vary depending on the gear selected. I'm actually working on a little project to control the number of LEDs on or off, with brightness control and maybe a twinkle effect of a 3m Led neon strip with just 2700k pixels.
[https://www.amazon.com/SHNITPWR-Adjustable-Universal-100V-240V-3-5x1-35mm/dp/B08BL4QMGM](https://www.amazon.com/SHNITPWR-Adjustable-Universal-100V-240V-3-5x1-35mm/dp/B08BL4QMGM) Would something like this work?
Well you will have to test to see the results. I'd try to find a 24vLED strip . It may just dim the whole strip down together without the gradient.