Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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After getting some WS2811 ICs i the last mailbag, I decided to experiment with trying to make high power LEDs act like addressable LEDs.

Turns out it can be done, and with only a couple of additional components.



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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I did it.