Friday 17 November 2017

led strip - esp32/ws2812b power issue


I'm building a little circuit to handle two 5m led strips with an ESP32. ESP32 is a d-duino-32 OLED clone you can find in ebay/aliexpress sites.


Also bought a 5v 20a power supply. One path powers the esp32 with a 1000uf capacitor and a 1ohm/5.1v zener diode. The other path goes directly to both strips with a 2000uf in the middle.



The first time I turn on, I see on OLED display info I programmed. Leds are off because didn't programmed the code yet. If I turn off and on again, I can measure the correct voltage but ESP32 does not start.


If I turn off again, wait some minutes and turn on again, works again.


If I remove the led strips, works always.


It is supposed the 20A power supply should be enough to handle the 300 leds x 60mA each = 18A plus ESP's 500mA although all leds are off initially.


What can cause this to fail?


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Circuit: Circuit Photo: enter image description here




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