Remove GE Hex LED control board from housing, and desolder and remove the 8051 controller (U2).
- Pin
3.3Vto 3v to 5v level converter pinsVAandOE - Pin
GNDto 3v to 5v level converter pinGND - Pin
PIN_Dto 3v to 5v level converter pinA1 - Pin
PIN_Sto 3v to 5v level converter pinA2
- Test point
Sto 3v to 5v level converter pinB1 - Test point
DOUTto 3v to 5v level converter pinB2 - Test point
GNDto 3v to 5v level converter pinGND - Test point
V5to 3v to 5v level converter pinVB
NOTE: The GE Hex LED will not supply enough power for the ESP-32 wifi, make sure to power the ESP-32 separately via USB!
NOTE: If running more than 6 Hex LEDs, use the GE Hex Led power cable included in the set to 'jumper' the first Hex LED to the last one.
Required Arduino libraries:
ArtnetWifi, v1.5.1AutoConnect, v1.4.1FastLED, v3.5.0
- Flash firmware to ESP-32
- After power-on, connect to the "hex-dmx512" AP (no password), and configure the ESP-32 wifi to connect to your local Wifi network.
- Use any DMX-512 Ethernet controller to send DMX-512 packets to your lights!