What is an RGB tester and what is it for?

  • Dec 14, 2020
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If you need to customize decorative lighting in general, or just customize the glow of an individual RGB tape, then an RGB tester is the best choice. Today, you can find a wide range of RGB and DMX controllers on sale:

  • simple. Usually there are several programs for changing the colors in the composition.
  • complex. Equipped with a control panel (either by infrared channel or by a radio remote control), with the functionality of adjusting the brightness of the glow of each RGB channel separately.

RGB tester - was developed by LED Design (see. (see figure below). An electrical device with dimensions of only 119 * 60 * 28 mm makes it possible to adjust the brightness of the glow of any channel separately or scan these values ​​by entering them into memory.

RGB tester
RGB tester

The technical characteristics of the device are as follows:

  • supply voltage - 12 volts;
  • number of channels - 3;
  • connection of LED RGB light sources according to the scheme with a common anode;
  • maximum load current per channel - 3 Amperes;
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  • the number of colors that can be obtained using the RGB tester is 16 * 106;
  • digital indication of the brightness of each color in three channels;
  • the number of memory cells is maximum 30.

Tester functionality:

  • precise manual color adjustment using the corresponding buttons on 3 separate channels (red, green, blue);
  • autoscan colors in the range of 16 million colors;
  • entering into a separate memory cell of any color (up to 30 cells) for later viewing;
  • visual control of RGB components of the selected color using 3 three-digit indicators (by the number of channels);
  • the ability to clear the memory of memorized colors;
  • function of selection and editing of any color from memory with subsequent memorization of changes;
  • long-term memory of colors after power off.

You can connect an RGB strip or LED to the RGB connector of the tester according to the diagram below:

Thus, the RGB tester allows you to "visualize" the expected result after the design and final execution of work on decorative lighting of an interior or facade.

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