ALITOVE WS2815 Individually Addressable LED Strip Dual Signal 12V 4pin RGB LED Strip Lights Outdoor 150 Pixels 16.4ft Waterproof IP67, Replacement for WS2812B WS2811 SK6812 (No Power & Controller)

Works as expected.

The LED strips are bright and colorful, but I didn't care to add another app to my phone, especially if it did not have Alexa control. Since all of my existing LED strips are controlled by the Magic Home app, which accepts on/off commands from Alexa, I did a modification as shown. I purchased a generic WS2812b controller (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09G66L6L1?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details), removed the dual three pin interface cable and replaced it with the four pin cable that is attached to the end of the LED strips. Also, the yellow wire, BI, is connected to GND. Bottom line, excellent LED strips but for me, not so desirable controller.

It's pretty tough to find a WS2812 LED strip (and compatible flavors) that accepts 12v, so it's a good thing that this one hits the mark where it matters. I needed 12v to run relatively long strips (~10m at 30 LEDs/m), and I'm happy to say that to my eye, I cannot see any decrease in brightness or color accuracy at that length. This is compared to 5v strips of the same density, where they seem to be unable to reach 5m before suffering from voltage drop side effects. A few things to note: * As a reminder, there is no adhesive. The strip is 10mm wide though, and there are plenty of appropriately sized mounting tape products out there that should work * As some other reviewers have mentioned, the LEDs can heat up. This shouldn't be a problem as long as they are not bunched up together (although keep in mind that I'm using the lower density variant at 30 LEDs/m) * It will accept 3.3v for the signal input. I'm controlling my strip with a Raspberry Pi, and it appears to work with no issues. Just make sure to create a common ground to avoid flickering * There is fairly significant passive power consumption. 13.3m of these LEDs (or about 400 LEDs total) will consume about 8 to 10 watts even while "off". To avoid this problem, I've used a relay to control power input * A random few LEDs can blink momentarily when you initially feed the strip power. This will likely be unimportant to most, but I thought I'd bring it up for those that plan on using a relay to constantly turn it on and off * Quality control appears to be good. I've ordered 3 of these strips and have had experienced no defects so far (no dead LEDs, no misaligned components, the strip is completely straight and aligned through multiple segments, etc) I've been using these strips for accent lighting for about a month now, and so far have not run into any burn out issues. Overall I'm pretty satisfied with these strips. They can be fairly costly, but they get the job done. Props!

This review is of the Alitove 12 Volt 150 IP67 LED Strip ASIN B07L3PWVY7. In the product description, it does state that the LED strip in enclosed in a silicone tube. I failed to realize that the 3M double sided mounting tape I typically use would not stick at all to the silicone tube. My original plan was to mount these LED strips on 1/8" aluminum strips, as the LEDs will be driven hard and will produce a lot of heat that must be dissipated in the aluminum heat sinks. So, this strip is not an option if double sided tape usage is planned. I do wish that the manufacturer had included a statement in the product description that double sided tape would NOT adhere to this LED strip. Using a silicone tube to make the LED strip IP67 compliant does cause considerable mounting issues.

I have over 50 ALITOVE WS2811 Pixel string sets running on Xlights perfectly well for years now. So, I figured when it was time to try a few sets of LED strips that the ALITOVE brand would be the best choice. However, I'm really disappointed that the male/female connections (4pin) were Male for input and Female for output. This is the exact opposite of other LED strip manufactures and the Exact Opposite of ALITOVE Pixel strings. The Female connector is always the input from data stream. Now that could just be for some particular reason I do not know. BUT, to top it off the LED strip on the (2) units I ordered were rolled onto the reel with the INPUT (male connector) on the inside of the real and the OUTPUT (female connector) on the outside of the real. This is just begging to be connected backwards! Even the product photos, which do indicate the Male connector as input, show it being on the outside of the real. The reason its suppose to be on the outside is so that the customer doesn't need to unroll the whole strip in order to do a quick hookup test.

I strung these lights around a boat and powered them with a portable 12V battery pack and drove them with an Arduino M0 clone. They are really bright and looked great on the boat at night. A bit of water splashed on them and it didn't affect them at all. These lights are well supported by Arduino and work with the FastLED library. I initially had some trouble getting them to work reliably: these lights will sort of work with 3.3V data lines, but after I set up a little logic level transistor circuit to get the data voltage to 12V they were much more reliable. I also had an issue with ground loops: if you get these and are powering the Arduino with the same power supply, you don't want to connect both the signal and power supply grounds, just pick one.

The package came with a few clear mounting brackets and a 4 pin JST connector for data in. There's probably not enough mounting brackets for 5 meters of strip though.

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I have bought the Alitove 5v strips before and wanted the 12v strips to see if the color attenuation is better. After connecting the 3 5m strips and hooking them up with an esp32 controller and wled they worked great. Only one suggestion would be to have a better way to connect the three straps together.