The BAPPR is a smart 7v-17v in, 5v 5A buck converter designed for addressable LEDs!

Please note, the silk-screen on the rear of the BAPPR is incorrect. See this page / github for specifications.

It's smart because it can monitor the LED data and if it stops, the converter will disable its output making your LEDs more efficient!

To enable "smart" mode, place solder over each solder bridge [>>] on the front and back.

The BAPPR doesn't turn on instantly, so the first LED buffer you send needs to be all zeros, so when your LEDs start reading your buffer halfway through they don't go mad!

The minimum refresh rate is roughly 30fps - assuming you have at least 20 LEDs connected.

Hardware schematic, BOM, datasheet and PCB can be found on GitHub

Feedback is much appreciated and a massive thank you to CoilProtogen and everyone from The Electric Fursuits for helping me design and test this <3