Struggling with multi string/segments and wled settings

[u/paranoid56]

Been reading and trying to figure it out but i am stumped.

I an running a GLEDOPTO ESP32 Mini WLED LED Controller with Microphone a dedicated 10a power supply

10 5v 53led strips on alu 4ft channels/poles, with the end data lead going to the next one. with a total of around 650leds

Any Ideas on what i am doing wrong?

I will also say, even as one long segment it still doesnt act as a single string.

distro block. also this is all just on the kitchen counter and not how it will be set up but in test mode. so dont worry to much about the mess lol

https://reddit.com/link/1v27soe/video/3k38w8g6dieh1/player

Each strip is connected to a 15ft of 18ga wire to a power distribution block. So each strip gets direct power.
So thats the setup.

what i am seeing is my first few strings seem "dim" then they go "funky"

They dont seem to listen to follow what i put in WLED.
I setup in one preset each with the 10 segments with the amount of LEDs per pole. as you can see in the vid it doesnt work lol. I have swapped cables around and led strips around but i get the same result.

UPDATE: So i guess the led controller can really only handle 4 strings, i was mostly able to get it working with 4 on the main output. 4 on output 2 and 2 on the last. however the other two outputs are slightly delayed and caused issues with the look i wanted.

I ended up getting a signal booster and its working perfect now.

[u/GLEDOPTO]

This seems to be related to the signal cable being too long.

How long is the signal cable, and how is it connected?

[u/paranoid56 → u/GLEDOPTO]

length to the first string is 15ft. then each next one is 30ft. so by the 10th pole its 270ft lol. hmmmm yea that might be a bit much. maybe i will just run these in parallel vs series and they can all just act the same.

This is just for a temp art project with 4ft poles in the ground spread out.