So I just ordered some ws2182b led strip with a total of 1500 led’s. I assumed my uno would be able to drive them, but apparently it doesn’t have enough ram. Would a NodeMCU board suffice?
Each LED requires at least 3 bytes, so 1500 x 3 = 4500. The Uno has only 2 KB RAM. I think most NodeMCU boards have 128 KB RAM, and should work fine.
I have been working on a project with over 600 ws2812B and the Arduino MEGA is the only one capable to send enough information using fades, palletes and several arrays with FastLed…
The Mega is the way to go! The UNO can handle approx. 288 APA102C’s (1 controller)
Yeah im running into that same issue! 175 LEDs but only 512 bytes of RAM available 
@Cristian_Martinez My NodeMCU board came in yesterday and I was able to get it setup in minutes. For less than $10, it’s a solid option. Plus you get wifi support which might be useful.
@Arvind_Balaji did you get it from eBay? If so what item number?
@Cristian_Martinez https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010O1G1ES/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1I ordered off of Amazon:
If you wan’t to order from eBay just search for NodeMCU, plenty of options.
What are you using yours for?
@Cristian_Martinez Using mine to drive ~1500 led’s to use as Christmas lights.
Nice! So these have like a lot of RAM?
@Cristian_Martinez Plenty. You have about 50,000 bytes of usable ram, more than I’ll ever need.
Definitely worth the price lol
@Arvind_Balaji you said you just got yours right? Can you tell me what that IC says? The one right behind the micro USB plug.
SILABS
CP2102
DLC00X
1546+
Are you sure that’s what you need? Pretty sure that’s just the FTDI chip…