Battery powered WS2812B problem

Using Arduino LEDs and Multiplexing
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Hello friends !
I want to make a project with 2 meters of 5V WS2812B led strip.
(60 chip / meter)
4 rows of leds, each 50cm.

I will not use Arduino, I will only use a controller.

But I do not know what kind of battery to use.
(The brightness of the LEDs is important to me because it will be a video light.)

Powerbank, 18650, AA battery or rechargeable AA battery. Which one should I choose ?
I will not use white light mostly. I will use colors such as yellow, orange and pink other than red, green and blue. There will be no animation.
It should not be discharged for 60-90 minutes.

Please help.

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I will not use Arduino, I will only use a controller.

Then you are in the wrong forum!

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missdrew:
Then you are in the wrong forum!

this is just a simple demo, no need to be this harsh. If I can achieve this I will continue with arduiono.

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How was I harsh? I pointed out that you are in an Arduino forum,

This is the section you are in.

I can give you a clue : Measure the current consumption (That no one other than YOU can measure) and use that to work out what supply you need.

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OK, 120 LEDs at 55 mA if full white (and likely to be so on one occasion or another). 6.6 Amps. For 1½ hours that is 10 Ah.

You want a proper 5 V. Find a battery pack of around 12 V with a charger - could be a 3S LiPo or a SLA, rated about 10 AH, and a switchmode "buck" regulator rated 10 Amps (output). It will require only half that current on the input side but you want to generously over-rate the battery especially for a 1(½) hour discharge.

mrjoeblack:
this is just a simple demo, no need to be this harsh. If I can achieve this I will continue with arduiono.

Are you suggesting that if you fail this non-Arduino project, you will eschew Arduinox (or "arduiono"s) just on principle?

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I will only use a controller.

What controller is this then?

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