Controlling LEDstrips with Arduino

LED Strips and Arduino

With the Adafruit Neopixel library, it is very easy to work with controlling different types of LED's using Arduino. Adafruit has a very extensive "Adafruit NeoPixel Überguide" available online, where you can follow a step-by-step guide for controlling LED strips, panels and individual led's. 

NeoPixel options:

Screenshot 2023-04-26 at 11.01.54.pngStrips

Screenshot 2023-04-26 at 11.17.25.pngRings

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Matrices

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Pins

image.pngNeon-Like Stips

Images from Adafruit

Basic NeoPixel LED strip setup

HARDWARE

Materials needed:

For controlling LED strips and Arduino you can build the following hardware:

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SOFTWARE

Launch the Arduino IDE.

If you have not installed the NeoPixel Library for Arduino, first make sure to do that first.

Arduino IDE 2.0 (newest)

In the newest version of Arduino IDE 2.0, you can install Libraries automatic from the IDE itself. 

Arduino IDE 1.0 (older)

If you want to understand more about Arduino and Libraries? Read more here...

From the File menu, select

Examples→Adafruit NeoPixel→strandtest

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel-uberguide/arduino-library-installation 

Powering NeoPixels in different ways

Other methods for powering ledstrips beside the simple standard power supply are:

When choosing any option for powering the ledstrips, always take into account that you have enough amperage provided for the strips. Checkout the Adafruit page for more details regarding power options.



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Created 25 April 2023 14:05:56 by Veerle
Updated 19 March 2024 14:05:53 by mikal