NeoPixel Workshop Instructions - Revision history

Tvansant at 23:54, 19 February 2019

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2017-11-12T15:33:09Z

Hardware setup

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	See this page for the uberguide of everything neopixel https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel-uberguide/the-magic-of-neopixels		See this page for the uberguide of everything neopixel https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel-uberguide/the-magic-of-neopixels

			And here is another guide https://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/arduino/arduino-ws2812-led/

	Hook up your LED strand like this picture:		Hook up your LED strand like this picture:

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Hardware setup

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	[[File:leds_Wiring-Diagram.png]]		[[File:leds_Wiring-Diagram.png]]

	Be sure to hook up the dataline to pin 6.		Be sure to hook up the dataline to pin 6. We are not using the 470 ohm resistor. Just use a wire!

	= Code =		= Code =

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	Hook up your LED strand like this picture:		Hook up your LED strand like this picture:

			[[File:leds_Wiring-Diagram.png]]

	Be sure to hook up the dataline to pin 6.		Be sure to hook up the dataline to pin 6.

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	Search for FASTLed library, select and install		Search for FASTLed library, select and install

			= Hardware setup =

			See this page for the uberguide of everything neopixel https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel-uberguide/the-magic-of-neopixels

			Hook up your LED strand like this picture:



			Be sure to hook up the dataline to pin 6.

	= Code =		= Code =
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	The code below is also found in your Arduino IDE under File->Examples->FastLED and File->Examples->Adafruit Neopixel		The code below is also found in your Arduino IDE under File->Examples->FastLED and File->Examples->Adafruit Neopixel

			Since your strand is connected to pin 6, you may have to change the code to relfect that.

	Examples are a good place to start programming Arduino sketches!		Examples are a good place to start programming Arduino sketches!

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Code

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	Open the Arduino IDE and copy and paste this test code! Have fun!		Open the Arduino IDE and copy and paste this test code! Have fun!

			The code below is also found in your Arduino IDE under File->Examples->FastLED and File->Examples->Adafruit Neopixel

			Examples are a good place to start programming Arduino sketches!

	== Color Pallet ==		== Color Pallet ==

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Software to install

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	Go to Sketch->Include Library->Manage Library in the Arduino IDE menu		Go to Sketch->Include Library->Manage Library in the Arduino IDE menu

	Search for Adafruit NeoPixel library, select it and then click the install button		Search for Adafruit NeoPixel library, select it and then click the install button

	Search for FASTLed library, select and install		Search for FASTLed library, select and install



	= Code =		= Code =

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	Download the ~~FastLED library from~~:		Download the NeoPixel and Fast LED libraries using the Arduino IDE:

	~~https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/releases Current version is 3.1.6~~		Go to Sketch->Include Library->Manage Library in the Arduino IDE menu
			Search for Adafruit NeoPixel library, select it and then click the install button

			Search for FASTLed library, select and install

	~~We will show you how to install this library. The FastLED library is used to control NeoPixels! The official page for the FASTLED library is:~~

	~~https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/tree/v3.1.6~~

	= Code =		= Code =

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Code

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	= Code =		= Code =

			Open the Arduino IDE and copy and paste this test code! Have fun!

	== Color Pallet ==		== Color Pallet ==

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