Neopixel

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RGB strip lights.jpg
Participants Einstein
Skills Basic electronics, Programming, Arduino
Status Active
Niche Electronics
Purpose Fun

Welcome to our Neopixel wiki

What do we use for this project

  • Neopixel Ledstrip WS2812 60leds/mtr
  • Controlerboard
    • Arduino Ethernet (ready for networking features :))
    • STM32F4Discovery
    • Cubieboard2

Other stuff you might need

  • Networkcable
  • USB cable
  • Powersupply

Control your Neopixel Leds

Arduino

Connecting

Hardware

  • Connect your Neopixel LED strip DI to pin6 of your Arduino
  • Connect +5V and GND to your Arduino

Software

  • #define NUM_LIGHTS 4 //Number off connected leds (i use 4 in all sources, please change to 60 for 1 meter)
  • #define PIN 6 //Pin 6 for data transfer

Programming

Software

Arduino Software
Adafruit Neopixel libraries

Examples

Example by Adafruit
Examples by Einstein
  • Using colorcodes.h instead of rgb values in code, because i got tired of typing numbers :) download colorcodes.h and include it in the source, rename to colorcodes.h

STM32F4Discovery

Connecting

Hardware

  • Connect your Neopixel LED strip DI to pin6 of your STM
  • Connect +5V and GND to your STM

Software

  • #define NUM_LIGHTS 4 //Number off connected leds (i use 4 in all sources, please change to 60 for 1 meter)
  • #define PIN 6 //Pin 6 for Data

Programming

Software

STM Software

STM Software can be downloaded here -> https://

Adafruit Neopixel libraries

Adafruit Neopixel libraries can be downloaded here -> libraries https://

Examples

Example by Adafruit
  • Adafruit Neopixel example to get you going https://
Examples by Ralph
  • Simple ON in one color
  • Simple OFF in one color
  • Simple blink in one color

What todo with your LED strip

Fun Hard- and Softwareprojects

by Einstein

Software

  • Remote control leds thru internal webserver
    • Webserver with links : In progress (works code soon)
    • Webserver with buttons : In progress (works code soon)
  • Remote control leds thru internal telnetserver
    • In progress (works code soon)
  • Knightrider
    • In progress (works code soon)
  • Beachparty lights
    • In progress (works code soon)
  • Policelights
    • In progress (works code soon)

Hardware

  • None yet

by epidemik

Software

  • Running demo on lantern
    • In progress (works code soon)

Hardware

  • reBuilding your own OHM2013 lantern
    • In progress (foto's soon)

Serious Hard- and Softwareprojects

  • Huh?