Neopixel LED strips with dim blue light regardless of input

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Neopixel LED strips with dim blue light regardless of input

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We recently bought 3 rolls of 5m Neopixel LED-strips for a sound-to-light stage project. We are currently working on the code (and hardware, for that matter), but for some reason the Neopixels stay lit with a dim, blue light regardless whether they receive an input or not. I remember having the same issue about a year ago while working on our Interacket, but have not been able to re-discover the solution to it now. Any input on this?

On a side note, one of the rolls of Neopixels is acting up and seems to have poor connections at several points. As we are located in Norway I guess returning it might be difficult, but perhaps there are some suggestions on how to make it a bit more dependable?

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Re: Neopixel LED strips with dim blue light regardless of in

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Post a photo of your hardware and connections and we'll take a look. 800x600 images usually work best.

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