NeoPixel strips not showing at all

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zzolo
 
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NeoPixel strips not showing at all

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I have gotten a few strips of the NeoPixel 60 pixel per meter strip (3 5 meter strips and 1 2 meter). It's meant for a large holiday tree display.

I cannot, for the life of me, get any of them to show any lights. Originally I was trying with the Spark, but have since moved to an Ardunio Yun in hopes to minimize any possible issues.

I have set up the strand test:
https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-pai ... ixel-strip

I have also set up the wiring like the Ardunio example.
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neo ... no-library
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1138

I am definitely a novice at this stuff, but I have gotten similar set ups before. I was able to get the strand test working with an 8 pixel neopixel board.

I really don't even know what to do next. Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: NeoPixel strips not showing at all

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Could you post clear, detailed pictures of your strands and the connections to it? Have you gotten the 8 pixel board to work on your present setup? What are you using for power?

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Re: NeoPixel strips not showing at all

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Thanks for the reply. I actually got this to work. The strand of lights came backwards (the out end soldered with connections). And though I checked for this many times, I just had it in my head all wrong on what I needed to see. So, the issue was that I was an idiot. All working now.

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