LED Strip
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- oldfork1642
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LED Strip
Any suggestions for what I need to purchase to make led strips (small square led's) rgb connectors and to be controlled with remote from vehicle (12v). I also want to make led light up clothes (outlined) for my daughters. Just a list of materials that would work for these projects is all I'm asking for help with. thanks, Tyler.
- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: LED Strip
For the wearables, you might try the Gemma starter pack:
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1657
There are many different options for LED strips for your vehicle. Can you be a little more specific on what you're looking for? How many LEDs? Do you want individual control of each LED, or do you want to control the strip as a whole? What sort of remote control?
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1657
There are many different options for LED strips for your vehicle. Can you be a little more specific on what you're looking for? How many LEDs? Do you want individual control of each LED, or do you want to control the strip as a whole? What sort of remote control?
- oldfork1642
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Re: LED Strip
Ok thanks (wearables) I like the small square LEDs and spacing is really close (unknown on how many total LEDs) more the merry I guess. Remote to change from different colors/mode/and I could control "one set" of LEDs and then another "set" individually would be awesome but then of course control both sets together.
- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: LED Strip
You could go with 12V analog LEDs with remote control:
https://www.adafruit.com/products/678
Not sure how well they tolerate automotive 12V, which can really range up to 14V.
Or, you could go with NeoPixel strips. These require a microcontroller to operate. You'll also have to use a voltage regulator (probably a few of them, depending on how many pixels you use) to bring the 12V down to 5V.
https://www.adafruit.com/product/1385
For the remote control, you can use one of these attached to the microcontroller:
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1096
https://www.adafruit.com/products/678
Not sure how well they tolerate automotive 12V, which can really range up to 14V.
Or, you could go with NeoPixel strips. These require a microcontroller to operate. You'll also have to use a voltage regulator (probably a few of them, depending on how many pixels you use) to bring the 12V down to 5V.
https://www.adafruit.com/product/1385
For the remote control, you can use one of these attached to the microcontroller:
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1096
- oldfork1642
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Re: LED Strip
This is what I want to build, what leds will work to do this?
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- adafruit_support_rick
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Re: LED Strip
I see. Do you want to be able to change the colors, or is one solid color OK?
Are you thinking more like the bottom picture, with just the speakers outlined, or do you want to outline the entire enclosure?
Do you want circles of LEDs? Or is everything square?
Are you thinking more like the bottom picture, with just the speakers outlined, or do you want to outline the entire enclosure?
Do you want circles of LEDs? Or is everything square?
- oldfork1642
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Re: LED Strip
Yes I want to change the color at any time. The top picture has both circle/square so I want to be able to make any shape and then outline it with leds.
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Re: LED Strip
You probably want some combination of NeoPixel strips, NeoPixel rings, and individual NeoPixels. You'll need to program a microcontroller to drive them. You'll also need some of these to step down the 12V to 5V:
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1385
https://www.adafruit.com/products/1385
- oldfork1642
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Re: LED Strip
I have the individual leds, how can I make this work, sodder what or connect driver's?? (what parts do I need and how to connect them to work?
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Re: LED Strip
Is that a custom printed circuit board?
- oldfork1642
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Re: LED Strip
I'm being told yes, but I didnt know if there was a way to complete this without doing a custom board.
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Re: LED Strip
If that's a custom board, then it should have solder pads for 5V, GND, and data-in wires. That's all you need to hook it up to an Arduino.
Connect your 5V power supply to +5V, Connect power supply GND to GND on the strip and to GND on the Arduino, and connect Data-in to pin 6 on the Arduino.
Connect your 5V power supply to +5V, Connect power supply GND to GND on the strip and to GND on the Arduino, and connect Data-in to pin 6 on the Arduino.
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