hi
I need help getting a neopixel shield to work with an Arduino Uno
I installed the Neomatrix library in the IDE
and uploaded the matrixtest.ino code
but it's not lighting up
I think the pins are correct
shouldn't matter on a shield should it?
help getting a neopixel shield to work
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- adafruit_support_bill
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Re: help getting a neopixel shield to work
Please post some clear photos showing your soldering to the shield.
- mccrazy0
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Re: help getting a neopixel shield to work
i didnt solder sorryadafruit_support_bill wrote:Please post some clear photos showing your soldering to the shield.
i thought it would run temporarily
do i only need to solder:
5v
GND
and pin6
to get it to work?
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Re: help getting a neopixel shield to work
Those are the essential pins for electrical connectivity. But you should solder all of them for mechanical stability.
if you are new to soldering, check out our tutorial here: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-gui ... -soldering
if you are new to soldering, check out our tutorial here: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-gui ... -soldering
- mccrazy0
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Re: help getting a neopixel shield to work
awesome its working now
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Re: help getting a neopixel shield to work
Good to hear. Thanks for the follow-up.
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