help getting a neopixel shield to work

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help getting a neopixel shield to work

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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?

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Re: help getting a neopixel shield to work

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Please post some clear photos showing your soldering to the shield.

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Re: help getting a neopixel shield to work

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adafruit_support_bill wrote:Please post some clear photos showing your soldering to the shield.
i didnt solder sorry
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

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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

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Re: help getting a neopixel shield to work

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awesome its working now

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Good to hear. Thanks for the follow-up.

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