Socket to me? RGB NeoPixel button product ID 1612.

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Socket to me? RGB NeoPixel button product ID 1612.

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This is regards RGB NeoPixel button product ID 1612.

Does anyone know if somebody has developed a socket for these? I'm looking for a secure socket so they can be used in a "shine-down" application - but be easily swapped out if they fail.

I'd hate to go off and design something if it already exists.

Who else could use such a thing?

Thanks in advance
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Re: Socket to me? RGB NeoPixel button product ID 1612.

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I'm a customer with a range of NeoPixel purchases, and I've never encountered such a device. It's an intriguing idea that would probably involve notching the PCB buttons and ridging the sockets to ensure proper contact alignment.
What I don't know is how well standardized the dimensions of the buttons might be. The ones I've bought are pretty uniform, but the photos on the product page show that there's more than just one design out there. Best of success.

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Re: Socket to me? RGB NeoPixel button product ID 1612.

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@AlanMusicMan,

There are a few NeoPixel button 3D print designs.

https://www.stlfinder.com/3dmodels/?sea ... xel+Button

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mikeysklar wrote:@AlanMusicMan,

There are a few NeoPixel button 3D print designs.

https://www.stlfinder.com/3dmodels/?sea ... xel+Button
Thanks, I'll look through those.

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Re: Socket to me? RGB NeoPixel button product ID 1612.

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Disciple wrote:I'm a customer with a range of NeoPixel purchases, and I've never encountered such a device. It's an intriguing idea that would probably involve notching the PCB buttons and ridging the sockets to ensure proper contact alignment.
What I don't know is how well standardized the dimensions of the buttons might be. The ones I've bought are pretty uniform, but the photos on the product page show that there's more than just one design out there. Best of success.

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Good point, it would be a shame to go to all the trouble of designing a holder only to find that the dimensions have been changed by 3mm! If Ada was at all interested in this idea and intended provide one themselves (which would be the ideal) thus providing uniformity of product and assured availability for some time to come, then I'm sure they'd sell large quantities - but hey ho.

Might be better to look for Ws2812B in a more industry standard format like a standard LED package. There is the PL9823 which comes in such a package, and that works with all code written for WS2812b and you can use it with various kinds of sockets. Perhaps I'll go down that route to make my life easier. Shame, cos the NeoPixel board looks nicer ;-) but here we are.

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