Neopixel dot strands wiring

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Neopixel dot strands wiring

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I’m using Makecode and circuit playground express for the first time on a wearable project. I have two 50 led strands of Neopixel dots, and can’t figure out how to attach the second strand. I’m using the LED Corset code from adafruit as a base. The first strand is working perfectly - can someone help me connect the second strand? (Complete beginner at all of this…)

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The second strand should plug into the end of the first one. You will need to modify your code to specify the total number of pixels in the combined strand.

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Is there a way to connect them to the Circuit Playground Express as two individual strands though?

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You can do that also. You will need to declare a second strip in your code and specify which pin you have it connected to.

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That’s what I’ve been trying to do - the code is set up, but I can’t seem to get the strand to light up, and I can’t figure out where I’m going wrong.

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If you post the code you are using and a photo of how you have everything connected, we can take a look.

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