Hi Folks,
I am attempting to connect an 8mm through hole LED (https://www.adafruit.com/product/1734) to my Circuit Playground Express. Can someone please advise how I should be connecting the 4 pins? (particularly in reference to the data in and data out)? I have been attempting to reference the LED as a Neopixel strip with 1 LED, for MakeCode purposes. (I have communicated with actual LED strips no problem using this method).
My overall goal is to have it that when a touch capacitor is pressed the 8mm LED turns on.
Currently I have the touch capacitor working (using the onboard LED's as the success signal, rather than the external LED).
I have got the external LED powered and shining, but I can't seem to communicate or change the external LED function at all with any code I am sending it.
I imagine I am missing something extremely obvious!
Many thanks~
How to connect 4 pin LED to Circuit Playground Express and communicate via MakeCode
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Re: How to connect 4 pin LED to Circuit Playground Express and communicate via MakeCode
See https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/a ... 1399396638 for pin connections.
Once it's wired correctly, create a 1-pixel string as you say.
Dave
Once it's wired correctly, create a 1-pixel string as you say.
Dave
Please be positive and constructive with your questions and comments.