Saturday, 27 March 2021

Arduino Workshop 2 - LED strips

 This was the second Arduino class.
An introduction to the world of LED lights.
 

 
 
Though not directly linked to synths, I'm sure the coding practice will come in handy
in the future.
Maybe I can pimp out a future clear acrylic case with these ?

tHERE  are quite a few different types of LED strips.
Some have just 3 leads.
 

Others like this one have 4
By BrentMauriello - Flexfire LEDs comparison between 5050 and 3528, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44905968


You can cut them to any length
They are SMD LEDs , very flexible with an adhesive back.

This particular LED that I'm using isRGB, addressable:
Meaning it has multiple colours and addresses. 
ie Each LED has its own chip which can be individually triggered for chasing, strobing, and colour changing.
It operates on 5V DC
 

 I really like using Tinkercad
It's a really easy way to prototype your designs.

tHE working circuit

University of Wollongong Makerspace.
I am so lucky to live in a city with these great resources.


Thanks to Ed, Jess & Andrew
 
 
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