Difference between revisions of "RGB LEDs"

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WS2812 Addressable RGB LEDs (NeoPixels)

RGB LEDs

Install the NeoPixels Library

Download ZIP of all library files here
Unzip the ZIP file when it's done downloading
Put all of the files from the folder into a new folder called "Adafruit_NeoPixels"
Put this new folder into your Adruino Libraries folder (usually located at (home folder)/Documents/Arduino/Libraries)
- If you don't have a "Libraries" folder in Arduino/Libraries, create one and put the Adafruit_NeoPixels folder in it
Restart the Arduino IDE if it's already running
Open up a new Arduino sketch (program) and check to see if the Adafruit NeoPixels library is installed by going to Sketch-->Import Library and seeing if the NeoPixels library is listed.

Wire Up Your LEDs

RGB LEDs Datasheet

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 [[image:Adafruit_RGB_LEDS.jpg|thumb|300px|[http://www.adafruit.com/products/302 RGB LEDs]|right]]
-*Download the NeoPixels Library
+'''Install the NeoPixels Library'''
-*Wire up a circuit
+*[https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_NeoPixel Download ZIP of all library files here]
+*Unzip the ZIP file when it's done downloading
+*Put all of the files from the folder into a new folder called "Adafruit_NeoPixels"
+*Put this new folder into your Adruino Libraries folder (usually located at  (home folder)/Documents/Arduino/Libraries)
+**If you don't have a "Libraries" folder in Arduino/Libraries, create one and put the Adafruit_NeoPixels folder in it
+*Restart the Arduino IDE if it's already running
+*Open up a new Arduino sketch (program) and check to see if the Adafruit NeoPixels library is installed by going to Sketch-->Import Library and seeing if the NeoPixels library is listed.
+----
+'''Wire Up Your LEDs'''
+[[image:RGB_LEDs_Wiring.jpg|thumb|300px|[https://cdn.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Components/LED/COM-12877.pdf RGB LEDs Datasheet]|right]]
+----
 *Write code
 *Applications