Prototyping Circuit
Please be sure to check out NeoPixel Guide to get a better understanding of how to power and work with NeoPixels.Use a bread board and alligator clips to connect the components together. You will want to solder header pins onto the 5V Trinket for a secure connection when prototyping on a breadboard.
- GND NeoPixel Ring connects to GND on 5V Trinket
- IN NeoPixel Ring connects to GIO#0
- PWR NeoPixel connects to 5V
- Pin 1 Slide Switch connects to BAT on 5V Trinket
- Pin 2 Slide Switch connects to Positive wire of JST Extender
- Negative wire of JST Extender connects to GND on 5V Trinket
Programming Trinket
Please check out the NeoPixel Arduino Library guide to get a better understanding on how to program your own colors and animations.#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#define N_PIXELS 24 // Number of pixels you are using
#define LED_PIN 0 // NeoPixel LED strand is connected to GPIO #0 / D0
Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(N_PIXELS, LED_PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
void setup() {
strip.begin();
// you can change the brightness to lower if its too bright!
strip.setBrightness(255); // Set LED brightness 0-255
colorWipe(strip.Color(255, 255, 255),0); // fill the strip with all white
strip.show(); // Update strip
}
void loop() {
}
// Fill the dots one after the other with a color
void colorWipe(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait) {
for(uint16_t i=0; i<strip.numPixels(); i++) {
strip.setPixelColor(i, c);
strip.show();
}
}
Setting RGB color values
You can quickly set the color of the LEDs by changing the three values that make up a color. See the "255,255,255" values in the colorWipe line of code, you can change these three values to create a custom color of your choice! The brightness can be adjusted by changing the '255' value in the 'setBrightness' line of code.Page last edited January 26, 2014
Text editor powered by tinymce.
