Moonshine Voice Control on Raspberry Pi Wiring

Moonshine Voice Control on Raspberry Pi

Set up trigger phrases to carry out specified actions on your Raspberry Pi

by Tim C
published February 25, 2026, last edited February 25, 2026
posted in Sensors Raspberry Pi LEDs/ LED Strips Programming/ Python
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Wiring

Plug in a standard USB microphone into one of the available Raspberry Pi USB ports.

Connect a strip of NeoPixels to the Raspberry Pi using one of the following methods.

Fritzing wiring diagram showing NeoPixel strip connected to 5V, GND, and GPIO 26
Fritzing wiring diagram showing NeoPixel strip connected to 5V, GND, and GPIO 26
A Raspberry Pi 5 with a USB microphone connected, and a ribbon cable connecting to a Pi Cobbler breakout on a breadboard with a NeoPixel strip connected and lit up pink.

Pi Cobbler Wiring

A Pi Cobbler makes the wiring easy with clearly labeled pins. A 2x20 ribbon cable connects the Pi GPIO pins to the Cobbler breakout.

To connect a NeoPixel LED strand, make the following wiring connections while the Pi is powered off and unplugged from its power adapter:

  • Pi 5V to NeoPixel 5V power (red wire)
  • Pi GND to NeoPixel GND (black wire)
  • Pi 26 to NeoPixel DIN (green wire)
Fritzing wiring diagram showing a NeoPixel strip connected directly to a Raspberry Pi's 5V, GND, and GPIO 26 pins.

Direct Wiring

You can also wire the NeoPixels directly to the Raspberry Pi

To connect a NeoPixel LED strand, make the following wiring connections while the Pi is powered off and unplugged from its power adapter:

  • Pi 5V to NeoPixel 5V power (red wire)
  • Pi GND to NeoPixel GND (black wire)
  • Pi 26 to NeoPixel DIN (green wire)

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