Sci Fi Your Pi: PiDesk - Guide: Controlling NeoPixels with the Raspberry Pi A+/B+

RE: Sci Fi Your Pi: PiDesk - Guide: Controlling NeoPixels with the Raspberry Pi A+/B+

fabiola — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:20:37 GMT

Hellow! I know your blog post was over 7 years but I have trouble installing 'scons' is there a way you specifically did it? I know you won't remeber so that's fine

RE: Sci Fi Your Pi: PiDesk - Guide: Controlling NeoPixels with the Raspberry Pi A+/B+

screamingtiger — Thu, 21 May 2015 13:06:26 GMT

Couple questions:

Where did you get the strip of LEDs that can be controlled like that? I have a tape of LEDS but they are all on or all off at once. The addressable strip I assume is neat and I would like to maybe try some for my arcade I built. I just purchased a bunch of mosfets to power some LEDs I have but this may provide a shortcut for some parts.

In your picture, you have an external power and then you also have the raspberry pi power connected in parallel to that power. Are you also powering up the pi through the 5V input pin? If so I'm sorry if you know this, but this bypasses power and fuse protection. I looked into powering it this way for my quadcopter and its not safe. Just FYI and if you are aware of that my apologies. Any short will blow up the Pi. Would hate to see a good pi go to waste [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-0b0fed9a-ce6d-4f35-81aa-96889e567caa/0636.contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

RE: Sci Fi Your Pi: PiDesk - Guide: Controlling NeoPixels with the Raspberry Pi A+/B+

balearicdynamics — Thu, 21 May 2015 07:17:22 GMT

Hello Frederick,

I think that if the version of NeoPixels you are using to make the small ring is sufficiently cheaper it is the perfect device I can use to manage the Meditech: Powering the camera probe with the light ring around. This is not only to Illuminating only but has also a diagnostic usage in some circumstances so the piece is perfect. I have tried to search the product to see the price on the Farnell site but unsuccessful. Please can you give me some more coordinates on the product if you have?

Thank you in advance. Enrico

RE: Sci Fi Your Pi: PiDesk - Guide: Controlling NeoPixels with the Raspberry Pi A+/B+

DAB — Wed, 20 May 2015 19:10:38 GMT

Great blog.

You have given me some ideas for a project I have.

Thanks

DAB

RE: Sci Fi Your Pi: PiDesk - Guide: Controlling NeoPixels with the Raspberry Pi A+/B+

balearicdynamics — Wed, 20 May 2015 10:52:12 GMT

Great work!