LEDs have a special place in every maker's heart, and it's because we all love the ability to create light at moment's notice. Almost every project I have made over the last two decades has included ...

The script itself uses the rpi-ws281x-python library to control the LED strip. In order to react to events triggered by my 3D printer I set up the following on the RPi: OctoPrint (with the Webhooks ...

RGB LED lighting is widely used in home automation, smart lighting, and creative projects. This project demonstrates building an IoT-enabled RGB LED Controller using the IndusBoard Coin V2 and a ...

Thanks to their versatility, commodity-level pricing and the eye-popping visual effects they create, programmable LED strips have become a staple ingredient for both Maker-style projects and more ...

Makers and electronic enthusiasts looking to add light and colour to the next project may be interested in the arrival of a new NeoPixel RGB Neon-like LED Flex Strip to the Adafruit online store.

// All the function definitions for the nepixel strips are here. #ifdef NEOPIXEL_LED_STRIP * @brief Initializes a NeoPixel LED strip object. * This function initializes a NeoPixel LED strip object ...

Here's a nice one for those looking to incorporate LEDs with a touch or proximity switch into a project: the company Bare Conductive shows how to use an LED strip light with its Touch Board. The ...

Makers, developers and hobbyists that use the NeoPixel/WS2812B LED strips may be interested in a new piece of hardware, LED Corners, which have been created by Robin based in Cambridge in the United ...