Getting Started With Arduino To Control An Addressable LED Strip In This Beginner Project Tutorial

Are your getting started using Arduino Uno, or Mega, to control an addressable LED strip, check out this fun beginner project tutorial! If you're an Arduino beginner looking for an LED strip tutorial, I hope you find this tutorial helpful. Using an Arduino to control Addressable LEDs can be a lot of fun. This beginner tutorial will show you how to connect your WS2812B LED strip to the proper power source, how to cut and solder your LED strip, and how to come up with some of your very own addressable led patterns by controlling the strip from Arduino IDE.
I hope you enjoy this beginner project tutorial video and thank you for watching - ya'll are awesome! 👊👊

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Chapter:
0:00 intro
0:49 The WS2812B LED strip
1:15 How to cut WS2812B LED strip
2:05 How to solder WS2812B LED strip
3:37 The best power source for the WS2812B LED strip
9:22 How to properly connect your RGB LED strip
11:22 Download the FastLED library in Arduino IDE
11:52 Addressable LED pattern examples
18:17 How to connect a medium size LED strip to Arduino

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LED strip - ASIN: B088BPGMXB
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[mtnsofutah]

WOW, very interesting and very very helpful, easy to understand. Thank you so much. I just subscribed, i am interested in chasing, I will check previous videos. Again, thanks a bunch

[SeanXavier-slkd]

Most straightforward video on Arduino LED usage that I've seen! Thanks so much.

[ronjones]

Well done. YOu saved me HOURS!! Thank you for taking time to show us the basics to get started.. I'm goint to check out some of your other videos.

[dumbcreations]

sir this is ultimate information to turn the led on, thank you so

[ben-zzrm]

If you have the time it would be great if you can make another video with more complicated patterns. TX

[ben-zzrm]

Thank you for the time for creating these videos. When you are able, I'm having difficulty in programming what may be a very simple exercise for you but is proving to be difficult for me, wonder if you could help. A single pixel starting from one end of the strip and working it's way to the end of the strip and staying there. A next pixel begins it's journey and sits next to the first one at the end of the strip, etc, etc, until all the strip is filled. You could have different scenarios as to what happens next. Maybe each pixel disappears from the end of the strip until the strip is empty again, I don't know. It would be great if you could direct me or even make another video outlining such a code. Much appreciated. Thank you for your time.. Ben

[thejunouyang]

Should add that resistor value depends on the driver of Arduino + data line (which is not really a transmission line). I highly doubt the wire is 50ohm Z0 (good conductor s.t. we<sigma) to warrant a series resistor.

[RedSoxDad]

If I use the variable voltage unit is there a need to use the breabboard to hook the leds to the power supply/arduino board?

[AW-Services]

I'm about to deep dive into Arduino for the first time and attempt to build a light painting pixel stick

[sideering]

In the middle of buying the components and just got the capacitor left to buy. I cant find and 1000mfd 5volt caps, whats the recommended capacitor for using woth a 5 volt 5Amp supply

[gregl]

what is the bigger power supply you have there with V and A readout?

[ben-zzrm]

Can you please explain the purpose of the "CLOCK_PIN" ?

[krisko_]

I am planning on using the whole LED strip. How do I connect an external power supply to the LED light strip?

[edouardmarsolais]

Hi, thank you for making this video. I'm looking for a way to synchronize a LED strip to my music. I was thinking about using the Spotify API to determine which LED pattern to play (hard-coded, no audio analyzing). I'm wondering if using serial communication for every LED change would introduce too much of a delay. The Arduino would basically only act as a bridge between my computer and my LED strip. Do you think this is a viable solution? Also, I'm guessing that connecting two 150 pixels LED strips would require the same configuration from my power supply as a single 300 pixels strip? I need 32FT and I'm wondering if the very last LEDs will be as bright as the first ones, or if I should distribute the power. I don't understand electricity as well as programming.

[joebonomono]

Sir, I've written to you before about a cabinet I'm building and you wrote back with suggestions, thank you. I did buy a 16ft ws212b strip as you suggested and have learned from it. I didn't need waterproof LEDs and there is a big difference between the 30 and 60 LED per meter when considering power supply for a larger project like I'm working on. I'm new to all of this but my understanding from this video is that for my project I will require of separate power. Is this math correct?
My requirement for one 90 LED strip is pure white, RGBW, not a mixed RGB white. I'm not seeing a WS212b in a RGBW but do see SK6812 RGBW which is listed as "similar" to WS212b. My second question is, will the Arduino control the SK6812s as well as the WS212bs? Third question, does the MP3 sheild you suggested power a speaker or do I need to amp its power to power a speaker? When I remove my pew pew from the cabinet activating the sound I'd like decent audio, not like a greeting card?

[quemeese]

what about a battery for power, so you can be mobile?