Adafruit Neopixel Uberguide

Created and Maintained by Philip Burgess. A super-extensive introduction to programming and using addressable LEDs, including tutorials and sample projects. Many of my projects are based on trickes I learned here. Lots of code for you to start from in your own projects.

• Online interactive version: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit -neopixel-uberguide
• Downloadable PDF version: https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/adafruit-neopixel-uberguide.pdf

Arduino home page

https://www.arduino.cc/ Includes Many intros and tutorials to the basics of setting up and programming Arduino controllers and related boards like the Beetle

2014 Worldcon (LonCon) Costume Electronics Resource guide

• Electronics and Illumination Resources for Costumers PDF This document was created by a group of costumers for a panel at the 2014 World Science Fiction Convention. Most of it is still applicable.

Shopping

• Adafruit https://www.adafruit.com -- source for Flora wearable electronic components

  • Flora products https://www.adafruit.com/category/92
  • NeoPixel Brand products: https://www.adafruit.com/category/168 Note that any WS2812B addressable LED product is compatible with the NeoPixel code.

  Adafruit Features extensive learning materials and tutorials as well

• Sparkfun https://www.sparkfun.com/ -- source for LilyPad wearable electronic components

  • The flexible LED matrix used for the Reaper eye animations: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13304
  • Lilypad series of components and controllers: https://www.sparkfun.com/categories/327
  • Addressable LED products: https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=addressable Note that not all these are WS2812B/Neopixel compatible; there are some other addressable techniques.

  Sparkfun features extensive learning materials and tutorials as well

• Arduino home page https://www.arduino.cc/ (Included here in shopping deliberately) Includes Many intros and tutorials to the basics of setting up and programming Arduino controllers and related boards like the Beetle

• DRF Robot https://www.dfrobot.com/topic-277.html?flag_category_id=184 (creator and sellers of the Beetle Arduino variants)

• Save-On Crafts https://www.save-on-crafts.com/ Full of weird lighting products designed to be used in centerpieces and event decor, many of them battery powered.

• Amazon (search for Arduino, BLE Beetle, Neopixel, addressable LED, etc.)

• eBay (search for Arduino, BLE Beetle, Neopixel, addressable LED, etc.)

• AliExpress (AliBaba) direct sales from Chinese manufacturers. Not for the beginner. Useful for ordering large quantities of strip-style addressable LEDs once you know what you want.