Hi,
Hopefully this is the right forum for the question. I've had a project idea for quite awhile, but I always get frustrated at not being sure what I need to buy and the power is confusing.
I essentially just want to copy the belt kit (https://www.adafruit.com/products/332) but have it be 2 meters, with bluetooth so I can control it from my android phone. I need it to stay super compact as space is very limited. Having the batteries be 4 wide would be too much but I can always make my own battery holder that's less wide, but that should give an idea.
I think this board would control everything well but not sure if it`s the best choice for what I want to do? (https://www.adafruit.com/products/885)
So if 2m of LED (https://www.adafruit.com/products/306) and that board works, it's the power I'm really unsure of, it sounds like it gets more complicated after 1m?
If I can figure out what I should be buying I should be able to get the ball rolling.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated!! =)
Arduino / LED project idea but confused on what I should purchase
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Re: Arduino / LED project idea but confused on what I should purchase
The IOIO should have the hardware capability to drive the led strip. Not sure if there are any existing libraries to do that. You may need to write some low-level code. Power for 2 meters should not be a major problem. You will get less runtime than for 1 meter with the same batteries. But other than that, the strip will run on the same ~5v source as the IOIO.
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Re: Arduino / LED project idea but confused on what I should purchase
Perfect! Thank you!
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