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Raspberry Pi Embedded Projects Hotshot

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Raspberry Pi Embedded Projects Hotshot

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Raspberry Pi Mechatronics Projects HOTSHOT
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Setting up the digitally addressable RGB matrix


In this section, we will talk about setting up options available for LED lighting. We will discuss two types of LED strips, namely analog RGB LED strips and digitally-addressable RGB LED strips.

As we discussed the first one in detail in the previous chapter, we will skip it and move on to the second kind. A sample of the digitally addressable RGB LED strip is shown in the image that follows:

Prepare for lift off

As the name explains, digitally-addressable RGB LED strips are those where the colour of each RGB LED can be individually controlled (in the case of the analog strip, the colours cannot be individually controlled).

Where can I buy them?

There are different models of the digitally addressable RGB LED strips based on different chips such as LPD6803, LPD8806, and WS2811. The strips are sold in a reel of a maximum length of 5 meters. Some sources to buy the LED strips include Adafruit (http://www.adafruit.com/product/306) and Banggood (http...