How Smart Shift Register LEDs Work: NeoPixels - Another Teaching Moment | Digi-Key Electronics

Understanding how smart shift register LEDs work enables the designer and programmer to more effectively utilize the endless possibilities of addressable LED strips. This video uses animation to step through the device design and the inner workings of the popular NeoPixel® by Adafruit Industries. There is also a brief discussion of programming libraries and external devices used to drive LED strips such as the FadeCandy®, also by Adafruit and Micah from Scanlime.
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[@techbatman3872]

Amazing Tutorial Digi-Key

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Wow, highly appreciate it.

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Cool tutorial

[@ShawnyDsMusic]

Great video! Any chance you could explain some RF telemetry functions in n this manor? Data flow into RF modulation and demodulate using NRZ-L BPSK for exmple

[@TheAstronomyDude]

I have a string of one hundred 3-wire rgb LEDs and I just can't figure out what their protocol is.

[@AdityaMehendale]

Would be cool to have a "reverse neopixels" - basically daisy-chained ADCs on a 1-bit serial link. These do not exist commonly (of course, you can always make your own..).

[@CookiePepper]

If you would like to control from an MCU then try using a PWM with interrupt handler.

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Is that a question or a statement ?

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I was hoping that was a statement

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I wanted them to ship to India

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Yes, Digi-Key does ship to India! You can even pay with Indian Rupee on digikey.in

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I ordered some components and almost Immediately i needed to add another component. They said they couldn't do this (shortly after my original order) and suggested I had to make another order (And pay a huge 26$ shipping fee). Terrible customer service. I suggest you work on this before posting videos!