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WS2812B RC Light Controller

RC light controller for driving 5 banks of 4 ws2812 led lights, using throttle, sterring, and chanel3 of an RC car.

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WS2812B RC Light Controller

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 5V/16MHz
SparkFun Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 5V/16MHz
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ALITOVE 100pcs WS2812B Addressable LED Pixel light 5050 RGB SMD on Heat Sink PCB Board 1-led LED Module Pixels Light 5V DC
for making the 4 led strips
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30cm Remote Control Y Servo Extension Cable, Male to Female (Pack of 5)
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uxcell 10ft 8 Pin Flexible Flat IDC Ribbon Cable 1.27mm Pitch
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Schematics

rc_ws2812_LightController

servo y cables connect in parralell to your rc radio and your esc / servo via y connector. a 470 om resistor protects the digital pin of the led strip. the power is shared between the 5 volt arduino and the receiver via y connector to the esc.

Code

adafruit neopixel library

needed library

rc_ws2812_LightController

Control ws2812 led strips with rc receiver, add lighting to rc truck.

pinchangeint.h

creates a soft interupt on an arduino pin, used to detect pinchanges

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wildman

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