Hello! Thank you for taking a look at my second blog post! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been planning how to test various types of lights and connectors to see what would work best in the HCC. I put together a purchase list with 2 types of lights (strand lights and strip lights) and 2 types of microcontrollers, or chips. One of them can connect to WiFi! Another thing I added to my purchase list was a power converter that takes power from a wall outlet and dials it down so that I can use my boards without frying them. Typical wall outlets are designed to put out 120 volts of power, which can power a TV. The hard-coded chip I’m going to test runs on 7-12 volts, and the WiFi connectable one runs on 5, so if I fed 120 volts of power into either chip, I’d probably start a fire. When I’m testing, I plan to connect the WiFi connectable chip directly to my computer for power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pro tip: never attach your computer to a system that’s also powered by a battery or a wall outlet. It will probably destroy your computer, and it could also cause a fire. Maybe “things that could cause a fire” should be the title of this blog post! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s the list of things that I hope to purchase, with links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve added more fun sparkle lights code below! Try this code out and see what happens. I hope you enjoyed this post and I look forward to writing all about my adventures testing lights and chips! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>\n\n#ifdef __AVR__\n\n#include <avr\/power.h>\n\n#endif\n\n#define PIN 5\n\n#define NUMPIXELS 50\n\nAdafruit_NeoPixel pixels(NUMPIXELS, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);\n\n#define DELAYVAL 10\n\nvoid setup() {\n\n#if defined(__AVR_ATtiny85__) && (F_CPU == 16000000)\n\nclock_prescale_set(clock_div_1);\n\n#endif\n\npixels.begin();\n\nfor(int i=0; i<NUMPIXELS; i++) {\n\npixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(0, 125, 255));\n\npixels.show();\n\n}\n\n}\n\nvoid loop() {\n\nint x=255;\n\nint y = 0;\n\nfor (int z = 0; z<255; z++){\n\nfor(int i=0; i<NUMPIXELS; i++) {\n\npixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(0, x, y));\n\npixels.show();\n\n}\n\ndelay(DELAYVAL);\n\nx--;\n\ny++; }\n\nfor (int p = 0; p<255; p++){\n\nfor(int i=0; i<NUMPIXELS; i++) {\n\npixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(0, x, y));\n\npixels.show();\n\n}\n\ndelay(DELAYVAL);\n\nx++;\n\ny--; }\n\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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