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Programming Led Light Strips

We are testing out the Andymark 8.2 ft RGB Led strip this year -> http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2645.htm, and are having some difficulty getting the leds to light up. We currently have the leds wired exactly as they are in the diagram located on the website. We have been testing with the example code on github, as well as some of our own code.

Code:

//This is simple "light saber" demo to show off the AM-2640 5V, Addressable LED strips http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2640.htm

//We ran this demo off of our AM-2287 ethernet arduino's http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2287.htm

//DO NOT try to power the whole strip off the arduino 5v regulator!  

//At full bright white, the strip was drawing 1.5Amps or so. This will overheat the regulator.

//We recommend running these led strips off of the AM-0899 10-30Vin to 5V 5A out stepdown converter http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-0899.htm

//If you want to get creative you could integrate this sound file to take this project to the next level http://www.mediacollege.com/downloads/sound-effects/star-wars/lightsaber/lightsaber_02.mp3

//Craig Kessler

//AndyMark , Inc. 12/04/2013



//https://code.google.com/p/fastspi/

//https://code.google.com/p/fastspi/wiki/CRGBreference

#include "FastSPI_LED2.h"



// How many leds are in the strip?

// The AM-2640 LED lightstrip is 2.5m long and has 80 leds.

// That is probably too long for a lightsaber but the strips can be cut to length at the junctions marked on the strip

// For easy wiring of cut strips use the AM-2641 clip on connector

#define NUM_LEDS 80



//Remember on the AM-2640 LED strip's yellow wire is ground! (don't blame us they come that way)



// Data pin that led data will be written out over

#define DATA_PIN 11   //Green wire from AM-2640's power connector



// Clock pin for SPI

#define CLOCK_PIN 13  //Blue wire from AM-2640's power connector



// This is an array of leds.  One item for each led in your strip.

CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];



// This function sets up the leds and tells the controller about them

void setup()

{

  // Uncomment one of the following lines for your leds arrangement.

  // FastLED.addLeds<TM1803, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

  // FastLED.addLeds<TM1804, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

  // FastLED.addLeds<TM1809, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

  // FastLED.addLeds<WS2811, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

  // FastLED.addLeds<WS2812, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

  // FastLED.addLeds<WS2812B, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

  // FastLED.addLeds<UCS1903, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);



  //This is the chipset in the AM-2640 LED strip

  //FastLED.addLeds<WS2801, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);



  // FastLED.addLeds<SM16716, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

  // FastLED.addLeds<LPD8806, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);



  FastLED.addLeds<WS2801, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS); // Slightly modified here to use data and clock pins

  // FastLED.addLeds<SM16716, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

  // FastLED.addLeds<LPD8806, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);



  //Change the color value for the lightsaber color of your choice.  

  //The last number controls how long the saber takes to complete the lighting sequence.

  light_saber_on(CRGB::Green, 35);

}



// This function runs over and over, and is where you do the magic to light

// your leds.

void loop()

{

  //Nothing to do here.  lightsaber function call is done once in setup()

}



void light_saber_on(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait)

{

  int led_number = 0;

  FastLED.clear();

  FastLED.setBrightness(5);



  for(led_number = 0; led_number < NUM_LEDS; led_number++)

  {

    delay(wait);

    leds[led_number] = c;

    FastLED.show();

    //FastLED.show_one(led_number, led_brightness);

  }

  //Increase "beam" intensity with "power flicker"

  for (int led_brightness = 5; led_brightness <= 100; led_brightness+=5  )

  {

    FastLED.setBrightness(led_brightness);

    FastLED.show();

    delay(40);

  }

  for (int led_brightness = 100; led_brightness >= 50; led_brightness-=5  )

  {

    FastLED.setBrightness(led_brightness);

    FastLED.show();

    delay(30);

  }        

  for (int led_brightness = 50; led_brightness <= 100; led_brightness+=5  )

  {

    FastLED.setBrightness(led_brightness);

    FastLED.show();

    delay(25);

  }

  return;

}

Any help would be appreciated