Thread: LED Lights for the Robot (what do you use??!?!)
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Re: LED Lights for the Robot (what do you use??!?!)
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Originally Posted by Ghost_Pack View Post
Has anyone tried using the NeoPixel LEDs from Adafruit?
http://www.adafruit.com/products/1376

They are supposed to be simpler to wire and cheaper than the old 32 LED kind, but I haven't seen anyone using them.
It would not be possible to control them with the cRIO due to the timing requirements. You would have to use an Arduino with their code, so I'm not sure it would be easier to wire.
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