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Re: How does this robot have addressable LEDs still running when disabled?

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Originally Posted by Frank Neuperger View Post
Is it legal just to use an NPN transistor to drive the LED strip? drive the transistor from the DIO on the roborio. power form a fused output on PDB.
That's what our robot uses.
Just remember to design your custom circuit for 3.3v from the DIO signal.
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