RGB LED Lights

[ABreyen]

Hey CD! Our team bought these RGB LED Light Strips from AndyMark. Has anyone worked with something like a Raspberry Pi or Arduino to control them? I'm guessing the GPIO Pins on the rPi would work somehow? We might have to convert the 12V LEDs to 5V or something?

Also, is it possible to use the RoboRio to display the Alliance Color if we used these on the robot? I've heard that using a co-processor like a rPi or Arduino is illegal. If this isn't possible, how do teams use LEDs on their robot?

We were possibly thinking of somehow using our DriverStation to provide 5V Power on our control board. Would this be possible if we used a 5V -> 12V converter? On the board is where we probably would use a Raspberry Pi or Arduino.

Thank you!!