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  • Too many to list!

    Apes Together Strong[1]

    As long as one person is active in the community, it still lives for another day.


    “Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.” — The Dalai Lama

    “We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say it’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem, then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.” — Fred Rogers

    “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.” ― Edward Everett Hale


    [1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/apes-together-strong


  • Is there a way to check it by software? But it behaves as it used to, when the old ambilight was working.

    It would be dead (no lights or anything) if you fried it; I have fried a good amount on my end when I was doing projects with them, hahaha.

    I’ll be on hold until you get the chance to watch and read the video and article; it should be able to help you figure out if you are missing some of the basics.


  • I soldered everything according to some instructions on the webz.

    Did you test your equipment before soldering it together? Then after soldering it does not work?

    I also provide enough electricity for the strips via a 12v charger. When I power them on (no matter if the arduino is turned on or not), they just blink randomly. Only a few led on the 4 strips I connected (to make corners for my monitor).

    Is it three wires you are connecting: 5V power, +data (PD5), then ground connection on the strip?

    The data input from pin 5 on my arduino is completely ignored when it is turned on. So I think it’s a wiring problem. But I don’t see the issue.

    By this you mean that no V is seen or it is acting like it is not connected, it is binary so it has the neccasary V or it does not (0V or 5V).

    On the picture you see the input connections i soldered. The strips are just connected together by wires. Ground to ground, data to data, power to power.

    …is there something broken? I only have replacement led strips, but I don’t know why the arduino or the power supply should be broken

    You need to make sure you did not fry the arduino.


    Quick search I found this short video with great information:

    1. Beginner’s Guide to Using LED Strips with Arduino [08:58 | MAY 18 2020 | MakeUseOf] https://youtu.be/5M24QUVE0iU

    Here is the article if you want to read instead or watch and read:

    1. https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/connect-led-light-strips-arduino/