Build Instructions

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  Step 1

  Hook up your RGB LED Strip to your Spark Core. (Depending on how many LEDs your strip has, you might need to provide an external power supply. I suggest looking up the specs to your specific LED Strip for more information as it varies.)
  

  • If you are using the one I chose, you can connect your pins following the instructions here
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  Step 2

  I was able to drive mine from the Spark Core directly without the use of an external power supply, so if you hook:

  • +5V on the strip to 3.3V output from the Spark Core
  • GRD on the strip to GRD on the Spark Core
  • DI on the strip to D2 on the Spark Core
  • CI on the strip to D3 on the Spark Core
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  Step 3

  1. Flash your Spark Core with the firmware! You have two options here:
     1. Open up spark.io/build and copy and paste the code from the spark-rgb.ino into a new app, then compile and flash it onto your Spark device (as long as it has a WiFi connection).
     2. Download the firmware.bin and install it yourself through a USB connection to your Spark device.

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