WS2812B

[rockyroller]

Looks interesting.

My browsing of products gives me the impression that

1) you need the LED product

2) you next need a ?controller hub to plug the LED product into

3) the Hub needs power from the mains power supply.  

4 ) the Hub uses a USB to program the LED but I draw a blank on discovery on what software/system other than a maker having some presets files online

5) I don't think I actually saw (starter) kits containing all the items I might need on E Bay.

 

So I was wondering what if I liked the idea of a 8x32 LED matrix or maybe more to cover the case plate below the GFX card, and above the PSU like some cases have. What would I need to read or hardware to buy to make it work off the computers PSU and Win 10 OS

 

 

[Inelastic]

I've never looked into non-diy solutions. However, here's a guide on for the Adafruit RGB matrix. It'll tell you everything you need to get setup with one. https://learn.adafruit.com/32x16-32x32-rgb-led-matrix

 

I run a 32x32 matrix that's attached to the front of my case to show the temperature. But, I use a Teensy 3.6 https://www.pjrc.com/store/teensy36_pins.html along with the SmartMatrix https://www.adafruit.com/product/1902 instead of an Arduino since they aren't that fast. The tutorial goes over that. But luckily the Teensy also works on the Arduino IDE so the coding is the same.

 

That tutorial says the Raspberry Pi is incompatible with that, but there is another tutorial about using one with a Raspberry Pi: https://learn.adafruit.com/connecting-a-16x32-rgb-led-matrix-panel-to-a-raspberry-pi

 

[thrasher_565]

1 hour ago, rockyroller said:

Looks interesting.

My browsing of products gives me the impression that

1) you need the LED product

2) you next need a ?controller hub to plug the LED product into

3) the Hub needs power from the mains power supply.  

4 ) the Hub uses a USB to program the LED but I draw a blank on discovery on what software/system other than a maker having some presets files online

5) I don't think I actually saw (starter) kits containing all the items I might need on E Bay.

 

So I was wondering what if I liked the idea of a 8x32 LED matrix or maybe more to cover the case plate below the GFX card, and above the PSU like some cases have. What would I need to read or hardware to buy to make it work off the computers PSU and Win 10 OS

 

 

for 8x32 you will need an arduino or dmx

[rockyroller]

thanks for the links