LED Strips Addressable Project

[coollll068]

Hi I recently got some Addressable RGB strips and Most of them are Non addressable and use mosfets. I would Like to avoid using mosfets if possible if they are needed then I will use them but my question is since I have the adressable LED strips which contain a ground positive and data Do i need a mosfet if I am going to be connecting these to sync to music. Thanks guys  

 

Ethan

[Gikncgh]

4 minutes ago, SQZY98 said:

I remember doing this with non-addressable RGB strips using a tutorial from instructables (very nice site btw). I needed 3 mosfets for each color channel. I then connected it with a circuit-board (or something similar, where you can stick jumper cables in). The 12v was handled by the stock powersupply. One thing is obvious: you need some sort of controller - let it be an arduino (more affordable) or a rasperry pi or something else.

 

I´m by no means experienced enough to instruct you something, so i guess it´s best when you search for some tutorials and get some information

Which tutorial did you use?

[coollll068]

4 minutes ago, SQZY98 said:

I remember doing this with non-addressable RGB strips using a tutorial from instructables (very nice site btw). I needed 3 mosfets for each color channel. I then connected it with a circuit-board (or something similar, where you can stick jumper cables in). The 12v was handled by the stock powersupply. One thing is obvious: you need some sort of controller - let it be an arduino (more affordable) or a rasperry pi or something else.

 

I´m by no means experienced enough to instruct you something, so i guess it´s best when you search for some tutorials and get some information

thank you I have tried but this task can get quite daunting with no codeing experience and limited electronic circuital hardware. Adressable leds are to new I guess everyone is doing RGB basic strips but adressable allows you to do just so much more

[Huntsman]

If you are willing to put some time into learning, you could learn the basics you need for this project in one day. The programming part however, I think there are arduino libraries for this and if so, they should have adequate documentation for their usage. 

[WEEEEEE]

Basically, the strips communicate between the arduino using a certain protocol, which depends on which type of strip you have. Just look up the model number (this will usually be listed on whatever site you bought the strips on, though you can also figure this out based on certain characteristics the strips have), along with something like "arduino control".

If all you want to do is sync with music, then you may want look in to something like an Attiny for control. It's basically like the full sized 328P based arduinos (like an Uno or Nano), but with fewer IO's, and it is cheaper. If you want other functions, you can also look into a full sized Arduino, like the aforementioned Uno or Nano, or even something like a Raspberry PI.