Addressable LEDs - Deep Technical Dive into How They Work

In this rather lengthy video, I cover off a project I am working on using those addressable LED strip, including my deep dive into discovering how they are constructed, how they work and how you can control them. Some might say I dove TOO deep, but I didn’t want to leave anything out. So, dive down the rabbit hole with me and discover the wonderful world of address LEDs! Caution, some heavy technical content. If it’s too much, just skip to the next chapter. 0:00 Title and Introduction 0:36 The Project Idea 1:41 Some Measurements 3:00 LED Strip Construction 4:22 How Data Flows 5:51 How Colours Get Created 6:31 Bits and Binary 7:10 Timing Is Everything 8:30 Choosing a Controller 10:52 Coding Library Choices 11:10 Library Options 11:46 Circuit Considerations 12:17 Pins that work 13:03 Why use resistors? 13:48 The code and the results 15:18 Wrap up