Addressable LED Neon Flex Rope Hookup Guide

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Introduction

The addressable LED Neon Flex Rope adds cool lighting effects for outdoor and indoor uses including in hallways and stairs, holiday lighting and more! In this hookup guide, you will learn how to connect, power, and control the LED segments with an Arduino.

LED Neon Flex Rope

COM-14555

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Required Materials

To follow along with this project tutorial, you will need the following materials. You may not need everything though depending on what you have. Add it to your cart, read through the guide, and adjust the cart as necessary. If you are just looking at powering up the LED neon flex rope and using its demo mode, you will need the following.

DC Barrel Jack Adapter - Female

PRT-10288

$3.50

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Power Supply - 24V (5A)

TOL-13758

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Power Cable - 10A IEC C13 - 2m

TOL-14935

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Note: The product showcases uses a 24VDC/14.6A Meanwell switching power supply with adapter cable. We will be using the 24V/5A power supply throughout this tutorial.

To test and control the segments, you will need the following materials listed below.

SparkFun RedBoard - Programmed with Arduino

DEV-13975

$21.50

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Alligator Clip with Pigtail (10 Pack)

CAB-14303

$7.50

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SparkFun USB Mini-B Cable - 6 Foot

CAB-11301

$4.50

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Hook-up Wire - Black (22 AWG)

PRT-08022

$2.95

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USB Wall Charger - 5V, 1A (Black)

TOL-11456

$4.50

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Tools

Depending on the application, you may need a soldering iron, solder, and general soldering accessories for a more secure connection. Otherwise, the following tools will suffice for hooking up and testing.