Step 1: Gather the materials
- addressable RGB LED strip : I used a new variety of three conductor WS2811 strips.
- an Arduino : I used a Arduino Leonardo. Any 5vdc Arduino should be adequate.
- 4 AA batteries and a battery holder are a nice touch to make it more portable.
- prototyping board or prototyping Arduino Shield
- potentiometer for brightness control
- maybe some connectors for the power and motor could come in handie
- headers to secure hardware to Arduino
- misc wire for LED strip and potentiometer
- 3M Double Sided Foam Tape for sticking Arduino and LEDs in place
- Flipbookit MOTO-FLIP from flipbookit.net : flipbookit.bigcartel.com/product/flipbookit-moto <-- this thing is super easy to build
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Step 2:
1. Solder up proto to align with Adruino as follows:
- LED Strip to 5vdc, GND, and pin9
- potentiometer to 5vdc, A1, GND
- motor connector to 3.3vdc, GND
2. Load the Arduino library and example code from here: https://github.com/CRASHSpace/LEDs/tree/master/HSB_to_RGB/examples/led_rainbow_brightness
3. Hook up prototype board to the Arduino. Test the LEDs and brightness and motor