Programmable RGB LED Strip with Microphone

Every year at christmas time all neighbors put their LED strips out and make their houses glowing as if there no tomorrow. Last year they got me and I wanted to put an LED strip on my balcony as well. But not a simple one! I wanted a programmable RGB LED strip with a microphone to get some sound-2-light effects.

Programmable RGB Led strip

Programmable RGB Led strip

Click here for a video of the strip in action – only blue color for testing purposes. Here is another Video running some patterns at night time.

Building the strip was very simple. At first I bought the following compnents:

  • Addressable RGB LED Strip (I got this cheap WS2811 from china but you can use any other) (~ 10 EUR)
Addressable LED Strip

Addressable LED Strip

 

Arduino Nano v3.0

Arduino Nano v3.0

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