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title: "LED Strip Fun, First Try"
description: "! (/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/picture-4-300x222.png) Initially I tried to get a LCD screen working with my Illuminato based Arduino. After a couple of attempts I realized two…"
canonical: "https://www.baldengineer.com/led-strip-fun-first-try.html"
author: "James Lewis"
date: "2009-03-01T15:28:33Z"
lastmod: "2015-02-17T01:35:09Z"
categories: ["projects"]
tags: ["arduino-stuff","electronics","leds"]
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# LED Strip Fun, First Try


![Arduino LED Strips](/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/picture-4-300x222.png)

Initially I tried to get a LCD screen working with my Illuminato based Arduino. After a couple of attempts I realized two things: 1. The Iluminato is not ready for prime time. and 2. I burned out the LCD.  So I decided to move on to the LCD strips I have from Sparkfun.

The program is pretty simple since I am using the PWM outputs.  The first video is with the lights off and the second is with the lights on.  I need work out the min / avg / max for the different colors.  The next step is to create two columns (or rows) of LED strips, using a buffer chip.

### Simple Fading with the background lights off

### Simple Fading with the background lights on