Flashing rear lights

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Steve_D

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13,796 posts

265 months

Saturday 13th March 2021
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I want to make a 'wall art' from the rear end of a car.
I want to make the lights switch on and off and flash in sequence etc.
Can anyone suggest how I do it? I suspect I will need one of those mini computer things (Arduino) but have no idea what I need and how to do it.
The lamps will be LED so I doubt it will need relays etc.

Thanks for any help.
Steve

Paul Drawmer

4,961 posts

274 months

Sunday 14th March 2021
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google light sequencer.

.:ian:.

2,340 posts

210 months

Sunday 14th March 2021
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One of these:

https://uk-m.banggood.com/Geekcreit-Wireless-NodeM...

Some of these or similar:
https://uk-m.banggood.com/1M-3M-5M-Built-in-IC-WS2...

Install this on the esp8266:
https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED

Connect the 5v and ground lead on the led strip to the 5v and ground on the esp and the data lead to one of the data pins.

Wled can be controlled with an app or via alexa or there's stuff like prismatik for the pc.