Light Up Your Life Series: Laser Cut Acrylic Sign - Pt 1

Learn how to solder and code an Arduino microcontroller and a Neopixel LED ring to light up your custom acrylic, laser-cut sign! Tutorial provided by the Lane Community Technology Center, a free makerspace and technology center provided by The Lane Libraries. This video was filmed and edited on site using free, publicly available equipment and software. If you're in the Hamilton or greater Cincinnati area, stop on by today! Check https://www.lanepl.org/tech-center/ for current hours. #MadeAtLane #Laser-Cut, #soldering - - - - - - - - - - LINKS Additional Boards Manager ► https://adafruit.github.io/arduino-bo... LED Strip Effects Generator by Adriano & jmmzzei ► https://adrianotiger.github.io/Neopix... GitHub ► https://github.com Arduino Gemma Info ► https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Arduin... Windows Drivers ► https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-a... CONTACT Telephone ► 513-785-2727 Email ► [email protected] Address ► 228 Court Street Hamilton, OH 45011 SOCIAL The Lane Community Technology Center Website ► https://www.lanepl.org/tech-center/ The Lane Libraries’ Website ► www.lanepl.org Facebook ►   / thelanelibraries   SOFTWARE (Available to use at the Lane Community Technology Center) LED Strip Effects Generator by Adriano & jmmzzei ► https://adrianotiger.github.io/Neopix... GitHub ► https://github.com Additional Boards Manager ► https://adafruit.github.io/arduino-bo... Adobe Premiere Pro ► https://www.adobe.com/products/premie... Screencast-o-matic ► https://screencast-o-matic.com/ EQUIPMENT (Available to use at the Lane Community Technology Center) Glowforge Pro Laser Cutter ► https://glowforge.com/our-products Prusa MK3S+ 3D Printer ► https://www.prusa3d.com/product/origi... Arduino Gemma ► https://www.adafruit.com/product/1222 Neopixel ► https://www.adafruit.com/product/1643 Camera ► Canon EOS 250D Headphones ► AKG k240 studio headphones Mic ► Yeti BlackoutTree TEMPLATES Envato Elements ► https://elements.envato.com MUSIC “Til I Hear’Em Say” By NEFFFEX ► YouTube Studio TROUBLESHOOTING If you’re generating errors or your Neopixel isn’t lighting up properly, try some of the following: ► Make sure your USB cable carries data, not just power, and that it is undamaged. ► Make sure the right drivers are installed. https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-a... ► Double check the additional boards managers URL. https://adafruit.github.io/arduino-bo... ► Make sure you selected the right programmer, board, and libraries as explained in the video. ► Check your wiring according to the schematic and pinout that appear in the video. You want GND ► GND, VOUT ► PWR, and D1 ► IN.