
10. SET UP THE PIXELBLAZE
CONTROLLER
I use the Pixelblaze controller for many different
projects because its software makes it easy to use
the same LED animations on any arrangement
of pixels. Section 4 of the Pixelblaze Pillows build
in Make: Volume 83 describes the steps to attach
a Pixelblaze to an LED string and connect to the
software in a web browser (makezine.com/go/
pixelblaze-pillows). Follow the same sequence of
steps to join the LED string and 5V power supply
to the controller (Figure
Dd
), then connect to the
Pixelblaze software over Wi-Fi.
Once connected, open the Mapper tab in
the Pixelblaze software, and cut and paste the
contents ...