Advanced Cosplay Lights - Animated LEDs - by Svetlana Quindt @KamuiCosplay

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Svetlana Quindt (best known as @KamuiCosplay) is an accomplished cosplayer and author from Germany who uses her powers for the greater good, endowing the cosplay community with LED knowledge! Her guides are chock full of infectious enthusiasm and adorable Corgis, making it very easy for non-STEM fans to join the fun.

In this volume youâ€™ll learn everything about working with animated Digital RGB LED strips (a.k.a. NeoPixels) and how to create mesmerizing light effects for your props and cosplays. Choosing the right materials, soldering microcontroller circuits, â€˜programmingâ€™ your very first LED strip and building it into your costume â€“ every step from start to finish! While Svetlana's instructions are explained as simply as possible, please note that this is an advanced book. So if you don't know what volt is or how to solder two cables together, go check out the first volume!

Youâ€™ll get easy step-by-step guides with gorgeous photograph examples, tutorials, and explanations for the following points:

Introduction to tools and materials
All you need to know about LED strips
Getting started with the Arduino UNO
Working with the Arduino IDE
Understanding and editing the code
Crawling, color changing, pulsing, and blinking effects
Wiring your very first circuit
Working with different modes and switches
Troubleshooting
Diffusing materials

As well as the following work examples:

Fallout 4 â€“ Gauss Rifle
World of Warcraft â€“ Shadowmourner
Heroes of the Storm â€“ Nova

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