11 LED strips of 210 pixels each + a panel on top (made out of left-overs of the same neopixels model)

This document is going to guide you with the  hardware and software to operate Neopixels LED strips through Xangle Camera Server.

Requirements

• Xangle Camera Server v21.06.03+
• Raspberry Pi 3b, 3b+ or 4b
• Xangle Pi image v8.1.0+ (microSD card inside the Pi)
• Client version 6.0.3+ (click on "update all clients" from the status page)
• One XangleBoard per Raspberry Pi
• Any Neopixels led strips from Adafruit

Instructions - hardware

1. Install the XangleBoard (pi hat) on top of the Raspberry Pi (GPIOs)

2. Connect the LED strip cables to the board as demonstrated below:

   

1. Connect the power cable to your power adapter
2. Power up your pi the usual way (usb cable)

Instructions: software

1. Launch Xangle Camera Server
2. Go in the status panel and make sure you see your Raspberry Pi (top-right corner menu / Status). Create a new group and assign your pi to that group.
3. Navigate to http://localhost:8091/lights on a browser on the computer where Xangle is running (or use the provided ip address to load it from a different computer
4. Set the number of pixels you need to be activated