WS2812 RGB LED Strip wire connections and control

Customer:

I recently got an RGB strip from you, but I’m confused about something (since you don’t have a tutorial on the site anymore). At the end of the strip I have 5 cut wires. It’s clear that green is ground, but I’m wondering which connection is between the other two red and white wires?

Original message (Croatian)

Poštovanje,nedavno sam kod vas uzeo RGB traku,no muči me jedna sitnica(obzirom da više nemate tutorial na stranici) na kraju trake sam dobio odrezanih 5 žica,jasno je da je zelena ground,no zanima me koja je veza između preostale dvije crvene ,odnosno bijele žice?

Hvala na odgovoru unaprijed

Originally submitted via email support on 11 August 2017. Migrated to the forum for community visibility.

Soldered Support:

Which LED strip are you referring to?

Original message (Croatian)

o kojoj LED traci se radi?

Customer:

It’s this strip: Soldered: Open-Source Electronics, Boards, Sensors & Modules – Soldered Electronics

Original message (Croatian)

O ovoj traci se radi. Soldered: Open-Source Electronics, Boards, Sensors & Modules – Soldered Electronics

Soldered Support:

Red is power (+5V), and white wire is for control/communication. I’d also recommend using the Adafruit Neopixel library for controlling this LED strip!

Original message (Croatian)

crvena je napajanje(+5V), dok je bijela žica za kontrolu/komunikaciju.
Koristim priliku da odmah preporučim Adafruitov Neopixel library za kontrolu ove LED trake! :slight_smile:

Customer:

Thanks, but we measured with a multimeter and found that the white wires carry ground, the red ones carry 5V, and the green one is presumably for control? Do you have a tutorial you could recommend?

Original message (Croatian)

Hvala,iako smo preko multimetra dokučili da kroz bijele žice je ground,kroz crvene 5V a zelena je onda,pretpostavljam,za upravljanje?Imate li možda neki tutorial za preporučiti?

Soldered Support:

Thanks for the correction, I’ll verify that! For controlling the strip, check out this guide: The Magic of NeoPixels | Adafruit NeoPixel Überguide | Adafruit Learning System

The Arduino code section is here: Arduino Library Use | Adafruit NeoPixel Überguide | Adafruit Learning System

Original message (Croatian)

Hvala na ispravci, provjerit ću!
Definitivno ovaj: The Magic of NeoPixels | Adafruit NeoPixel Überguide | Adafruit Learning System

ovdje je Arduino kod dio: Arduino Library Use | Adafruit NeoPixel Überguide | Adafruit Learning System