This is my first project with Arduino/Neopixels/FastLED, a wearable headband for festivals.

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This is my first project with Arduino/Neopixels/FastLED, a wearable headband for festivals. I’m thankful for the inspiration & resources this community offers.

I realise that the LED brightness is way too high for the video; room for improvement :slight_smile: No bluetooth control, no sound detection, just a plain led strip.

After some test/festivals I found out that effects which use all LEDs simultaneously will just burn the eyes of fellow partypeople. I also tried the usage of all LEDs at half brightness. Effects with a couple of active LEDs at full brightness seems to be optimal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa6tJxzuwU

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I’ve got a few hat like that. One of them has a potentiometer, which I use for brightness. Great for battery life as well as not being too obtrusive.

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Nice first project!

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Thanks :slight_smile: And I’ll read up on the potentiometer docs for an upgrade!

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Thinking about making one of these for my wife for a New Year’s Eve party. Where are you keeping the board and battery pack for this?

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@Brian_Lewis I keep them in my backpocket. Just changed my Arduino Uno + 3x AA to Teensy 3.2 + 4x AA, covered by a 3D printed case.