This is what ive put together so far for a light reactive code https://github.com/christherock23/Light-Reactive-Multiple-Pattern-Code

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This is what ive put together so far for a light reactive code

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One thing I saw in the ino file… Should lines 72-74 be before line 71?

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Cool idea – any video of it in action?

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@marmil thats a good point. Idk i thought it would make more sense there because it would take a reading first and then compare it. Would it make more sense to put that if statement first?

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I guess you can swap it around and see if it changes how things look at all. Maybe add a few print statements for testing to see what numbers you are getting at reading and after.

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Yeah i have the serial monitor spitting out digits nonstop lol. Both what the sensor see and what the arduino is sending to the strip