F ig.3: WS2811 LED controllers pass instructions from the host MCU from pixel to pixel using a daisy-chain serial bus. Courtesy of World Semiconductor. To give you a sense of what's involved, here's a ...

LED light strips are a fun and easy way to spruce up a room, adding pops of color to a media center, a wall or even under a bed, or just bringing much-needed lighting to a dark area under a cabinet.