Hello, I’m in the process of creating a “Notification light” for my forthcoming trip to Norway. The plan involves using IFTTT watching the twitter channel @AuroraAlerts and a Particle Photon to flash the “Aurora” (Northern Lights) Colours when the KP index is =<4. I have the code fully working usi…

@4dogsofwar , this may have nothing to do with your code but a voltage driving issue with the ring. Which neopixel ring are you using and how is it connected? How are you powering everything? Also, twittermessage() will never return with both a 30min delay and will loop forever! This is not good …

Hi @peekay123 Thankyou for your quick response i am currently running the Ring off the 3.3V pin. Can i assume that it needs 5Vs? Thanks

@4dogsofwar , yes, it should be powered from Vin and not the 3.3v pin. However, the code issues still remain.

[image] peekay123: ld be powered from Vin and not the 3.3v pin. Ho Thank you i will look into adjusting the code as you are aware i'm fairly new to this!

Code Issues upgrading from Single NeoPixel to NeoPixel Ring

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4dogsofwar September 20, 2016, 4:21pm 4

Power should not be an issue looking at this thread: Easiest way to wire the Photon to Neopixels

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Code Issues upgrading from Single NeoPixel to NeoPixel Ring

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