I just want to add an additional LED on the box because I cant see the photon onboard LED the way I have it mounted. Are there PINS that I can solder on to add the RGB LED or easier to emulate through the code? Thanks.

Yes you can solder to the 3 pads at the bottom. Another way is to add an RGB led (either a purely 3 led analog controlled or WS2812). This reminds me of @wgbartley ! He used this: https://github.com/wgbartley/word-clock-studiopendous2015/blob/master/word-clock-studiopendous-2015.ino#L103 and https…

@kennethlimcp , thanks. I see the connection in your tutorial now.

PINs for Wifi Cyan LED on Photon?

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rickkas7 October 30, 2016, 9:21am 3

I just wrote this tutorial on using Serial2, but it also explains both options: how to access the pins on the bottom for using an external RGB status LED, and also how to redirect the LED in software to other pins.

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