Here is a link to the led controller I was talking about:
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LoginThe 44 key remote version has more functions than the 24 key remote version and the two are not compatible...
You will also need a 12 volt DC wall wart or other power supply depending on the number of LEDs you want to use and of course, some dumb 12 volt LEDs or led strips.
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If you are going to write your own software, you may want to look around at the various micro-controllers. Someone always chimes in with the arduino, but there are others as well. The biggest advantage to the arduino is that beginner developer kits are available at the 'shack (radio shack). Most of the others you will have to order...
If you have never written software before, it can be a challenge, but a rewarding one.
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