Animator Neopico assembly instructions

Preassembly

If making a panel mount neopico glue the collar onto the neopico cover as shown.

Turn the cover over and solder one neopixel to the cover as shown. Set aside to dry.

Wiring overview

Neopico board

Pico assembly

Rev 0 boards need modifications replace R1, R5, R7 with 300 ohm 805 chip resistor.

Solder Pico 2W to the board as follows. Solder two switches as shown.

Board connections

Neopixel input

Solder a male neopixel cable to the top left neo pads according to the following table.

Connect toWire Color
5V (pad 1 labeled 5V)RED
Signal (pad 2)GRN
GND (pad 3)WHT

Neopixel output

Solder a female neopixel cable to the top right neo pads according to the following table.

Connect toWire Color
5V (pad 1 labeled 5V)RED
Signal (pad 2)GRN
GND (pad 3)WHT

Neopico neopixel output

Solder a female neopixel cable to the bottom right neo pads according to the following table.

Connect toWire Color
5V (pad 1 labeled 5V)RED
Signal (pad 2)GRN
GND (pad 3)WHT

Switch harness connection left and right

Cut a three pin female cable to xxx inches. Solder this cable to the board using the following table.

Connect toWire Color
M1 GND (square pad 1)BLK or BRN
M1 Signal (pad 3)WHT or YEL
M3 Signal (pad 3)RED

Switch harness connection 3 and 4

Cut a three pin female cable to xxx inches. Solder this cable to the board using the following table.

Connect toWire Color
M4 GND (square pad 1)BLK or BRN
M4 Signal (pad 3)WHT or YEL
M5 Signal (pad 3)RED

Neopixel indicator

Cut three 30 gauge wires to 4 inches and twist. Solder this cable to the board and to the neopixel using the following table.

Connect from boardConnect to neopixelWire Color
N1 GND (square pad 1)GND (pad 3)BLK or BRN
N1 5V (pad 2)5V (5V pad 1)WHT or YEL
N1 Signal (pad 3)Signal (pad 2)RED

I2C connections (optional)

Attach female 4 pin cable to the board using the following table.

Connect from boardWire Color
VSYS (pin 39)RED
GND (pin 28)BLK
SDA (pin 1)BLU
SCL (pin 2)GRN

I2C display connections (optional)

Attach male 4 pin cable to the display using the following table.

Connect from boardWire Color
GND (pin 1)BLK
VCC (pin 2)RED
SCL (pin 3)GRN
SDA (pin 4)BLU