NeoPixel Rear Bicycle Light Auto-Blinks when Turning #Arduino
This Arduino bike lighting project upgrades your bike’s light and takes it to the next level so that the backlight of the bike automatically notifies others when you are turning.
We used Arduino UNO as our main microcontroller (use Nano or Pro mini to shrink the size if needed), Accelerometer to detect the 3 axis directions and Neopixel to blink the LEDs in the corresponding direction of movement.
Description
Blinks toward the direction you are turning in green (e.g. Turning to the left or the right)
Turns to red when you are riding forward.
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