Connecting more than one LED strip to pixel blaze

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Hi,

I just got a PB and I have connected a single WS2812 strip to it and it is working nicely.

I was hoping to connect several additional 8 pixel stars to the PB as well.

Is this possible? I assumed the other pins could be used as additional outputs.

Due to the wiring of the project I will not be able to run this as one single chain of LEDs.

Thanks,

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There is only one data output on the pixel blaze, but you can buy the expansion board which has 8 data outputs and you could use multiple expansion boards to support up to I think 64 separate data outputs.

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Hmmmmmmm

Ok, Thanks,

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If you want them to all be the same, you can use the same output to drive multiple strips/chains. Otherwise you’ll need the output expander as @Sunandmooncouture mentioned.
If you have 9 total you’ll need 2 expanders, as the expander uses the output.

The other pins on the underside can be used for buttons or controlling other circuitry. They also can act as touch sensors.