Push button turning on and off an led strip

[mrmainiac3434]

I am trying to use an arduino and a push button to turn it on and off.

Has anyone got any suggestions on how to do this considering I haven’t used arduino that much

So if you can help please do

[J-M-L]

The button is probably the second tutorial after blinking a led…

Have you done any work ? Give it a try.

Then look at examples for driving a led strip with either adafruit’s neopixel library or fastled

If you want the button to just light a led strip, get those led strips that do not need an arduino and just install an on/off switch on the power line. No programming necessary

[UKHeliBob]

Welcome to the forum

Please describe exactly what you want to do. I hope that it goes without saying that you do not need to use an Arduino to turn an LED on and off with a pushbutton so there must be more to it than that

Perhaps, each time you press the button the LED changes state. Is that what you want to do ?

If so You need to detect when the button becomes pressed rather than when it is pressed
See the StateChangeDetection example in the IDE

[kolaha]

led strip

which one ?

[mrmainiac3434]

I’m trying to make a buzzer for a talent show and I want it in a x pattern

[J-M-L]

There are red led strips

Just set two in an X shape and have a button on the power line

[gilshultz]

I think the best thing is to get a copy of the Arduino Cookbook and skim it cover to cover, then read the sections pertinent to your project, you will then know your answer and how to do it. This book will become a reference resource for many years.