Some advice on choosing the right connectors.

Projects General Guidance
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Hi everyone!
Im new to the forum so please correct me if i posted in the wrong part of the forum. Im starting a new project and the goal is to build lamp with some extra features.
To easier explain what im trying to do, i added an attachment of a very basic sketch (not my best work but i think it will do the job :slight_smile: ).

  1. A wooden box containing an arduino (uno or possibly nano, not decided and dont know if it matters) and some sensors.
  2. A removable glass cover with a 24x neopixel ring. in the top.

So basically i need to connect my arduino inside the box with 5v, GND and one data wire to the neopixel ring in the glass cover and the connector /connectors will be mounted on the box and the glass cover.

It would be good if its small, but big enough to be user friendly. I want to be able to remove and put the cover back without too much effort. I tried searching for connectors but i'm not sure what is going to work or where to start.

What kind of connector would suit my purpose best?
Is there something i should think of when working with connectors?

The project is still in the planing stage so lots of things can be changed to make it easier or better =)

arduino_nepixel.png

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You will also need to connect power and ground to the neopixel ring which means you are going to need 3 wires from the arduino up to the ring and if you want to totally separate the two, the connector needs to be at least 3x.

Pretty much any connector will do since you aren't using much power.

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My connector-to-go-to is the JST XH. Breadboard-friendly 2.5mm pitch; big enough to easily manipulate; doesn't come undone easily by itself. It does take some practice to crimp the connectors to the wires correctly.