WS2812 LED Connect 4 Game, Please Help!!

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Hello,

i have been trying to use 36 (6x6) WS2812 LEDs, connected in series, and running off of one digital pin, in order to create a connect 4 game. My plan was to implement buttons to move the counter (LED) around the board and store the location etc, in order to create a working game of connect 4, that could also be used as a music sequencer, however i have been struggling to get it off the ground and cannot figure out how to implement this idea, my fear is that because it is running off one digital pin, i will not be able to use a meaningful array in order to move the counter around etc.

If anyone has any guidance for me at all i would greatly appreciate it,

Thanks Again, Andrew :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:



#include "FastLED.h"

#define NUM_LEDS 36

#define LED_PIN 3

int  buttonPin = 8;  

int  buttonState = 0;

CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
FastLED.addLeds<WS2812, LED_PIN, GRB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

pinMode(buttonPin,  INPUT);

}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
buttonState  = digitalRead(buttonPin); 

if  (buttonState  ==  HIGH) {

leds[0] = CRGB(255,0,0);
FastLED.show();
}
else  {
  leds[0] = CRGB(0,0,0);
FastLED.show();
}
}