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# GameCube Controller LED Mod
A simple led mod for the GameCube controller using an Arduino nano.
## GameCube Motherboard
Solder two wires to the controllers board, one to 5v and the other to ground. Use these two wires to power the Arduino nano.
## Code
I use the FastLED library to interact with the RGBs I have connected to the Arduino.
```cpp
#include
// How many leds in your strip?
#define NUM_LEDS 10
// For led chips like Neopixels, which have a data line, ground, and power, you just
// need to define DATA_PIN. For led chipsets that are SPI based (four wires - data, clock,
// ground, and power), like the LPD8806 define both DATA_PIN and CLOCK_PIN
#define DATA_PIN 3
#define CLOCK_PIN 13
// Define the array of leds
CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];
int funkytown[] = {9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0};
void setup() {
FastLED.addLeds(leds, NUM_LEDS);
leds[0] = CRGB(255,0,255);
FastLED.show();
leds[1] = CRGB(255,0,255);
FastLED.show();
leds[2] = CRGB(255,0,255);
FastLED.show();
leds[3] = CRGB(255,0,255);
FastLED.show();
for(int i=4; i<=9; i++){
leds[i] = CRGB(10,0,10);
FastLED.show();
}
}
void loop() {
for(int i=0; i<=9; i++){
leds[i] = CRGB(255,0,255);
FastLED.show();
delay(120);
leds[i] = CRGB(0,255,255);
FastLED.show();
delay(50);
}
}
```
## End Product
