The tutorial's script has errors maybe a bad copy & paste.

The tutorial is related to this thread: https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/6767

Can you try the code from post #67 (RobertL184)

And then there is a change/add-on post #68

What kind of arduino board you have ?

I was just reading through that thread and was at that point. So I used the code fro post #67. I still had some compile errors but much fewer.

Arduino: 1.6.3 (Windows 8.1), Board: "Arduino Uno"

sketch_jun14a.ino: In function 'void loop()':

sketch_jun14a.ino:416:62: error: invalid conversion from 'int' to 'direction' [-fpermissive]

sketch_jun14a.ino:184:10: error:   initializing argument 3 of 'void NeoPatterns::ColorWipe(uint32_t, uint8_t, direction)' [-fpermissive]

Error compiling.

  This report would have more information with
  "Show verbose output during compilation"
  enabled in File > Preferences.

I am trying to figure out the #68 post as that may clear up the rest of the errors but I don't understand it yet.

I have a mega I am testing with. I have an uno if that is needed. I eventually want it to run on an adafruit pro trinket

Perry, You need to add this line into the sketch; #include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h> for some reason it doesn't show when the sketch is uploaded in the tutorial.

Hi Bob, I see now that is missing from the tutorial script. I added it back in and I was back the page of errors. Oddly enough I can get the script from post #37 of the reference thread to compile. Are there differences between the two? or different functionality?

Thanks

The sketch in the tutorial works for me, with that line added in and using Arduino version 1.6.3., as I see you are. The sketch from post #37 is the one in the tutorial less that line. I'll try and upload it a different way. Do you have it all working now?

Not yet Bob. I am still nutting it out a bit. Appreciate all the responses. I'll get there and post an update as I progress. Hooking up the wiring now.

Let me know, I just uploaded the sketch to the tutorial another way, so that it is complete - with that line in it. Then I tried compiling it and got error messages too. I worked on this a couple of months ago and had everything working, so I don't know what to tell you, I give up with this Arduino stuff! Unless someone can figure it out, I'll have DJ delete the tutorial.

OK Bob. I will try further tonight. Hopefully you won't need to delete the tutorial as I am proof that people want it and the neopixel functionality. Backwards compatibility for the Arduino IDE is frustrating. Let's see if we can get it working.