Hi Netduino folks!
I'm a hobby programmer who have just ordered a Netduino Plus 2 for my first electronics project in 15-20 years.
So please bear with me if too many of my questions are really basic knowledge, and as a non-native English speaker I'll try my best with the technical terms 
Here's a quick resume of my project:
- I want to control two LED strip using the Netduino.
- One of the strips will light up differently based on input from a accelerometer (the top one in the image bellow).
- All the components will be powered by batteries.
The whole project is for my cargo bike, having the rear light respond to braking/stopping the bike.
That is pretty much it, I have made i crude drawing off the components here:
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I know the accelerometer can be powered by the 3.3V output from the Netduino, but the connection guide most refer to is at "www.loveelectronics.co.uk" which seem to be closed down.
Further I know that the LED strips need a transistor to be controlled by the Netduinos PWM ports. But again I'm not sure how it should be wired up and which components to use.
So to sum it up, I hope for some guidance with the following:
- Is the 8 D cell batteries suitable for my setup, i.e. will they be able to power the LEDs?
- From what I have read the Netduino is able to handle up to 18V on the Vin. Will it cause any issues using 8 x 1.5 batteries as a power supply?
- Should I use a MOSFET, PNP or NPN transistor for the LEDs? And which model would be most suitable?
- How do I wire up the accelerometer to the Netduino? Are any resistors needed?
- Anything else I'm missing?
Please ask away if you have any questions!
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