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CAS co-ordinator Lorraine Underwood<\/a> wanted to add some bling to her staircase. So she turned to a strip of Neopixel-type LEDs and a Raspberry Pi Zero. She added a\u00a0weather feed so that different parts of the staircase light up depending on the weather outside. To find out how she did it, and to see a complete list of parts that make up the project, visit her blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CAS co-ordinator Lorraine Underwood wanted to add some bling to her staircase. So she turned to a strip of Neopixel-type LEDs and a Raspberry Pi Zero. She added a\u00a0weather feed so that different parts of the staircase light up depending…<\/p>\n

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