We will make use of the following things in this project:
- A Pi Zero W
- An official Pi Zero case
- A portable USB battery pack with 2 A output (as high a mAh as you can find)
- A portable USB battery pack for your Pi Zero
- An Adafruit DotStar Black 144 LED 1 m strip
- An Adafruit Perma-Proto quarter size
- 74AHCT125 – Quad Level-Shifter (3V to 5V)
- A 14 pin 0.3" IC socket
- Solid core cable—black
- Stranded core cable—red, black, yellow, and blue
- Stranded core cable, 18 AWG size, red, and black
- DIY USB male socket
- Cable heat shrink
- Small anti-static bag
- A plain colored laptop bag
- A Velcro to match your laptop bag in color
- Soldering iron and solders
- A hot glue gun
- Volt meter