# Creating a neopixel beacon in Node-RED

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**Category:** General\
**Created:** [14 November 2020 09:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-a-neopixel-beacon-in-node-red/35903 "2020-11-14T09:09:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![ajheyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@ajheyworth](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ajheyworth)\
**Post date:** [14 November 2020 09:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-a-neopixel-beacon-in-node-red/35903/1 "2020-11-14T09:09:25Z")

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Hello

I'm building a security device using a Raspberry Pi Zero, which has numerous sensors but also features a 16 LED NeoPixel ring as part of an alarm beacon element.

I'm hoping to create a NeoPixel effect like this:-

![ledbec2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/e/5/e5d336891642bb40be675748a34635a7c4467ede.gif)

I have used the node-red-node-pi-neopixel node, but it simply doesn't do the job for custom sequences and complex patterns.

I'm no code writer, so wondered if anyone could advise of a very simple way to achieve this please using NodeRED?

Many thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [13 January 2021 09:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/creating-a-neopixel-beacon-in-node-red/35903/2 "2021-01-13T09:09:36Z")

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