15 can be run, but most people use a Joystick as one led which consolidates 4 inputs into 1. The limitation to number of LED’s is simply power. You can run 100 LEDs off the Kaimana, but you will need something more than USB power to do that. Indexable LEDs allow you to chain as many as you want together. So while there are only 14 inputs, the output capability is well beyond that.
@armi0024 well ultimately I just need to power LEDs on 14 buttons sans an actual joystick; hitbox style. Can I do that separating the JOY code in arduino, indexing 14 buttons to illuminate separately?
Yes, very easily, the original coding was for a hitbox
is it possible to create led lights elsewhere on the stick thats not buttons/joystick? led strips or whatever its called
EDIT: Ughh, posted in wrong thread. Can I delete this?
REVIEW:
I bought this board and Kaimana J LEDs (along with harnesses) to install my first LED rig in my new arcade stick. I was surprised how easy it was to install everything.
The first thing I had to do was strip the ends of the wires to fit in each terminal, but even for people who have no experience with that, it’s not much of a headache. The harnesses plugged right in after a little effort (they REALLY stay in there). Then I wired my Voltech harnesses to the Kaimana. Finally, I wired each terminal to the matching terminals on my PS360+ board.
After everything was plugged in and ready to go, I had to change some of the default code to match my LED positions (since I didn’t have a joystick LED or LEDs for the start/select/home buttons). At first, if you have absolutely no coding experience, this could be intimidating, but surprisingly everything was pretty straight-forward after reading the wiki page for the Kaimana. I’m still reading up on how to code my own programs so I can tailor the LED patterns to what I like.
Overall, if you’re new to modding arcade sticks or just want something new, the Kaimana LED board and Kaimana Js are AWESOME to use. It didn’t take me more than 15 minutes to install everything in my arcade stick. - See more at: http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/home/1050-paradise-kaimana-led-controller-pcb-0085574200312.html#sthash.ezeRAle2.dpuf
@domaug thanks for the bump!
@dej this is the main advantage of the Kaimana, you can make them anywhere you want. Any 5V WS2811 or WS2812 based chip will work, or you can use adapters on conventional LEDs. This is why we did open source, to allow people to really let there imaginations run wild.
i’m looking to make my own code and integrate it into wahoo’s cool little code that involves switching setups with a custom menu. how would i add a 4th option and how would i set it to use his default idle animation?
all i really want to do with my own code is set P1 to blue, P2 to red, K1 to green, and the rest to 206,193,138 when pressed. i don’t want any fancy animations or effects (yet). can someone please help me set this up?
I started to reply to this and tell you how to do it but after 2 pages+ i decided that we needed a more basic example in the code so i added it. With the street fighter setup doing random colors and the marvel one checking for hard tags and such, there wasnt a stripped down profile to use as a starting point. Hopefully this will help. The colors are set as you requested doumaug, but are easily customizable in simplepress.h if anyone else wants to use this.
It is currently set as the 3rd option with simon as the last option (easy to change if you want). Adding/changing items to the menu and changing which idle animation plays with which profile is changed in kaimana_custom.h Around line 57 you’ll see a marker for the menu setup, read the comments for those 4 items, that should tell you all you need to know about editing the menu.
same link
thank you so much! i’ll try this when i get home.
the code worked and is pretty straight-forward. i’ll play around with the code a bit and see if i can make a Divekick-related loadout.
thanks wahoo747, it works great 
Hey! I just received my Kaimana J’s and the PCB! (Thank you for the chocolates as well ^_^)
Any updates on how to hook up the player LEDs as readable inputs on the Kaimana PCB? :x
Hey just wanted to know if im going to need more than the “Paradise Kaimana LED Driver PCB 8 Button Kit” to get the 8 buttons plus the joystick to light up. Id hate to miss something when ordering everything =/ . Also has anyone tried doing LED lighting with a JLF Link?
Lighting through the link is possible with a 3mm LED, but it sort of defeats the purpose of a removable shaft since you will have the LED sitting on or within the top of the shaft. You could light it by having the LED placed in the base of the Link but I don’t know a good way to go about mounting that in place.
In short it does work but you lose the main functionality of the Link.
i made a short video showing wahoo747’s new code in action:
So damn stylish. Gonna write up a bunch of code when I get my Kaimana.
@domaug AWESOME STUFF
Mr. Oso, the problem is removing the link, no one has really come up with a good fiber optic system yet. Or an easy way to take the top off and leave the LED, You can use a 3mm and leave it sticking out when you pull the shaft but I do agree with Pnoy that might not be the best.
@wahoo747 thanks for helping out with code, we need to get some of your code posted on the site!
@Zensouken get going!
@Sherrijenix it can be done, on which stick and what are you trying to do?
Thanks for the info Pnoy and armi0024. Im thinkin i may still end up ordering the LED for the balltop and try to come up with something(good ole trial and error). Also i sent you a PM armi0024 ~~~
Where do I download the latest programs?