The situation with RGB LED strip. Are there ready-made solutions? And general questions about RGB strips?

Question

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Guys, I'm not a hardware guy myself, so I have maybe stupid questions.
There was an idea to screw a tape with the "heart beat" effect into the clutch compartment on an RGB motorcycle.
Questions:
- there is no solution that will allow you to program the tape without code, right? If I understand correctly, then there are ready-made controllers with fairly basic capabilities, there is no layer between them and there is no "writing from scratch", right?
- what are the temperature limits of rgb tapes? How to make it so that literally boiling oil (130 degrees) does not cut down the diodes (I think to install it behind the org glass).
- if you still write it yourself - arduino or raspberry?
- what reliable rgb tape would you recommend?
- how can I cut the rgb tape to the right size?

Answer 1

the Chinese have a fairly large selection of controllers for tapes with various effects. often with remote controls. you can search among them with the desired effect. In any case , it's easy enough to code .
any LED is rated by the manufacturer for a crystal temperature of up to 100 degrees, the vast majority - at +85. therefore, decorative lighting on cars / motorcycles is never installed on hot parts, because. the tape will lean back just immediately and without options. you can look for a place just nearby, the main thing is that there is no contact with the crankcase / exhaust / box, or glue it on a rather thick heat insulator.
controller - raspberry eats a lot, unreliable, complicated. use any of the arduino that fit in size, which, however, are also not very suitable.
for such crafts, the most correct solution is a custom board with arduino brains. in this case, everything can be done compactly and correctly in terms of compatibility with the electrics of the bike, fit into a suitable case. + remains a low entry threshold for writing code yourself + the ability to find a cheap performer (programmer). if you "show off" - everything is the same, but on STM.