Our counter tops were too dark. Off the shelf items didn't provide the customization I wanted, or were too expensive. I wanted it to sense motion and only turn on when someone's in the room--to conserve electricity. Also wanted to control the color, animation, and various other parameters from a web app.
The original design used an Arduino to control the lights, but this was eventually upgraded to use an ARM chip for the added memory and speed.
Testing ws2812 protocol timing
I also loosely hung the led strip under the cabinets, but it looked very unprofessional - and the strip ended up burning out pixels pretty quickly anyway.
Loosely hung led strips, ended up defective
I don't have any pictures of the first pass, but I decided to replace the LED strips using proper aluminum channels - and took pictures along this build.
Begin filling the channels
Using proper connectors this time
Corner piece - used two part epoxy to join
First piece mounted and working
Channels with diffusing cover installed, ready to mount. Removed old strip on the bottom.
This is how it normally looks
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