5mm Pixel switch check

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In an attempt at being the worlds coolest uncle I bought these gorgeous swtiches 5mm pixel switches

No data out so series wiring is a no go. Hilt space is ultra tight so I’m trying to trim the wiring.

With this blade config:

BladeConfig blades[] = {
 { 0, SubBlade(0, 107, WS281XBladePtr<216, bladePin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin2, bladePowerPin3> >()),
    SubBladeReverse(107, 215, NULL),
    WS281XBladePtr<1, blade2Pin, Color8::GRB, PowerPINS<bladePowerPin4, bladePowerPin5> >()
  , CONFIGARRAY(presets) },
};
#endif

Can both accent LEDs be wired in parallel: single 330/470 ohm resistor on both data lines to Data2, both negatives to LED 4/5, both positives to BATT+?

I appreciate the check because I am out of money for this project and do not want to fry a $35 switch.

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Yes.
Obviously you won’t be able to control them individually that way though.

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Thanks. Yeah that’s the decision. More wires, or less control.

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I don’t suppose the buttons have a “data out” wire?
If so, you could hook up one to the other and have tbe best of both worlds.

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Unfortunately they only have data in, no data out. I’ve purchased bespokey switches before and they had both lines, and in my hubris I assumed these would too. But nope. They also cannot be modified due to the resin locking the wires in place.

They do look great and have a nice click.

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To conclude here I went with the parallel wiring. Works perfectly, looks cool, and the switches are insanely bright… brighter than the blade.