# 2. Soldering

Solder the following 3 wires to the LED Strip connector (or to the LED strip directly).

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The LED strip has a direction, which is shown by arrows. Make sure to solder the `DI` wire on the left side of the arrow.
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| LOLIN D1 mini V4 | LED Strip |                                                    |
| ---------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `GND`            | `GND`     | White                                              |
| `VBUS`           | `+5V`     | <mark style="background-color:red;">Red</mark>     |
| `0`              | `DI`      | <mark style="background-color:green;">Green</mark> |

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On older Wemos D1 mini, pin `0` may be called `D3`.
{% endhint %}