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@Craig Yes I am sure that I have connected the arduino to the LED strip lights. I'm NOT sure If I connected it correctly. See above for pin out that I am using.
The Adafruit version uses a LPD8806 and is different then the one I purchased. but they provide a library for LPD6803 version as well. If you look at the picture, You should see that D1 and L1 have two wires connected to the terminals. These lead to a barrel connector that I connect to a power adapter. This connections was already assembled on purchase. You can also see the chip and its model in the picture. Yes I am sure it is LPD6803.