diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 78758bf..f1692d7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,17 +3,28 @@ pub mod util;
 use util::lights::*;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::thread;
-use rs_ws281x::RawColor;
+use rs_ws281x::{RawColor, Controller, ControllerBuilder, ChannelBuilder, StripType};
 
-pub const LED_SIZE: usize = 450;
+pub const LED_SIZE: i32 = 450;
+pub const BRIGHTNESS: u8 = 255;
 
 fn main() {
     let p: RawColor = [0, 0, 0, 0];
     let lock = Arc::new(RwLock::new([p; LED_SIZE]));
     let lock_c = Arc::clone(&lock);
+
+    let controller = ControllerBuilder::new()
+    .channel(ChannelBuilder::new()
+        .pin(18)
+        .count(LED_SIZE)
+        .strip_type(StripType::Ws2812)
+        .brightness(BRIGHTNESS)
+        .build()
+    )
+    .build();
     thread::spawn(move || loop {
         let lights = lock_c.read().unwrap();
-        run_lights(&lights);
+        run_lights(&controller, &lights);
     });
     let mut x: u8 = 0;
     loop { 
diff --git a/src/util/lights.rs b/src/util/lights.rs
index 98c8a7f..821acb3 100644
--- a/src/util/lights.rs
+++ b/src/util/lights.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 use rs_ws281x::RawColor;
+use rs_ws281x::Controller;
+use rs_ws281x::WS2811Error;
 
-pub fn run_lights(strip: &[RawColor; crate::LED_SIZE]) {
-    println!("Value: {:?}", strip[0]);
+pub fn run_lights(controller: &Controller, values: &[RawColor; crate::LED_SIZE]) -> Result<(), WS2811Error> {
+    // println!("Value: {:?}", strip[0]);
+    let channels: Vec<usize> = controller.channels();
+    let mut strip = controller.leds_mut(channels[0]);
+    for x in 0..strip.len() {
+        strip[i] = values[i];
+    }
+
+    controller.render();
+    controller.wait()
 }
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