Connect the led strip data pin to an available Io pin on the pi, connect the strips and to pi gnd pin and to a 5V power supply gnd pin, and connect the strips +

Connect the led strip data pin to an available Io pin on the pi, connect the strips and to pi gnd pin and to a 5V power supply gnd pin, and connect the strips + to the 5V power supply. Then use a library on the pi, for example this: https://github.com/jgarff/rpi_ws281x https://github.com/jgarff/rpi_ws281x