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Adafruit Bicolor LED Square Pixel Matrix with I2C Backpack

$ 10.02

Availability: 50 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: New
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • MPN: 902
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Brand: Adafruit

    Description

    What's better than a single LED? Lots of LEDs! A fun way to make a small colorful display is to use a 1.2" Bi-color 8x8 LED Matrix. Matrices like these are 'multiplexed' - so to control all the 128 LEDs you need 24 pins. That's a lot of pins, and there are driver chips like the MAX7219 thatcan help control a matrix for you but there's a lot of wiring to set up and they take up a ton of space. Here at Adafruit we feel your pain! After all, wouldn't it be awesome if you could control a matrix without tons of wiring? That's where these adorable LED matrix backpacks come in. They work perfectly with the matrices we stock. It's called a Bicolor LED, but you can have 3 colors total by turning on the red and green LEDs, which creates yellow. That's 3 colors for the price of 2!
    The matrices use a driver chip that does all the heavy lifting for you: They have a built in clock so they multiplex the display. They use constant-current drivers for ultra-bright, consistent color, 1/16 step display dimming, all via a simple I2C interface. The backpacks come with address-selection jumpers so you can connect up to four mini 8x8's or eight 7-segments/bicolor (or a combination, such as four mini 8x8's and two 7-segments and two bicolor, etc) on a single I2C bus.
    The product kit comes with:
    A fully tested and assembled LED backpack
    1.2" Bi-color 8x8 LED Matrix
    4-pin header
    A bit of soldering is required to attach the matrix onto the backpack but its very easy to do and only takes about 5 minutes.
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