NEW PRODUCT – Flexible 8×32 NeoPixel RGB LED Matrix
Now In Stock! – Flexible 8×32 NeoPixel RGB LED Matrix For advanced NeoPixel fans, we how have a bendable, flexible 8×32 NeoPixel LED Matrix! Control all 256 ultra-bright LEDs using a single...
View ArticleWhat You Made – Website/Server Response Time Meter! #Adafruit
Jacob Quatier shared with us his Website/Server Response Time Meter. He had this to say: This is a project I did using several Adafruit products. It’s basically kind of a fun way to monitor metrics...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Adafruit RGB Matrix HAT + RTC for Raspberry Pi – Mini Kit
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit RGB Matrix HAT + RTC for Raspberry Pi – Mini Kit You can now create a dazzling display with your Raspberry Pi Model A+/B+ with the Adafruit RGB Matrix HAT. This HAT plugs into...
View ArticleIn Stock – 64×32 RGB LED Matrix – 4mm pitch
In Stock – 64×32 RGB LED Matrix – 4mm pitch Bring a little bit of Times Square into your home with this sweet 64 x 32 square RGB LED matrix panel. These panels are normally used to make video walls,...
View ArticleLedGames – Head-to-Head Retro-Style Gaming feat. BeagleBone Black
LedGames — a BeagleBone Black 64×64 LED Game This little cocktail-style two-player game system is built around a BeagleBone Black and four of our 32×32 RGB LED matrices. Keith Henrickson’s guide on...
View ArticleMake a Singing Dot Matrix Smiley #MusicMonday
We love this instructable from hobbyman: This instructable is about a small circuit which displays a smiley on a LED matrix, singing with the music input. The circuit schematic, pcb and component...
View ArticleNEW TUTORIAL: NeoMatrix 8×8 Word Clock
NEW TUTORIAL: NeoMatrix 8×8 Word Clock A word clock tells the time using words. This clock uses the Adafruit NeoPixel NeoMatrix 8×8 to create a colorful word clock! You can power it over USB so it...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Flexible 8×8 NeoPixel RGB LED Matrix
NEW PRODUCT – Flexible 8×8 NeoPixel RGB LED Matrix For advanced NeoPixel fans, we how have a bendable, Flexible 8×8 NeoPixel LED Matrix! Control all 64 ultra-bright LEDs using a single microcontroller...
View ArticleMake A SmartMatrix Animated GIF #AdafruitWeekendProject
This guide will show you how to add a microSD card to a Teensy 3.1 to play back animated GIFs on a 32×32 Pixel RGB LED Matrix Panel. The Teensy 3.1 runs an Arduino sketch that decodes the animated GIF...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Nootropic RGB Matrix Backpack Kit for 32×32 & 16×32 Panel – v2
NEW PRODUCT – Nootropic RGB Matrix Backpack Kit for 32×32 & 16×32 Panel – v2 The RGB Matrix Backpack is a small board that connects to the back of the Adafruit 32×32 RGB LED Matrix Panel and is a...
View ArticleMake your own Heart Rate Monitor #Arduino
From instructables user paulindallas: Beep..beep… Are you still alive? Okay, let’s get to the heart of the matter. This is not an ordinary, run of the mill, Heart Rate Monitor. This is a Geeky,...
View ArticleMake An Arduino Based LED Matrix Game Of Life
Make the Game of Life with Arduino. via instructables Conway’s Game of Life is not a conventional game. It is the best-known two-dimensional cellular automaton created by the British mathematician...
View ArticleDaft Punk Guy 14 x 36 Matrix!
Finally going to bed here is a "end of the day for me" video A video posted by Devin/Kellee/Timothy&Adrian (@bgreplicas) on Oct 20, 2015 at 4:16am PDT Thanks to Devin for sending in info on this...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – 32×16 Red Green Dual Color LED Dot Matrix – 7.62mm Pitch –...
NEW PRODUCT – 32×16 Red Green Dual Color LED Dot Matrix – 7.62mm Pitch – DE-DP14211 You can spruce up your home with DIY Jenny Holtzer LED art with a 16×32 rectangular Red and Green LED matrix panel....
View ArticleNew Products 2/24/2016 (Video)
New Products 2/24/2016 (Video) Ultimaker 2+ 3D Printer (0:04) Programmer Shield for Photon (1:45) See all NeoPixel Boards here (3:28) Adafruit NeoPixel Shields Adafruit NeoPixel Shields Adafruit...
View ArticleCommunity Corner – February 26, 2016: The Featured Projects from this Week
Featured Adafruit Google+ Community Project (Note: Google+ login required.) Steven Daglish shared his cool new esp8266 wireless temperature sensor project this week in our Community! Finally got round...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – Adafruit 16×9 Charlieplexed PWM LED Matrix Driver – IS31FL3731...
NEW PRODUCTS – Adafruit 16×9 Charlieplexed PWM LED Matrix Driver – IS31FL3731 / LED Charlieplexed Matrices – 9×16 LEDs – Red / Yellow / Green / Blue / White Adafruit 16×9 Charlieplexed PWM LED Matrix...
View ArticleNew Products 3/9/2016 (Video)
New Products 3/9/2016 (Video) PLA/PHA Filament for 3D Printers – 1.75mm Diameter – Natural White (0:07) Adafruit Mini Skinny NeoPixel Digital RGB LED Strip – 144 LED/m – 1m BLACK (1:20) Adafruit Mini...
View ArticleNew Products 5/11/2016 (Video)
New Products 5/11/2016 (Video) Atten 50-Watt Soldering Iron – SA-50 (0:12) PRINTinZ Skin for Ultimaker – 229mm x 257mm (1:05) PRINTinZ Skin for Micro 3D Printer – 116mm x 116mm (1:05) PRINTinZ Skin...
View ArticleNew Products – Adafruit 15×7 CharliePlex LED Matrix Display FeatherWings
New Products – Adafruit 15×7 CharliePlex LED Matrix Display FeatherWings You wont be able to look away from the mesmerizing patterns created by these Adafruit 15×7 CharliePlex LED Matrix Display...
View ArticleTeleBall Retro Handheld Game Console
From sy2002 on hackster.io: What is TeleBall? TeleBall is an Arduino based retro handheld game console. You cannot buy it. You need to build it by yourself. It lets you play BreakOut in single-player...
View ArticlePi Zero IOT Led Matrix Info Beamer #piday #pizero #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
From Alain Mauer on hackaday.io: Transform the Ikea Lamp Sprida in a Led Beamer to display short messages on the wall. The optic of this lamp makes it perfect for this hack. Could be used as an alarm...
View Article8X8 LED array (X2) #3DThursday #3DPrinting
From Old-Steve on Thingiverse: this is a small box and lid that will hold (2) 8X8 LED arrays. These LED’s have the MAX7219 chip on board They measure 32mmX32mm so two measures 32mmX64mm 8X8 LED’s so...
View ArticleTwo Updated Raspberry Pi Tutorials! #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi...
Two of our popular Raspberry Pi tutorials have been updated to work with the latest and greatest Raspbians & Pi varieties! If it’s been a while since you last read them, now’s a good time to...
View ArticleAnimatrix-Inspired Projection Mapping on Architecture is Incredible! #ArtTuesday
The Animatrix remains one of my all-time favorite animation compilations, so I was really excited to see this projection mapping work by Kiev-based motion graphics artist Eugene Pylinsky. My favorite...
View ArticleMounting Plate Frame for 8×8 LED Module Array Matrix #3DThursday #3DPrinting
From Printbus on Thingiverse: This design provides for mounting multiple 8×8 LED array modules. The design is configurable for the number of LED arrays in the horizontal and vertical directions, so it...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – @arrow_dot_com Packs: Raspberry Pi Arcade Cabinet / Pi Powered...
NEW PRODUCTS – @arrow_dot_com Packs: Raspberry Pi Arcade Cabinet / Pi Powered Times Square Traveler / RasPi DIY Camera In anticipation of the holiday season (and beyond!), we’ve once again partnered...
View ArticlePlay Games and Flash NeoPixels with your Pen Stand
From AdiK on Hackster.io: What is exactly is this? It’s a simple pen stand but with a twist. Every time someone removes the pen from the stand, it displays an LED animation, counts how many time pen...
View ArticleE-Textile Cheat Sheet [work in progress] | #WearableWednesday
Spotted over at How To Get What You Want is this ‘E-Textile Cheat Sheet,’ a matrix that is being filled in with all the possible connections using common e-textile and wearable hardware, such as...
View ArticleHomemade 16×16 LED Matrix Wristwatch
Cool project by Mile over at Hackaday.io Goal of this project is to make unique and artistic wearable device for every day carry. Information is dispalyed on custom 16×16 monochromatic led matrix made...
View ArticleNEW GUIDE: John Park’s Mystery Box – NeoMatrix Mk I @adafruit @johnedgarpark...
New Learn Guide alert! It’s the NeoMatrix Mk I — the interface of infinite possibilities! Check out this latest Mystery Box project from John Park that uses an Arduino controlled, full-color RGB...
View ArticleNew Products 12/20/2017 (Video)
New Products 12/20/2017 (Video) Adafruit Gift Certificate (0:04) Silicone Tubing for Peristaltic Liquid Pump – 1 Meter (0:17) Pocket Socket USB 5V 1 Amp Output – K-Tor (1:38) SmartMatrix SmartLED...
View ArticleIntro to CircuitPython with a Python Heart Matrix Project, by @baldengineer
Big thanks to James “baldengineer” Lewis who gives a quick breakdown of CircuitPython and its various attributes in a recent blog post, then shows off an LED matrix heart project he designed using CP....
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – Matrix Keypads – 3×4 + 4×4
NEW PRODUCTS – Matrix Keypads – 3×4 + 4×4 Punch in your secret key (or Jenny’s number) into these numeric matrix keypads. We got ‘em in two “flavors”! First up, the 3×4! This keypad has 12 buttons,...
View ArticleNEW GUIDE: Jack-o’-LED-trix, a NeoPixel Matrix Pumpkin...
A new guide in the Adafruit Learning System: The Jack-o’-LED-trix is a matrix of smart LEDs built into a pumpkin for all kinds of Halloween fun!Use a string of diffused pixels and a push button to...
View ArticleUPDATED GUIDE: Matrix and 7-Segment LED Backpack with the Raspberry Pi...
The Matrix and 7-Segment LED Backpack with the Raspberry Pi has been updated to utilize the super user friendly adafruit-circuitpython-ht16k33 library. This guide provides three examples of working...
View ArticleNEW GUIDE: Adafruit Protomatter RGB Matrix Library
NEW GUIDE on the Adafruit Learning System: Adafruit Protomatter RGB Matrix LibraryAdafruit_Protomatter is a C library (with Arduino and CircuitPython front-ends) for driving RGB LED matrices. This...
View ArticleNew Guide: Ocean Resin Lightbox Image Scroller with RGB Matrix
A new guide in the Adafruit Learning System: Ocean Epoxy Resin Lightbox with RGB LED Matrix Image ScrollerWe love this new tutorial from Erin St Blaine. She uses epoxy resin to make a beautiful beach...
View ArticleGuide Updated: Adafruit RGB Matrix FeatherWings #AdafruitLearningSystem...
Blast those pixels!We now have an RGB Matrix FeatherWing for the nRF52840! It’s time to create a dazzling light up project with our new RGB Matrix FeatherWing. Now you can quickly and easily create...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – 64×64 RGB LED Matrix – 3mm Pitch – 192mm x 192mm
NEW PRODUCT – 64×64 RGB LED Matrix – 3mm Pitch – 192mm x 192mmWintertime can be rough in the city. The sky is gray. The weather is unpredictable. So slough off those seasonal blues with some Times...
View ArticleNEW GUIDE: Image Correction for RGB LED Matrices
A NEW GUIDE in the Adafruit Learning System: Image Correction for RGB LED Matrices.Working with RGB LED matrices in CircuitPython (or Arduino with the Adafruit_Protomatter library), you might notice...
View ArticleThe Great Search: Chain LED Matrices with IDC Cables #TheGreatSearch #DigiKey...
The Great Search is a new series of videos focused on searching the Digi-Key catalog to narrow down to the parts you want to buy. This week (video):RGB Matrices have IDC cables that chain the shifted...
View ArticleUPDATED GUIDES: Adafruit MatrixPortal M4 and Protomatter RGB Matrix Library
UPDATED GUIDES on the Adafruit Learning System: Adafruit MatrixPortal M4 and Protomatter RGB Matrix LibraryWith the release of MatrixPortal M4, there’s a rush of projects using this new...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Replacement 5V Power Cable for RGB LED Matrices
NEW PRODUCT – Replacement 5V Power Cable for RGB LED MatricesHere’s a handy power cable for the RGB LED Matrix Panels we carry.Easily plug into the back of your RGB matrix and insert or screw the power...
View ArticleAdafruit Weekly Editorial Round-Up: Secured Discount, Celebrating Vice...
ADAFRUIT WEEKLY EDITORIAL ROUND-UPWe’ve got so much happening here at Adafruit that it’s not always easy to keep up! Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered. Each week we’ll be posting a handy round-up of...
View ArticleMake Cuckoo and Westminster Clocks with a Matrix Panel
spudnut1 documented this fun clock build on Hackster.io:The clocks feature Westminster chimes, Cuckoo sounds and a simple bell with appropriate ‘animation’ to accompany the sound. They also provide...
View ArticleUPDATED LIBRARY: Adafruit_Protomatter Adds Multi-Matrix Tiling
UPDATED LIBRARY: the latest release (1.1.0) of the Adafruit_Protomatter library for various 32-bit microcontrollers adds support for “tiling” multiple RGB LED matrices into a single large canvas for...
View ArticleNeotrellis 8×8 Toddler Toy
Thanks so much to Greg for writing in and sharing his awesome project he built for his 3yo. Check out more on Github.This project includes a software I’ve built for Neotrellis 8×8 as a toy for my kid....
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Powered Algorithm Visualizer #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
This algorithm visualizer was posted on imgur and we’re particularly enjoying how much the kitty in the last video is loving the visualization!This project of mine features a 32×32 LED board that...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Pimoroni Interstate 75 – RP2040 LED Matrix Driver – PIM584
NEW PRODUCT – Pimoroni Interstate 75 – RP2040 LED Matrix Driver – PIM584Enter the (LED) matrix with this all-in-one, USB-C powered controller for HUB75 panels. The Interstate 75 is an RP2040-based...
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