The Adafruit 16 NeoPixel Ring lets you address every single one of the 16 LEDs and set its 24-bit RGB value. The result is 44.5mm (1.75in.) in diameter and is the height of bling. These seemingly simple gadgets have triggered an amazing array of creative projects, from watches and compasses to steampunk goggles and more. Each ring has solder pads for 5V DC and Gnd, plus data in and data out. Simply feed the data out from one into the data in of another to control them both from the same microcontroller (MCU).

Since the data protocol has strict timing requirements, the ring is best controlled by a real-time microcontroller such as the Arduino rather than a Linux board like the Raspberry Pi. Use an MCU with a clock speed of 8MHz or greater (Arduino is 16MHz). Adafruit have published a driver library to save you the trouble and let you get on with designing eye catching displays.

Adafruit have a reputation for the quality of their supporting documentation. You will find their Uberguide to NeoPixels and their Best Practices guide invaluable. In particular the Best Practices guide will help you prolong the life of your NeoPixels and help you avoid common mistakes.

• 16 NeoPixels
• 24-bits of RGB for each
• ~18mA per NeoPixel
• Can be daisy-chained

*Customers looking to resell on eBay or Amazon should contact Adafruit directly.

The Adafruit 8 x 8 NeoPixel matrix lets you address every single one of the 64 LEDs and set its 24-bit RGB value. Make subtly shaded displays or light up the room at full power, the choice and the responsibility is yours. The matrix has 3 x solder pads, 2 x for power (5V DC) and 1 x for the data input. A matching set of pads has a data out line allowing you to daisy chain the panels for even larger displays. Since the data protocol has strict timing requirements, the panel is best controlled by a real-time microcontroller (MCU) such as the Arduino rather than a Linux board like the Raspberry Pi. Use an MCU with a clock speed of 8MHz or greater (Arduino is 16MHz). Adafruit have published a driver library to save you the trouble and let you get on with designing eye catching displays.

Adafruit have a reputation for the quality of their supporting documentation. You will find their Uberguide to NeoPixels and their Best Practices guide invaluable. In particular the Best Practices guide will help you prolong the life of your NeoPixels and help you avoid common mistakes.

• 64 NeoPixels
• 24-bits of RGB for each
• Power supply: 5V DC at 2A
• Max. current: 3.5A (all LEDs white)

*Customers looking to resell on eBay or Amazon should contact Adafruit directly.

The Adafruit 12 NeoPixel Ring lets you address every single one of the 12 LEDs and set its 24-bit RGB value. The result is 37mm (1.5in.) in diameter and is the height of bling. These seemingly simple gadgets have triggered an amazing array of creative projects, from watches and compasses to steampunk goggles and more. Each ring has solder pads for 5V DC and Gnd, plus data in and data out. Simply feed the data out from one into the data in of another to control them both from the same microcontroller (MCU).

Since the data protocol has strict timing requirements, the ring is best controlled by a real-time microcontroller such as the Arduino rather than a Linux board like the Raspberry Pi. Use an MCU with a clock speed of 8MHz or greater (Arduino is 16MHz). Adafruit have published a driver library to save you the trouble and let you get on with designing eye catching displays.

Adafruit have a reputation for the quality of their supporting documentation. You will find their Uberguide to NeoPixels and their Best Practices guide invaluable. In particular the Best Practices guide will help you prolong the life of your NeoPixels and help you avoid common mistakes.

• 12 NeoPixels
• 24-bits of RGB for each
• ~18mA per NeoPixel
• Can be daisy-chained

*Customers looking to resell on eBay or Amazon should contact Adafruit directly.

The Adafruit NeoPixel Addressable RGB LED Jewels feature 7 x 5050 RGB LEDs which are individually addressable and can give you 24-bits of colour with 8-bit PWM. These seemingly simple gadgets have triggered an amazing array of creative projects, from watches and compasses to steampunk goggles and more. Each jewel has solder pads for 5V DC and Gnd, plus data-in and data-out, using just 1 x GPIO pin on your microcontroller. Simply feed the data-out from one jewel into the data-in of another to control them both from the same microcontroller (MCU).

Since the data protocol has strict timing requirements, the jewels are best controlled by a real-time microcontroller such as the Arduino rather than a Linux board like the Raspberry Pi. Use an MCU with a clock speed of 8MHz or greater (Arduino is 16MHz).

Adafruit have published a driver library to save you the trouble and let you get on with designing eye catching displays. They have a reputation for the quality of their supporting documentation and you will find their Uberguide to NeoPixels and their Best Practices guides invaluable. In particular the Best Practices guide will help you prolong the life of your NeoPixels and avoid common mistakes. Please make sure you use the NeoPixel RGB library, the RGBW library will give odd results.

• 7-pixel RGB NeoPixel Jewel
• Requires 5V DC power
• Jewels can be daisy-chained together
• Dimensions 23mm diameter x 2mm (0.9 x 0.1in.)
• Adafruit part no.: 2226

*Customers looking to resell on eBay or Amazon should contact Adafruit directly.

This LED strip contains data addressable full colour RGB LEDs. Using an SBC or development board with a suitable LED driver it is possible to build a simple and scalable light project that can achieve stunning effects, such as chasing, scanning and running water effects.When choosing an SBC or development board it should be noted that the input data line has very specific timing requirements. The LED strip requires the use of a real-time microcontroller such as an AVR, Arduino, or PIC type device. Linux based single board computers such as the Raspberry Pi will not work without additional RTC hardware.Each of the LEDs contains an integrated WS2812B constant current driver that can achieve 256 levels of brightness and up to 16.7m colours. The LEDs require an external power supply, with each LED using 60mA if the red, green and blue components are all on maximum brightness.As a way to quickly get up and running, Adafruit have a very handy library that can be used (Adafruit call them NeoPixels, but they share the same WS2812B driver ICs).

• 30 LEDs per metre
• 1m strips
• Control each colour separately
• High brightness
• Suitable for a wide range of commercial and artistic applications
• Terminated by 200mm of AWG22 cables
• Adhesive strip backing
• 5V Data signal required, to use 3.3V a logic level shifter is required

Note: It is recommended that a large capacitor (1000µF, 6.3V or higher) is added across the + and – terminals. Also place a 300 to 500Ω resistor between the data output pin and the input to the strip.

This LED strip contains data addressable full colour RGB LEDs. Using an SBC or development board with a suitable LED driver it is possible to build a simple and scalable light project that can achieve stunning effects, such as chasing, scanning and running water effects.When choosing an SBC or development board it should be noted that the input data line has very specific timing requirements. The LED strip requires the use of a real-time microcontroller such as an AVR, Arduino, or PIC type device. Linux based single board computers such as the Raspberry Pi will not work without additional RTC hardware.Each of the LEDs contains an integrated WS2812B constant current driver that can achieve 256 levels of brightness and up to 16.7m colours. The LEDs require an external power supply, with each LED using 60mA if the red, green and blue components are all on maximum brightness.As a way to quickly get up and running, Adafruit have a very handy library that can be used (Adafruit call them NeoPixels, but they share the same WS2812B driver ICs).

• 60 LEDs per metre
• 1m strips
• Control each colour separately
• High brightness
• Suitable for a wide range of commercial and artistic applications
• Terminated by 200mm of AWG22 cables
• Adhesive strip backing
• 5V Data signal required, to use 3.3V a logic level shifter is required

Note: It is recommended that a large capacitor (1000µF, 6.3V or higher) is added across the + and – terminals. Also place a 300 to 500Ω resistor between the data output pin and the input to the strip.

This LED strip contains data addressable full colour RGB LEDs. Using an SBC or development board with a suitable LED driver it is possible to build a simple and scalable light project that can achieve stunning effects, such as chasing, scanning and running water effects.When choosing an SBC or development board it should be noted that the input data line has very specific timing requirements. The LED strip requires the use of a real-time microcontroller such as an AVR, Arduino, or PIC type device. Linux based single board computers such as the Raspberry Pi will not work without additional RTC hardware.Each of the LEDs contains an integrated WS2812B constant current driver that can achieve 256 levels of brightness and up to 16.7m colours. The LEDs require an external power supply, with each LED using 60mA if the red, green and blue components are all on maximum brightness.As a way to quickly get up and running, Adafruit have a very handy library that can be used (Adafruit call them NeoPixels, but they share the same WS2812B driver ICs).

• 30 LEDs per metre
• 5m strips
• Control each colour separately
• High brightness
• Suitable for a wide range of commercial and artistic applications
• Terminated by 200mm of AWG22 cables
• Adhesive strip backing
• 5V Data signal required, to use 3.3V a logic level shifter is required

Note: It is recommended that a large capacitor (1000µF, 6.3V or higher) is added across the + and – terminals. Also place a 300 to 500Ω resistor between the data output pin and the input to the strip.

This LED strip contains data addressable full colour RGB LEDs. Using an SBC or development board with a suitable LED driver it is possible to build a simple and scalable light project that can achieve stunning effects, such as chasing, scanning and running water effects.When choosing an SBC or development board it should be noted that the input data line has very specific timing requirements. The LED strip requires the use of a real-time microcontroller such as an AVR, Arduino, or PIC type device. Linux based single board computers such as the Raspberry Pi will not work without additional RTC hardware.Each of the LEDs contains an integrated WS2812B constant current driver that can achieve 256 levels of brightness and up to 16.7m colours. The LEDs require an external power supply, with each LED using 60mA if the red, green and blue components are all on maximum brightness.As a way to quickly get up and running, Adafruit have a very handy library that can be used (Adafruit call them NeoPixels, but they share the same WS2812B driver ICs).

• 60 LEDs per metre
• 5m strips
• Control each colour separately
• High brightness
• Suitable for a wide range of commercial and artistic applications
• Terminated by 200mm of AWG22 cables
• Adhesive strip backing
• 5V Data signal required, to use 3.3V a logic level shifter is required

Note: It is recommended that a large capacitor (1000µF, 6.3V or higher) is added across the + and – terminals. Also place a 300 to 500Ω resistor between the data output pin and the input to the strip.