{"product_id":"adafruit-bicolor-led-square-pixel-matrix-with-i2c-backpack","title":"Adafruit Bicolour LED Square Pixel Matrix with I2C Backpack","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat's better than a single LED? Lots of LEDs! But adding an LED matrix can mean a lot of wiring and space. This little kit makes the whole thing simple and tidy!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt'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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDriver chip has a built in clock so they can multiplex the display\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstant current drivers for ultra-bright, consistent colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/16 step display dimming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI2C interface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso available as a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/adafruit-small-1-2-8x8-led-matrix-w-i2c-backpack\"\u003esmall 1.2\" 8x8\u003c\/a\u003e and a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/adafruit-0-56-4-digit-7-segment-display-w-i2c-backpack\"\u003e0.56\" 4-digit 7-Segment display\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackpack comes with address-selection jumpers so you can connect up to four \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/adafruit-mini-8x8-led-matrix-w-i2c-backpack\"\u003emini 8x8's\u003c\/a\u003e or eight \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/adafruit-0-56-4-digit-7-segment-display-w-i2c-backpack\"\u003e7-segments\u003c\/a\u003e\/bicolor (or a combination, such as four mini 8x8's and two 7-segments and two bicolor, etc) on a single I2C bus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nThe product kit comes with:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fully tested and assembled LED backpack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2\" Bi-color 8x8 LED Matrix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4-pin header\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bit of soldering is required to attach the matrix onto the backpack but its very easy to do and only takes about 5 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdafruit have even put together a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-led-backpack\/\"\u003edetailed tutorial\u003c\/a\u003e showing you how to solder, wire and control the display and a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/adafruit\/Adafruit-LED-Backpack-Library\"\u003elibrary for the backpacks\u003c\/a\u003e so you can get up and running in under half an hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeed more details? Check out the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/datasheets\/BL-M12A883xx.PDF\"\u003edatasheet\u003c\/a\u003e - this board\/chip uses I2C 7-bit address between 0x70-0x77, selectable with jumpers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've been eyeing matrix displays but hesitated because of the complexity, this is the solution you've been looking for!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":780264413,"sku":"ADA902","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/902.jpg?v=1401783772","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-au\/products\/adafruit-bicolor-led-square-pixel-matrix-with-i2c-backpack","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}