{"product_id":"5x5-rgb-matrix-breakout","title":"5x5 RGB Matrix Breakout","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis super-cute 5x5 RGB LED matrix breakout is a neat way to visualise sensor data or for simple animations or notifications, and it's Raspberry Pi and Arduino-compatible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese little matrices are ideal for visualising data from other Pimoroni breakouts in a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/breakout-garden-hat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBreakout Garden HAT\u003c\/a\u003e, like graphing environmental data from our \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/bmp280-breakout-temperature-pressure-altitude-sensor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBMP280\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/bme680-breakout\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBME680\u003c\/a\u003e breakouts. Or why not use two together as headlights or brake lights for your Pi-powered vehicle?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/pimoroni-breakouts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eour other breakouts\u003c\/a\u003e, this one just pops straight onto your Pi's pins once you've soldered on the included right-angle female header, and we included a trace that can be cut to change the I2C address from 0x74 to 0x77, if you want to use two matrices at once!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's compatible with our fancy \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/breakout-garden-hat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBreakout Garden HAT\u003c\/a\u003e, where using breakouts is as easy just popping it into one of the six slots and starting to grow your project, create, and code.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5x5 (25 total) RGB LEDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.issi.com\/WW\/pdf\/31FL3731.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIS31FL3731 driver chip\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15x15mm active area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.5mm LED pitch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI2C interface (address 0x74\/0x77 (cut trace))\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.3V or 5V compatible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse polarity protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Arduino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/rgbmatrix5x5-python\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi Pico (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC++\/MicroPython libraries\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/5x5-rgb-matrix-breakout-schematic.png?v=1742219027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSchematic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKit includes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5x5 RGB Matrix Breakout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x5 male header\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x5 female right-angle header\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've designed this breakout board so that you can solder on the piece of right-angle female header and pop it straight onto the bottom left 5 pins on your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've put together a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/rgbmatrix5x5-python\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e to make it really easy to drive the 5x5 RGB Matrix Breakout, along with a handful of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/rgbmatrix5x5-python\/tree\/master\/examples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eexamples\u003c\/a\u003e to show what it can do. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou can also use this breakout with Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP2040 boards, using \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC++ or Pirate brand MicroPython\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 19x29x3.5mm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21375941279827,"sku":"PIM435","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/5x5-rgb-matrix-breakout-2.jpg?v=1552670181","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/5x5-rgb-matrix-breakout","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}