{"product_id":"adafruit-neopixel-shield-for-arduino-40-rgb-led-pixel-matrix","title":"Adafruit NeoPixel Shield for Arduino - 40 RGB LED Pixel Matrix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40 eye-blistering RGB LEDs adorn the NeoPixel shield for a blast of configurable colour!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArranged in a 5x8 matrix, each pixel is individually addressable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnly one pin (Digital #6) is required to control all the LEDs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou can cut a trace and use nearly any other pin if you need some customization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShields can be chained together for extra light blinking joy! Fro the second shield, connect the DIN connection to the first shield DOUT. Also connect a ground pin together and power with 5V. Chain as many together as you want!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo make it easy to start, the LEDs are powered from the 5v onboard Arduino supply. As long as you aren't lighting up all the pixels full power white that should be fine. You can also solder in the included terminal block (pro-tip: put it on the bottom of the board so it doesn't stick up) to attach an external 4-6VDC power supply. There's a polarity protection FET on there in case you wire the power backwards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out Adafruits \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/adafruit\/Adafruit_NeoPixel\"\u003eNeopixel library on github\u003c\/a\u003e and their \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/adafruit-all-about-arduino-libraries-install-use\/\"\u003einstallation tutorial\u003c\/a\u003e for extra tips!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adafruit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":382385544,"sku":"ADA1430","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/1430_v2.jpg?v=1382441246","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/adafruit-neopixel-shield-for-arduino-40-rgb-led-pixel-matrix","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}