{"product_id":"led-shim","title":"LED SHIM","description":"\u003cp\u003e28 tiny RGB LED pixels in a single row that just slip right onto your Pi's pins, no soldering required! LED SHIM is ideal for status updates, notifications, a VU meter, or as a bar graph for sensor readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe really nifty thing about LED SHIM is that it doesn't require any soldering. We've engineered a new friction-fit header that slips securely onto the Pi's pins. Because LED SHIM's PCB is just 0.8mm thick, like our \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/?q=shim\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eother SHIMs\u003c\/a\u003e, you can use it at the same time as \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/raspberry-pi\/pi-hats-plates\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHATs and pHATs\u003c\/a\u003e, and it'll stick out and be visible at the top of your Pi. Of course, if you want to solder LED SHIM to your Pi's pins or solder a female header to it, then you can do that too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are similar (but even smaller) to the RGB LEDs that we use on \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/unicorn-hat-hd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnicorn HAT HD\u003c\/a\u003e, being driven by the same IS31FL3731 LED matrix driver chip that's on \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/scroll-phat-hd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eScroll pHAT HD\u003c\/a\u003e. Coding LED SHIM is just like coding a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/blinkt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlinkt!\u003c\/a\u003e with more pixels, so if you've used Blinkt! then it'll be very familiar to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28 RGB LED pixels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIS31FL3731 LED matrix driver chip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolderless, friction-fit header*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuper-slim SHIM-format board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e0.8mm thick PCB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be used with HATs and pHATs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/led-shim\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e* Note that variation in manufacturing tolerances on both headers and boards can affect the tightness of the friction fit. If you find that yours is not making a good connection, you could try bending the two rows of GPIO pins away from each other very slightly to improve the fit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoldering the SHIM (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeither to the Pi's GPIO directly, or to a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/2x20-pin-gpio-header-for-raspberry-pi-2-b-a?variant=1132812261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-mce-href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/2x20-pin-gpio-header-for-raspberry-pi-2-b-a?variant=1132812261\"\u003esocket header\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) will \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprovide the mo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003est robust connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've put together a one-line installer to install the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/led-shim\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLED SHIM Python library\u003c\/a\u003e. You'll be up-and-running in a jiffy! There's a bunch of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/led-shim\/tree\/master\/examples\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eexample programs\u003c\/a\u003e to show you what's possible with LED SHIM, that you can learn from and adapt to your needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo install the software, open a terminal and type \u003ccode\u003ecurl https:\/\/get.pimoroni.com\/ledshim | bash\u003c\/code\u003e to run the one-line-installer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3136952467466,"sku":"PIM354","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/led-shim-medium-1.jpg?v=1531660592","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/led-shim","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}