{"product_id":"wireless-plasma-kit","title":"Wireless Plasma Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beginner friendly, internet connected mood-light-in-a-bottle that's easy to program using MicroPython or CircuitPython.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cutting edge fusion of Raspberry Pi's powerful RP2350 chip, addressable LEDs and Pirate Glass(TM) technology - this kit contains everything you'll need to build a \u003cstrong\u003efully programmable RGB LED light \u003c\/strong\u003e(or as we like to call it around here, arrrrrrrrRGB). Because the 50 LEDs are addressable, you can control the colour and brightness of each one individually!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are some things you could do with it:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌈 Set it to show different colours and effects appropriate for your season, event, mood or whim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🍃 Add an air quality sensor like \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/scd41-co2-sensor-breakout\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSCD41\u003c\/a\u003e for a visual notification of when CO2 levels are too high.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌍 Connect to your favourite APIs and get it to show you different effects for different weather conditions, switch the light on at sunset or let you know when the International Space Station is overhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🐦 Use a service like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ifttt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIFTTT\u003c\/a\u003e to trigger effects based on Twitter shenanigans, calendar entries or home automation events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding: 0.5em; border: 2px solid green;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's new?\u003c\/strong\u003e 👀 Wireless Plasma Kits made after February 2026 use Plasma 2350 W as the controller. This means you now get all the benefits of RP2350 (\u003cstrong\u003efaster processor + more RAM\u003c\/strong\u003e), support for \u003cstrong\u003efour wire APA102-type LEDs\u003c\/strong\u003e plus a \u003cstrong\u003eUSB-C connector\u003c\/strong\u003e for power and programming, yay!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePowered by Plasma 2350 W\u003c\/strong\u003e ⚡\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlasma 2350 W is a RP2350 based LED controller board that's equipped with screw terminals so you can plug in a colourful string of \u003cstrong\u003eWS2812\/Neopixel or APA102\/Dotstar lights\u003c\/strong\u003e without soldering, fuss, or having to worry about connectors. There's also a selection of useful \u003cstrong\u003ebuttons\u003c\/strong\u003e , an onboard \u003cstrong\u003eRGB LED\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong\u003eQw\/ST (Qwiic\/STEMMA QT) connector\u003c\/strong\u003e for hooking up sensors and other breakouts. Everything is powered through the USB-C connector, so it's easy to power from any handy USB socket (or a \u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/nanowave-3-5000mah-usb-c-a-power-bank\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUSB battery pack\u003c\/a\u003e if you want to untether it from mains power).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/plasma-2350-w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFind out more about Plasma 2350 W\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've preloaded the Plasma board with MicroPython and a selection of examples to make it simple to get started. Check out our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/article\/assembling-wireless-plasma-kit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLearn guide\u003c\/a\u003e to find out how to put everything together!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCubey Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHappy to be hexahedral? 🟦 Stoked to be six-sided? 🟪 Add a mysterious illuminated alien artifact to your Borg inspired boardroom, brutalist neon bunker or top secret tesseract storage facility with this comfortingly chunky glass cube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCubey kit contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlasma 2350 W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCube bottle with cork (120mm tall, approx)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5m of WS2812\/Neopixel-compatible addressable LED wire (50 LEDs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-A to USB-C cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelcro dots for attaching the board to the bottle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStarry Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwinkle twinkle smol diodes, let's take a look at where you're stowed 🌟 This kit contains everything you need to make a stellar decorative light, perfect for adding some sparkly illumination (and a hint of hygge) to your festive window, sleigh or limitless black void.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarry kit contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlasma 2350 W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStar bottle with cork (195mm tall, approx)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5m of WS2812\/Neopixel-compatible addressable LED wire (50 LEDs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-A to USB-C cable\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelcro dots for attaching the board to the bottle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSkully Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore doom light than mood light! 💀 More fright light than night light! 🦇 Our Skully Edition kit is perfect for adding some ominous (or rainbow) ambiance to your tricked out crypt, tech lair or ghost pirate ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkully kit contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlasma 2350 W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMini skull bottle with cork (140mm tall, approx)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5m of WS2812\/Neopixel-compatible addressable LED wire (50 LEDs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-A to USB-C cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelcro dots for attaching the board to the bottle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBring Your Own Bottle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGot your own treasured grog bottle, sea glass or whale oil lamp that you want to convert into a mood light? Good news - we've also got a BYOB kit which includes \u003cstrong\u003eeverything but the bottle\u003c\/strong\u003e. If you don't have a suitable sea-through vessel handy, you could drape the LED wire along a shelf or decorate a very lucky plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle selection tips! 🍾 RGB LEDs work best in clear glass bottles, coloured glass will obscure the LED colours. Thick or bobbly glass looks great with LEDs as it adds a bit of diffusion (a bottle full of clear marbles or glass pebbles would also work well).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBYOB kit contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlasma 2350 W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5m of WS2812\/Neopixel-compatible addressable LED wire (50 LEDs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-A to USB-C cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can program RP2350 boards in a bunch of different ways, but if you're a beginner we'd recommend using our \u003cstrong\u003ebatteries included MicroPython\u003c\/strong\u003e build for ease of getting started. We've pre-loaded the Plasma board with pirate-brand MicroPython and some fun examples to show you different things you can do, from an ominous night light that gets brighter the closer it gets to midnight to a good old fashioned flame effect to huddle round on cold nights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/article\/assembling-wireless-plasma-kit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e(Learn) Assembling your Wireless Plasma Kit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/tutorial\/hel\/getting-started-with-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e(Learn) Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Pico\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/plasma\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlasma MicroPython firmware and examples\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlternatively, you could install \u003cstrong\u003eCircuitPython\u003c\/strong\u003e on your Plasma 2350 W! CircuitPython is an easy to use, well-established ecosystem with lots of example code and drivers for interfacing with different kinds of hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/circuitpython.org\/board\/pimoroni_plasma2350w\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDownload CircuitPython for Plasma 2350 W\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/welcome-to-circuitpython\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWelcome to CircuitPython\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pico-circuitpython-examples\/tree\/main\/plasma_stick\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're adapting examples from elsewhere and need to know the pins that Plasma Stick uses, it's GP15 for LED data, GP14 for LED clock (if you're using APA102s), GP20 for I2C SDA and GP21 for I2C SCL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConnecting Breakouts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresto has a Qw\/ST (AKA Qwiic\/STEMMA QT) connector, so you can connect up Qw\/ST breakouts easily using a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/jst-sh-cable-qwiic-stemma-qt-compatible\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJST-SH to JST-SH cable.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/qw-st\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView everything Qw\/ST!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico#breakouts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBreakouts currently compatible with our C++\/MicroPython build\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/products\/plasma-stick-2040-w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/a\u003e if you have an older Wireless Plasma Kit and are looking to learn more about Plasma Stick 2040 W.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout RP2350\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe RP2350 chip is the Double Quarter Pounder \u0026amp; Fries to the RP2040's Double Cheeseburger and can have one or more RISC-V burgers instead of either of the M33 ARMs, to stretch the metaphor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the modern M33 ARM cores, there are sides of: more PIO capability, a variety of low power states for sipping electrons, a whole security system and some sprinklings of specialist digital video circuits to offload DVI\/HDMI output.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can expect a tasty boost in performance - our \"real world\" MicroPython tests are running up to 2x faster compared to RP2040, and floating point number crunching in C\/C++ is up to 20x faster. The extra on-chip RAM will make a big difference when performing memory intensive operations (such as working with higher resolution displays) and even more can be added thanks to external PSRAM support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRP2350 comes in two flavours - A (standard) and B (all the pins). The B chip has a stonking 48 usable GPIO pins, including 8 ADCs and 24 PWMs, and features on some of our new products. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/rp2350\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here to view all things RP2350!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Cubey","offer_id":40490071326803,"sku":"PIM660","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Starry","offer_id":40449879081043,"sku":"PIM659","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Skully","offer_id":40362173399123,"sku":"PIM666","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"No Bottle","offer_id":40372594704467,"sku":"PIM657","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/plasma-cubey-kit-1.jpg?v=1673625674","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/wireless-plasma-kit","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}