{"product_id":"microdot-phat","title":"Micro Dot pHAT","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn unashamedly old school LED matrix display board, made up of six LED matrices each 5x7 pixels (for an effective display area of 30x7) plus a decimal point, using the beautiful little Lite-On LTP-305 matrices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse between 1 and 6 matrices in your choice of green and\/or red. Perfect for building a retro scrolling message display, a tiny 30-band spectrum analyser, or a retro clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMicro Dot pHAT also works well with our other pHATs and HATs. You could use it in combination with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/phat-dac\"\u003epHAT DAC\u003c\/a\u003e to display the audio spectrum, or with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/enviro-phat\"\u003eEnviro pHAT\u003c\/a\u003e to display its temperature, pressure and light readings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/magpi-issues\/MagPi50.pdf\"\u003eThe MagPi\u003c\/a\u003e said that Micro Dot pHAT was \u003cem\u003e\"certainly a cut above the standard seven-segment alternative\"\u003c\/em\u003e in their four star review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable either as a bare pHAT or as a kit with 6 red or green LED modules (you'll need to solder them yourself)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x IS31FL3730 LED matrix driver chips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrives up to 6x LTP-305 green and\/or red LED matrices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to 30x7 pixels (5x7 per matrix plus a decimal point)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pinout.xyz\/pinout\/micro_dot_phat\"\u003eMicro Dot pHAT pinout\u003c\/a\u003e\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\/microdot-phat\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFemale header and display require soldering\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/microdotphat_schematic.pdf?v=1667910096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSchematic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've put together a comprehensive \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/microdot-phat\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e to make using Micro Dot pHAT really simple, as well as a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/tutorial\/sandyj\/assembling-micro-dot-phat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eguide to assembling it\u003c\/a\u003e, and a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/tutorial\/sandyj\/getting-started-with-micro-dot-phat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egetting started guide\u003c\/a\u003e to show you how to install and use the Python library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Full kit - Green","offer_id":25454635591,"sku":"PIM187","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Full kit - Red","offer_id":25454635527,"sku":"PIM186","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"pHAT only","offer_id":22408136135,"sku":"PIM182","price":19.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/Microdot_pHAT_1_of_7.JPG?v=1469105395","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-nz\/products\/microdot-phat","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}