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Noodle Adapters for Tiny FX (pack of 6)

by Pimoroni

These handy adapters let you connect up our awesome LED noodles to Tiny FX , with minimal fuss and without soldering.

What's cool? LED Noodles. What's even cooler? Controlling them with Tiny FX so you can dim, pulse and flicker them on and off. New Hashima, here we come!

The connector that we've used for the noodles was judged 'super easy to use, with low insertion force but good retention' by @scottbez1 in his exhaustive noodle compatibility connector survey . The adaptors have built in resistors to protect the LEDs (and Tiny FX's outputs), so you don't need to worry about adding external ones.

LED Noodles, Tiny FX, and cables to connect the adapters to Tiny FX are not included. You can pick some up here.

Click here to view everything Tiny FX!

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Specifications

  • AVX 9276 connectors for connecting to LED noodles
  • 2 pin JST-SUR connectors for connecting to Tiny FX
  • Built in resistor (33 ohm)
  • No soldering required!
  • Dimensions: 20.0 x 5.3 x 6.3 mm (L x W x H)

Notes

  • A typical noodle with these adapters draws 75-80mA.
  • You can use these adapters in a few different ways, depending on what you're planning on doing with your noodles:
    • You can plug in both ends of a noodle to a single adaptor, if a loop of LEDs is useful.
    • You can use two adaptors (one at each end, making sure + and - match up to the correct ends of the noodle) if having you'd rather have the LEDs in a string.
    • Or you can connect two noodles to two adaptors for extra brightness or to alternate between colours.
  • To plug noodles into these adapters, align the metal contact to be horizontal with the adapter and push it into the one of the larger round holes. The noodle end with a hole in it should go into the connector side marked +.
  • Unplugging noodles can usually be done with minimal force. If you find that a noodle is being stubborn and won't come out, grab a flat head screwdriver (or tweezers), insert it into the rectangular slit on the AVX connector, and wiggle it about. This will release the noodle letting you pull it out.
  • When plugging and unplugging noodles, we'd suggest holding on as close to the metal end as you can - it's possible to snap the noodle if you pull on it directly.

11 customer reviews

7 months ago
A very useful little board, only tested the servo set up so far but with the MicroPython examples from Pimoroni it was easy to get things moving and running.
by Ben about Inventor 2040 W (Pico W Aboard) via REVIEWS.io
8 months ago
Whilst useable, needs a bit of brain think to work out connections and programming. Also need to buy appropriate plugs for inputs and outputs.
by Alan about Inventor 2040 W (Pico W Aboard) via REVIEWS.io
8 months ago
As usual Pimoroni delivered the items in good time and this is a great little board that let me prototype a catch and release trap design for a friend of mine. Documentation for the inventor board isn't as good as I hoped but I managed to cobble together a working laser trip wire and a servo. No soft toys were harmed in the making of the video and the rabbit was released shortly after filming 😉
by Mr M about Inventor 2040 W (Pico W Aboard) via REVIEWS.io
a year ago
a lovely board for all sorts of robotics progects, it is my goto board when I am not 100% sure of where the project will lead me. Using one of these as a brain transplant on my 6 servo humanoid robot was a huge improvement (previously a PiZerow with a servo phat)
by alister about Inventor 2040 W (Pico W Aboard) via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Awesome bit of kit, up and running with no issues. Little web page with buttons to wiggle some servos, just need to think of a practical use now and make the UI prettier
by Chris about Inventor 2040 W (Pico W Aboard) via REVIEWS.io
2 years ago
Looks like a really good project base. I have used the Pico with Python before, but I’d really like to get ‘C’ up and running with this board (hopefully there are libraries to help).
by Nigel about Inventor 2040 W (Pico W Aboard) via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
We have been using the Pi Pico board since it became available in the Spring of 2021. So far, we have sampled the Pico Explorer, the Inventor 2040 W, and the Pico Omnibus - all products of Pimoroni. They all have their applications, however the Inventor 2040 W comes closest to our requirement for a small, modestly priced microcontroller board tailored for robotics applications. The convenience of connection to Micro Metal Motors and tachometer assemblies via JST leads is a big step forward. So far, we have not explored the wireless capabilities of the 2040 W, but I am sure when the students get their hands on these boards then we shall see great things!
by Timothy about Inventor 2040 W (Pico W Aboard) via REVIEWS.io

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