Scroll HAT Mini

by Pimoroni

A 17x7 matrix of bright white LEDs with individual brightness control, and four handy buttons, made for Raspberry Pi. Just the job for scrolling messages, animations, and more!

Scroll HAT Mini's 119 LEDs are plenty for scrolling text, and the individual PWM brightness control over each pixel opens up a whole heap of potential for swish animations. The buttons could be used to toggle through modes or menus, for playback control, or even to control simple games. The pre-soldered header means there's no pesky soldering!

Use Scroll HAT Mini as a scrolling message display for your tweets, the weather or the news. There's even enough pixels for simple games like Tetris, Pong, or snake, using the buttons for controls.

Features

  • 17x7 matrix of bright white LEDs (119 total)
  • Individual PWM brightness control of each LED
  • IS31FL3731 LED matrix driver chip (I2C addr. 0x74)
  • Four tactile buttons
  • Mini HAT-format board
  • Fully-assembled (no soldering required)
  • Compatible with all 40-pin header Raspberry Pi models
  • Python library
  • Dimensions: 65x30x10mm

Software

As always, we've got a handy Python library for controlling your Scroll HAT Mini. It's shared with Scroll HAT Mini's predecessor Scroll pHAT HD, but we've added a few examples of how to use the buttons on the newer board.

5 customer reviews

5 years ago
Just got this item, and the service was good particularly in the current times. Fitting it was easy, and finding instructions was also easy. I have found some good programs to work the mini and it is very good for something so small. I am hoping to be able to learn how to program it myself, but am a novice Python user. I am pleased with my purchase and looking forward to playing with it.
by David about Scroll HAT Mini via REVIEWS.io