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micro:pixel 4x8 WS2812B board for BBC micro:bit

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  • micro:pixel 4x8 WS2812B board for BBC micro:bit
  • micro:pixel 4x8 WS2812B board for BBC micro:bit
  • micro:pixel 4x8 WS2812B board for BBC micro:bit
  • micro:pixel 4x8 WS2812B board for BBC micro:bit
  • micro:pixel 4x8 WS2812B board for BBC micro:bit
  • micro:pixel 4x8 WS2812B board for BBC micro:bit
£18.00

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micro:pixel 4x8 WS2812B board for BBC micro:bit


Love your micro:bit but wish it had a splash of colour? Well, with this nifty add-on you have 32 individually controllable RGB WS2812B (NeoPixel) LEDs in a well proportioned 4x8 grid.
The WS2812B LEDs are also known as NeoPixels, which is Adafruits Trademark name for them. As such, they use the NeoPixel library in TouchDevelop etc.
The micro:pixel comes fully assembled with an edge connector, simply plug your micro:bit in and get coding! We have a link in the Example Code Section to the code we have been using to play with them!
By default the micro:pixel uses Pin0 as the LED data pin as this is the default value for the touch develop neopixel library. If you wish to use another pin in Micropython or Java then we have designed in a handy solder jumper on the board, simply cut the thin track using a craft knife and solder between the other pads this will enable pin 8 as the data pin for the LEDs and free up pin 0.
These little WS2812B Neopixel fellas can get VERY bright so we recommend running at a low brightness ONLY (we recommend 1/8th which is 32 out of 255 in your code).
WARNING - If you run the micro:pixel board at brightnesses higher than this, then you may well damage your micro:bit board as the pixels will try to pull more power than the micro:bit itself can handle.
Although the micro:bit will power the micro:pixel straight from a USB it's a good idea to use one of the related battery clips, that also means you can have a truly portable project.
The micro:pixel board also has the micro:bits pins 0, 1 and 2 broken out along with 3v and ground which can accommodate a banana plug or croc clip
Please note that at the time of publishing the microsoft block editor doesn't have a neopixel library, touch develop, code kingdoms JavaScript and  Micropython however do.

Please note, micro:bit is not included.


MU - an off line MicroPython editor http://codewith.mu/
A Tetris like game by Darryl Sloan in micro Python

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Part Number:
PPMB00100
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5 Reviews

  • 5
    Title of review 805

    Posted by KW Tsui on 6th Dec 2017

    I don't know how to makecode.microbit.org add micro:pixel driver. Could I control the colour and bright ?<br /><br />Thanks

  • 5
    Title of review 804

    Posted by RA Chambers on 30th Dec 2016

    a great way of getting the kids excited about programming, Make things flash!

  • 5
    Title of review 803

    Posted by Steve Groves on 14th Nov 2016

    I got two of these to play with, they are a quick and easy way to add colour to the MicroBit.<br />I've used these to learn the basics of Python...

  • 5
    Title of review 802

    Posted by Scott Turner on 24th Oct 2016

    The micro:pixel was delivered quickly.I have enjoyed playing with this. It was simple to install and micropython (using mu) runs well on it. Played with getting the neopixels to respond to music -

  • 5
    Title of review 801

    Posted by Derek Trueman on 15th Oct 2016

    Got the NeoPixel Board next day after ordering, great service. Downloaded the hex code for the rainbow display, worked first time. The supplied box the NeoPixel came in is an execllent diffuser and realy shows off the program, now I wonder if I can do something spooky with this for Halloween.

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