NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit Neo Trinkey – SAMD21 USB Key with 4 NeoPixels
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit Neo Trinkey – SAMD21 USB Key with 4 NeoPixelsIt’s half USB Key, half Adafruit Trinket… it’s Neo Trinkey, the circuit board with a Trinket M0 heart and four RGB NeoPixels for...
View ArticleNew Products 3/24/2021 Featuring Adafruit Neo Trinkey – SAMD21 USB Key with 4...
New Products 3/24/2021 Featuring Adafruit Neo Trinkey – SAMD21 USB Key with 4 NeoPixels (Video) Adafruit Metro M7 with AirLift – Featuring NXP iMX RT1011 (0:08) Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 with WiFi...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – NeoKey Socket Breakout for Mechanical Key Switches with...
NEW PRODUCT – NeoKey Socket Breakout for Mechanical Key Switches with NeoPixel – For MX Compatible SwitchesThe only thing better than a nice mechanical key is one that also can glow any color of the...
View ArticleMake a Timelapse Camera Station with #RaspberryPi and #NeoPixels...
IMAGEGreat project from Mitch K on Hackster.io:I didn’t have a nice camera that was capable of incremental photos. In the past I have used my iPad mini to do some time lapses but those were just over a...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – NeoPixel Mini 3535 RGB LEDs w/ Integrated Driver Chip – Black –...
NEW PRODUCT – NeoPixel Mini 3535 RGB LEDs w/ Integrated Driver Chip – Black – Pack of 100Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Mini NeoPixel RGB LEDinis! Make your own smart LED arrangement with the same integrated...
View ArticleVIDEO: NeoPixels and DotStars
Given their resemblance, why choose DotStars over NeoPixels? Some microcontrollers can’t produce NeoPixels’ steady 800 KHz data stream, and others might lose track of time. A separate clock signal...
View ArticleJP’s Product Pick of the Week 5/4/21 NeoKey Socket Keyswitch Breakout FIX...
If you missed this week’s livestream of John Park’s Product Pick(s) of the Week, not to worry, here’s the video. This week’s pick is the NeoKey Socket Breakout for Mechanical Key Switches with NeoPixel...
View ArticleNew Products 5/5/2021 featuring Adafruit I2C QT Rotary Encoder with NeoPixel...
New Products 5/5/2021 Featuring Adafruit I2C QT Rotary Encoder with NeoPixel – STEMMA QT / Qwiic! (Video) Adafruit 2.13″ Monochrome E-Ink Bonnet for Raspberry Pi – THINK INK (0:06) Premium Female/Male...
View ArticleVIDEO: NeoPixels and DotStars Part 2
Given their resemblance, why choose DotStars over NeoPixels? Due to their different PWM rates, motion — whether light painting or persistence of vision — is one area where DotStars really shine!The...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Adafruit Rotary Trinkey – USB NeoPixel Rotary Encoder
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit Rotary Trinkey – USB NeoPixel Rotary EncoderIt’s half USB Key, half Adafruit Trinket, half rotary encoder…it’s Rotary Trinkey, the circuit board with a Trinket M0 heart, a...
View ArticleNew Products 4/14/2021 Featuring Adafruit Rotary Trinkey – USB NeoPixel...
New Products 4/12/2021 Featuring Adafruit Rotary Trinkey – USB NeoPixel Rotary Encoder! (Video) 40-pin 0.5mm pitch FPC Flex Cable with A-B Connections – 25cm long (0:14) 1.25mm Pitch 5-pin Cable...
View ArticleVIDEO: Soothing NeoPixel PWM Waves
While measuring NeoPixels for another video, I stumbled on this nice visual example of “beat frequencies” — when the interference of two waveforms produces a third. Sometimes that’s a lurking gremlin,...
View ArticleNew Products 5/19/2021 Featuring Adafruit Slider Trinkey – USB NeoPixel Slide...
New Products 5/19/2021 Featuring Adafruit Slider Trinkey – USB NeoPixel Slide Potentiometer! (Video) Witty Pi 3 Mini – RTC & Power Management for Raspberry Pi (0:15) Black Woven Right Angle USB C...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Dual Edge Side-Light NeoPixel LED Strip with 120 LEDs per meter...
NEW PRODUCT – Dual Edge Side-Light NeoPixel LED Strip with 120 LEDs per meter – 1 meter long“Prepare for trouble!” “And make it double!”Fancy new dual-sided NeoPixel strips are a great alternative for...
View ArticleNew Products 5/26/2021 Featuring NeoKey 1×4 QT I2C – Four Mechanical Key...
New Products 5/26/2021 Featuring NeoKey 1×4 QT I2C – Four Mechanical Key Switches with NeoPixels – STEMMA QT / Qwiic! (Video) Raspberry Pi PoE+ HAT (0:12) Pink and Purple Woven USB A to USB C Cable – 2...
View Article3D Printed RP2040 Powered Ring Measures CO2 #WearableWednesday
If you are worried about monitoring CO2 but are always on the go you should check out this wearable. The ring changes color to give you an instant update. Picked up by Tom’s Hardware:While precise...
View ArticleMake a Musical Lithophane Lamp #ItsyBitsyM4 #NeoPixels
Mark Komus made this beautiful 🦥 lithophane lamp with an ItsyBitsy M4 and documented it all on Hackster.io:This project was intended to create a lithophane lamp, but rather then just be static I wanted...
View ArticleMake: Boards Guide reviews the Adafruit Neo Trinkey #Adafruit #NeoTrinkey
Make: Boards Guide reviews the Adafruit Neo Trinkey in an article today.Sometimes you have a small job that just needs to be done well. It’s those moments where you see a board and say to yourself —...
View ArticleMake an Among Us Backpack with NeoPixels #WearableWednesday
Fantastic build and documentation from tglizzy on Hackster.io:A neo-pixel displaying the among us character which I then attached to a backpack. Read more Every Wednesday is Wearable Wednesday here at...
View ArticleLED Skirt Neopixel WS2812 DIY Arduino motion detection #WearableWednesday
via maketvee on instructablesAfter searching for quite a while for a joint project together with my girlfriend, who is a pro in sewing, we finally made this Neopixel skirt together and it came out...
View ArticleNew Products 7/16/2021 Featuring NeoKey 5×6 Ortho Snap-Apart Mechanical Key...
New Products 7/16/2021 Featuring NeoKey 5×6 Ortho Snap-Apart Mechanical Key Switches w/ NeoPixel – For MX Compatible Switches! (Video) Tropical Alligator Test Clip Leads – 10 Pieces – 13″ long (0:09)...
View ArticleMake a Moon Phase Lamp with #PiZero and #NeoPixels #piday #raspberrypi...
Beautiful build from Russell Eveleigh:The moon lamp is similar in design to my sun: it is a snapology origami sphere, has a NeoPixel ring for a light and is driven by a Raspberry Pi Zero. It also has...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCTS – Silicone Keycap Molds – MX Compatible Switches
NEW PRODUCTS – Silicone Keycap Molds – MX Compatible SwitchesFirst up, the Caps Lock Mold!4 x 1U and 1 x 1.5U “Caps Lock” Silicone Keycap Molds – MX Compatible SwitchesIf you love to customize, why not...
View ArticleGive Yourself a NeoPixel Manicure this #ElectronicHalloween #WearableWednesday
Take it to the next level this halloween with a NeoPixel manicure from Sophy Wong in the Adafruit Learning System:This project is great for cosplay and looks amazing both in person and in photos....
View ArticleNew Products 10/6/2021 Featuring Adafruit VL53L1X Time of Flight Distance...
New Products 10/6/2021 Featuring Adafruit VL53L1X Time of Flight Distance Sensor- ~30 to 4000mm – STEMMA QT / Qwiic! (Video) Adafruit LC709203F LiPoly / LiIon Fuel Gauge and Battery Monitor – STEMMA...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – ChromaTek 19mm Rugged Momentary Metal Pushbutton with NeoPixel...
NEW PRODUCT – ChromaTek 19mm Rugged Momentary Metal Pushbutton with NeoPixel – 19-B-M-F1By popular demand, we now have rugged metal buttons with a full-color NeoPixel LED ring light! These...
View ArticleMazda MX-5 Miata with #NeoPixels
PlastiBots added NeoPixels to their Mazda MX-5 Miata for some pretty sweet customization!It’s only been a few weeks since I’ve had my new 2021 Mazda Miata MX-5. Already added sequential LED turn...
View ArticleHow to use an Adafruit Huzzah with NeoPixel FeatherWing #Feather #NeoPixels...
LanternScape posts a tutorial on how to use an Adafruit ESP8266 Huzzah with a NeoPixel FeatherWingI accept that not everyone has the skills to assemble electronics, so to that end I decided to see if...
View ArticleMake DJ Rezz Inspired Glasses #WearableWednesday
Hypnotizing build from Alie Gonzalez on Hackster.io:Do you love EDM? Do you also love LEDs? Well here is the project you’ve been waiting for! These Rezz LED Halloween glasses are perfect for anyone...
View ArticleNew Products 11/17/2021 Featuring Adafruit NeoSlider I2C QT Slide...
New Products 11/17/2021 Featuring Adafruit NeoSlider I2C QT Slide Potentiometer with 4 NeoPixels – STEMMA QT / Qwiic! (Video) Adafruit 2.9″ Tri-Color eInk / ePaper Display FeatherWing – SSD1675 – Red...
View ArticleAdafruit Holiday Gift Guide: LEDs & NeoPixels
Make this season BRIGHT and GLOWY with rings, strips, panels, and matrices of LEDs! In Adafruit’s 2021 LEDs Gift Guide, you’ll find all those varieties and more to help get your project bright and...
View ArticleNeoPixel Christmas Tree Lights Controlled by a Raspberry Pi #NeoPixels...
A nifty project using a Raspberry Pi and NoePixel LED strands: Parts Needed for the Project: Raspberry Pi is a small computer that runs on the (I am using a Zero V2 however any Pi with WiFi will work)...
View ArticleRolling Lamp Encourages Human Machine Interactions
Sending a massive thanks to Cathy for reaching out to let us know about this absolutely gorgeous build! Cathy writes:As the final project for a physical computing class, I created a lamp to realize...
View ArticleNEW GUIDE: Circuit Playground Bluefruit BLE Heart Rate Pendant with...
A new guide in the Adafruit Learning System — Circuit Playground Bluefruit BLE Heart Rate Pendant with CircuitPythonAre you going to a dance party soon? Or maybe a speed dating night? Would you like to...
View ArticleNeoPixel Matrix Snowflake Sweater #WearableWednesday
Sure NYC might’ve just gone from 60° to snow and back to 60° again, but hey, it’s still February!Create a winter vibes sweater controlled by your phone with this guide in the Adafruit Learning System!...
View ArticleGemma Color Touch Pendant Necklace #WearableWednesday
Erin St Blaine’s Gemma Color Touch Pendant Necklace is glowy and customizable!Make a stunning light up necklace that goes with anything in your closet. It twinkles softly, showing a beautiful color...
View ArticleUpgrading an IKEA Lamp with ESP32, MicroPython, and NeoPixels
In this video on Bhavesh Kakwan’s channel, he turns an IKEA lamp into a colorful IoT light using ESP32, MicroPython, and NeoPixels. He uses the Adafruit HUZZAH32 board in the project, but recommends...
View ArticleNEW PRODUCT – Ultra Bright 4 Watt RGBW NeoPixel LED – Natural White – ~4000K
NEW PRODUCT – Ultra Bright 4 Watt RGBW NeoPixel LED – Natural White – ~4000KBetter grab some sunglasses, sunscreen, and a bucket hat because these NeoPixels feature a 4W RGBW Natural White LED and are...
View ArticleMake a Midsummer Night Skirt with #NeoPixels #WearableWednesday
Angelazxy and team had to have received an A for this constellation skirt inspired NeoPixel filled midsummer night skirt, via instructables:In this week, we have been introduced to the light emitting...
View ArticleUpdated Guide: New PIO functionality in #CircuitPython with RP2040 @adafruit
Jeff Epler recently added some new PIO functionality to the core of CircuitPython: the background_write function. This lets Python code continue running while data is being sent to a PIO peripheral....
View ArticleA Hat for Keeping Physical Distance #WearableWednesday #NeoPixels
CMoz designed this hat to light up, buzz and vibrate when the built in ultrasonic sensor measures you have reached a specific distance of someone else:Also – now that we don’t need to do physical...
View ArticleUsing distance to change the color of a light #Arduino #NeoPixel @thinklearndo1
rgb_distance is a simple sonar sensor and color (RGB) led project to show off different levels of color channels using physical objects.It uses three HC-SR04 sonar sensors, a microcontroller, and a...
View ArticleColor-Changing Prom Dress With Magic Wand #WearableWednesday
kellechu and their husband made this beautiful prom dress that changes colors with the help of a magic wand and published a thorough write up on Instructables! Sounds like a pretty epic...
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View ArticleCOMING SOON – Adafruit Feather RP2040 SCORPIO – 8 Channel NeoPixel Driver
COMING SOON – Adafruit Feather RP2040 SCORPIO – 8 Channel NeoPixel DriverIf there is one thing Adafruit is known for, its mega-blinky-fun-rainbow-LEDs. We just love sticking NeoPixels anywhere and...
View ArticleQueue Uses #NeoPixels and a #FeatherHUZZAH to Help Facilitate Meetings
Instructables user pbaca-chandler shared their build for Queue: the Fun Meeting Facilitator. Queue seems like it would be a great tool in classrooms or for sibling mediation.Queue, the fun arduino...
View ArticleNEW GUIDE: Adafruit IoT Button with NeoPixel BFF #AdafruitLearningSystem...
The Adafruit IoT Button with NeoPixel BFF can attach to the back of a QT Py or Xiao board. Onboard is single tactile switch and a single NeoPixel RGB LED. Perfect for compact IoT projects.The Adafruit...
View ArticleAdafruit IO WipperSnapper Glows with NeoPixel and DotStar Support! #NoCode #IoT
You can now connect addressable RGB LEDs to a development board running Adafruit’s no-code IoT firmware, WipperSnapper. This includes support for the components like WS2812 (NeoPixel), WS2801, and...
View ArticleDive into Arduino Code Libraries with NeoPIxels in Digi-Key’s Electronics...
In this episode of Electronics with Becky Stern from Digi-Key Electronics, Becky explains how to control LEDs, focusing on NeoPixels, create sounds and more with libraries of Arduino code.Want to learn...
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