Breadboard-friendly RGB Smart NeoPixel - Sheet of 25

Product ID: 1558
$24.95
Qty Discount
1-9 $24.95
10-99 $22.46
100+ $19.96

Description

So, you want lots and lots of NeoPixels? And you want them for less? Not a problem! Here's a sheet of Breadboard-Friendly NeoPixel breakouts fresh from the (reflow) oven. Snap them off as you need 'em and save a pretty penny while you're at it.

Each order comes with 25 pixels on a snap-apart sheet. If you want a smaller number, we also have them in packs of 4.

This is the easiest way possible to add small, bright RGB pixels to your project. We took the same technology from our Flora NeoPixels and made them breadboard friendly, with two rows of 3 x 0.1" spaced header on each side for easy soldering, chaining and breadboarding. These ultra-bright LEDs have a constant-current driver cooked right into the LED package! The pixels are chainable - so you only need 1 pin/wire to control as many LEDs as you like.

These pixels have full 24-bit color ability with PWM taken care of by the controller chip. Since the LED is so bright, you need less current/power to get the effects you want. The driver is constant current so it's OK if your battery power changes or fluctuates a little.

Each pixel draws as much as 50mA (all three RGB LEDs on for full brightness white). An Arduino can drive up to 500 pixels at 30 FPS (it will run out of RAM after that). Using ribbon cable you can string these up to 6" apart (after that, you might get power droops and data corruption)

Check out NeoPixel Uberguide for everything you could ever want to know (and more)!

Play video: New Products 10/19/2013

Breadboard-friendly RGB Smart NeoPixel - Sheet of 25 (11:46)

Play video: Introducing NeoPixels by Adafruit!

Technical Details

Revision History:

  • As of July 24th, 2024 – The WS2812S is no longer used, so we've updated this design to use SK6812. That means that it's a little more durable against reverse polarity and can be driven with 3.3V signals. However, you can no longer use 6V+ power, please keep it to 5.5V maximum! We've also updated this PCB with Adafruit Pinguin to make a lovely and legible silkscreen, and changed the PCB color to black rather than blue.

Specifications:

RoHS 2 2011 65 EU Compliant
RoHS 2 2015 863 EU Compliant

Learn

Everything you always wanted to know about Adafruit NeoPixels but were afraid to ask
How to control NeoPixel LEDs with Python on a Raspberry Pi!