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Adafruit 1.2″ 4-Digit 7-Segment Display w/I2C Backpack – Yellow
What’s better than a single LED? Lots of LEDs! A fun way to make a numeric display is to use a 4-digit 7-segment display. LED matrices like these are ‘multiplexed’ – so to control all the seven-segment LEDs you need 14 pins. That’s a lot of pins, and there are driver chips like the MAX7219 that can control a matrix for you but there’s a lot of wiring to set up and they take up a ton of space. Here at Adafruit we feel your pain! After all, wouldn’t it be awesome if you could control a matrix without tons of wiring? That’s where these adorable LED matrix backpacks come in. We have them for a variety of 8×8 and 7-segment displays. They work perfectly with the displays we stock in the Adafruit shop and make adding a bright display trivial.
Adafruit 1.2″ 4-Digit 7-Segment Display w/I2C Backpack – Red
The backpacks use a driver chip that does all the heavy lifting for you: They have a built in clock so they multiplex the display. They use constant-current drivers for ultra-bright, consistent color (the images above are photographed at the dimmest setting to avoid overloading our camera!), 1/16 step display dimming, all via a simple I2C interface. The backpacks come with address-selection jumpers so you can connect up to eight 7-segments (or a combination, such as four mini 8×8’s and four 7-segments, etc) on a single I2C bus.
Adafruit Matrix Portal S3 CircuitPython Powered Internet Display
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Folks love our wide selection of RGB matrices and accessories for making custom colorful LED displays… and our RGB Matrix Shields and FeatherWings can be quickly soldered together to make the wiring much easier. But what if we made it even easier than that? Like, no solder, no wiring, just instant plug-and-play? Dream no more – with the Adafruit Matrix Portal S3 add-on for RGB Matrices, there’s never been an easier way to create powerful Internet-connected LED displays.
Adafruit QT Py S3 with 2MB PSRAM WiFi Dev Board with STEMMA QT
The ESP32-S3 has arrived in QT Py format – and what a great way to get started with this powerful new chip from Espressif! With dual 240 MHz cores, WiFi and BLE support, and native USB, this QT Py is great for powering your IoT projects. Now we even have this powerhouse of a board with built in 2 Megabytes of PSRAM for when you need to buffer large datasets in memory.
Adafruit Audio BFF Add-on for QT Py and Xiao
Our QT Py boards are a great way to make very small microcontroller projects that pack a ton of power – and now we have a way for you to turn many QT Py boards into powerful audio play projects that are super small!
This BFF comes with a MicroSD card slot that can address up to 64 GB of storage and a I2S 3 Watt amplifier, for high-quality audio playback, that can fit on the back of your miniature dev board. All together uses the SPI port plus 4 GPIO pins for card CS, and I2S data, clock and left-right select.
Adafruit ESP32-S2 Feather with BME280 Sensor – STEMMA QT – 4MB Flash + 2 MB PSRAM
What’s Feather-shaped and has an ESP32-S2 WiFi module? What has a STEMMA QT connector for I2C devices and a built in ambient sensor? What has your favorite Espressif WiFi microcontroller and lots of Flash and RAM memory for your next IoT project? What will make your next IoT project sensor project flyyyyy?
That’s right – it’s the new Adafruit ESP32-S2 Feather with BME280 temperature/humidity/pressure sensor built right in! With native USB and 4 MB flash + 2 MB of PSRAM, this board is perfect for use with CircuitPython or Arduino with low-cost WiFi. Native USB means it can act like a keyboard or a disk drive. WiFi means its awesome for IoT projects. And Feather means it works with the large community of Feather Wings for expandability.
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