NEW PRODUCTS – Adafruit NeoPixel LED Shape Pixel Strands – 20 LEDs in Star, Heart, and Ball Shapes

NEW PRODUCTS – Adafruit NeoPixel LED Shape Pixel Strands – 20 LEDs in Star, Heart, and Ball Shapes


Adafruit NeoPixel LED Star Shape Pixel Strand – 20 LEDs

Attaching NeoPixel strips to your costume can be a struggle as the flexible PCBs can crack when bent too much. So how to add little shooting stars of color? Use these stranded NeoPixel LEDs that come in adorable 5-pointed star shapes.

Each strand has 20 stars with a single RGB NeoPixel inside with cabling connecting them. The stars are 6″ apart and are individually addressable with 8 bits per RGB channel, so they can be set to any of 16-million colors.

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5982 quarter ORIG 2024 09

NeoPixels are 5050-sized LEDs with an embedded microcontroller inside the LED. You can set the brightness of each R/G/B. Each LED acts like a shift register, reading incoming data on the input pins, and then shifting the previous data out on the output pin. By sending a long string of data, you can control an infinite number of LEDs, just tack on more or disconnect unwanted LEDs at the end. The PWM is built into each LED-chip so once you set the brightness you can stop talking to the strip and it will continue to PWM all the LEDs for you.

These NeoPixel strands have 20 digitally-addressable pixel LEDs, with JST 3-pin SM connectors on either end so you can plug together to chain. The red wire is +5V, the middle wire is data, and the black wire is ground. The connector with the pins is the input, the connector with the holes is the output. We have a tutorial showing NeoPixel wiring, power usage calculations, example code for usage, etc. Please check it out!

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Adafruit NeoPixel LED Heart Shape Pixel Strand – 20 LEDs

Attaching NeoPixel strips to your costume can be a struggle as the flexible PCBs can crack when bent too much. So how to add little beating hearts of color? Use these stranded NeoPixel LEDs that come in adorable heart shapes.

Each strand has 20 hearts with a single RGB NeoPixel inside with cabling connecting them. The hearts are 6″ apart and are individually addressable with 8 bits per RGB channel, so they can be set to any of 16-million colors.

5983 iso ORIG 2024 09

5983 quarter ORIG 2024 09

NeoPixels are 5050-sized LEDs with an embedded microcontroller inside the LED. You can set the brightness of each R/G/B. Each LED acts like a shift register, reading incoming data on the input pins, and then shifting the previous data out on the output pin. By sending a long string of data, you can control an infinite number of LEDs, just tack on more or disconnect unwanted LEDs at the end. The PWM is built into each LED-chip so once you set the brightness you can stop talking to the strip and it will continue to PWM all the LEDs for you.

These NeoPixel strands have 20 digitally-addressable pixel LEDs, with JST 3-pin SM connectors on either end so you can plug together to chain. The red wire is +5V, the middle wire is data, and the black wire is ground. The connector with the pins is the input, the connector with the holes is the output. We have a tutorial showing NeoPixel wiring, power usage calculations, example code for usage, etc. Please check it out!


Adafruit NeoPixel LED Ball Shape Pixel Strand – 20 LEDs

Attaching NeoPixel strips to your costume can be a struggle as the flexible PCBs can crack when bent too much. So how to add little orbs of color? Use these stranded NeoPixel LEDs that come in adorable ball shapes.

Each strand has 20 balls with a single RGB NeoPixel inside with cabling connecting them. The orbs are 6″ apart and are individually addressable with 8 bits per RGB channel, so they can be set to any of 16-million colors.

5984 iso ORIG 2024 09

5984 quarter V2 ORIG 2024 09

NeoPixels are 5050-sized LEDs with an embedded microcontroller inside the LED. You can set the brightness of each R/G/B. Each LED acts like a shift register, reading incoming data on the input pins, and then shifting the previous data out on the output pin. By sending a long string of data, you can control an infinite number of LEDs, just tack on more or disconnect unwanted LEDs at the end. The PWM is built into each LED-chip so once you set the brightness you can stop talking to the strip and it will continue to PWM all the LEDs for you.

These NeoPixel strands have 20 digitally-addressable pixel LEDs, with JST 3-pin SM connectors on either end so you can plug together to chain. The red wire is +5V, the middle wire is data, and the black wire is ground. The connector with the pins is the input, the connector with the holes is the output. We have a tutorial showing NeoPixel wiring, power usage calculations, example code for usage, etc. Please check it out!


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