Pimoroni Unicorn HAT

The Pimoroni Unicorn HAT is a “shield” for the Raspberry Pi that sports a matrix of 64 (8 x 8) addressable RGB LEDs that are powered directly from the Pi.

Not currently available

Our Code: SKU-003824

Supplier Link: [SparkFun MPN:14037]


Description

The Pimoroni Unicorn HAT is a “shield” for the Raspberry Pi that sports a matrix of 64 (8 x 8) addressable RGB LEDs that are powered directly from the Pi. The Unicorn HAT provides a wash of controllable colour that is ideal for mood-lighting, 8x8 pixel art, persistence of vision effects, status indications, or just blasting colour into your surroundings.

Each Pimoroni Unicorn Hat easily snaps on top of a Raspberry Pi equipped with a 40-pin (2x20) GPIO. Pimoroni has created a GitHub repository bundling the Unicorn Hat software with a set of examples to get you started into an easy-to-use Python module so all you have to worry about is setting the colour you want each pixel to be.


Specifications

  • 64 RGB LEDs (WS2812B)
  • Python API
  • Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3, 2, B+, and A+
  • EEPROM with Raspberry Pi HAT configuration details
  • LED data driven via DMA over PWM

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