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LEDs & NeoPixels

LEDs, or Light Emitting Diodes, are semiconductor devices that emit light when an electrical current passes through them. They are highly efficient, durable, and require low power to operate, making them popular in a wide range of applications, from indicator lights in devices to street lighting and automotive headlights.

NeoPixels is a brand name for individually addressable LEDs, popularised by Adafruit Industries. These LEDs are built into a small circuit along with a driver chip that allows each LED to be controlled independently in terms of brightness and colour. This is achieved through digital communication, where a single data line from a controller can manage multiple LEDs, allowing for complex lighting effects and animations with minimal wiring.

The technology behind NeoPixels typically involves WS2812, WS2812B, or similar integrated light sources that combine an RGB LED (red, green, and blue diodes) with a control circuit in a single package. By adjusting the intensity of each diode, these LEDs can produce a wide spectrum of colours. NeoPixels are used in a variety of applications, including dynamic lighting effects for wearable technology, art installations, and custom gaming setups. Their popularity stems from their ease of use, versatility, and the vibrant, dynamic displays they can create.

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    APA102 5050 Warm White LED w/ Integrated Driver Chip - 10 Pack [~3000K]

    SKU: AF-2350  Adafruit
    Available (3 in Sydney. 47 more at supplier)

    For those of us who are maybe a little tired of rainbows, we now have 'smart LEDs' in monochrome! Make your own smart Warm White LED arrangem...

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    3W RGB LED - Common Anode

    SKU: AF-2530  Adafruit
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    Better grab your sunglasses, your sunscreen, and a bucket hat because this 3W RGB LED is so bright it's like like taking a beach vacation ON THE...

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    3W-9W RGB LED - Common Anode

    SKU: AF-2524  Adafruit
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    32x16 RGB LED Matrix Panel (6mm pitch)

    SKU: DF-DFR0471  Little Bird
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    10 Segment LED Bar Graph - Red

    SKU: DF-FIT0188  DFRobot
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    These 10 segment bar graph LEDs have many uses. With a compact footprint, and a simple hookup, they are easy for prototyping or finished product...

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    LED - RGB Diffused Common Cathode

    SKU: SF-COM-09264  SparkFun
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    Ever hear of a thing called RGB? Red, Green, Blue? How about an RGB LED? These 5mm units have four pins - Cathode is the longest pin. One for each ...

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    EL Wire 2xAA Pocket Inverter

    SKU: DF-FIT0229  DFRobot
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    This inverter is the most common way to power EL wire because they tend to be cheap and batteries generally last a long time. 2 AA Batteries can p...

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    Diffused Rectangular 5mm RGB LEDs - Pack of 10

    SKU: AF-2739  Adafruit
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    Make some beautiful colors with these diffused rectangular 2.5mm x 5mm RGB LEDs with separate red, green and blue LED chips inside! They make nice ...

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    Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGBW LED Strip - White PCB 30 LED/m

    SKU: AF-2832  Adafruit
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    What is better than smart RGB LEDs? Smart RGB+White LEDs! These NeoPixels now have 4 LEDs in them (red, green, blue and white) for excellent lig...

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    LED - Ultraviolet

    SKU: SF-COM-08662  SparkFun
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    This is a simple 5mm LED with an interesting array of applications. This UV LED can be used for counterfeit detection (bills, credit cards, documen...

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    LED - Basic Red 3mm

    SKU: SF-COM-00533  SparkFun
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    LEDs - those blinky things. A must have for power indication, pin status, opto-electronic sensors, and fun blinky displays. This is a very standard...

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    Adafruit LED Charlieplexed Matrix - 9x16 LEDs - Yellow

    SKU: AF-2948  Adafruit
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    These are 9x16 Charlieplexed LEDs designed to match with the Adafruit 16x9 Charlieplexed PWM LED Matrix Driver - IS31FL3731. You don't get any r...

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    FemtoBuck LED Driver

    SKU: SF-COM-13716  SparkFun
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    This is the FemtoBuck, a small-size single-output constant current LED driver. Each FemtoBuck has the capability to dim a single high-power chan...

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    PicoBuck LED Driver

    SKU: SF-COM-13705  SparkFun
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    The PicoBuck LED Driver is an economical and easy to use driver that will allow you to control and blend three different LEDs on three different ch...

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    RGB LED weatherproof flexi-strip - 30 LED/m

    SKU: AF-285  Adafruit
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    These LED strips are fun and glowy. There are 30 RGB LEDs per meter, and you can control the entire strip at once with any microcontroller and t...

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    Super Bright Blue 5mm LED (25 pack)

    SKU: AF-301  Adafruit
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    Need some really bright LEDs? We are big fans of these clear blue LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are very bright and have ...

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    Diffused Red 5mm LED (25 pack)

    SKU: AF-299  Little Bird
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    Need some indicators? We are big fans of these diffused red LEDs, in fact we use them exclusively in our kits. They are fairly bright so they can b...

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    10W Super Bright LED - RGB

    SKU: DF-FIT0381  DFRobot
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    This 10W super bright LED can be used as a flash searchlight for your robot projects. It consists of 9 separate LEDs and has a luminance o...

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    FLORA - Wearable electronic platform: Arduino-compatible [v3]

    SKU: AF-659  Adafruit
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    FLORA is Adafruit's fully-featured wearable electronics platform. It's a round, sewable, Arduino-compatible microcontroller designed to empow...

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    LED - 3W Aluminum PCB (5 Pack, Cool White)

    SKU: SF-COM-13105  SparkFun
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    So much power and light from such a small package. This 5 pack of “Cool” white 3 Watt aluminum backed PCBs is sure to shed a lot of light on any...

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    LED - RGB Clear Common Anode

    SKU: SF-COM-10820  SparkFun
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    Ever hear of a thing called RGB? Red, Green, Blue? How about an RGB LED? These 5mm units have four pins: one for each color and a common anode. Use...

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    Arcade Button - 30mm Translucent Red

    SKU: AF-473  Adafruit
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    A button is a button, and a switch is a switch, but these translucent arcade buttons are in a class of their own. They're the same size as commo...

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    LED - RGB Addressable, PTH, 5mm Clear (5 Pack)

    SKU: SF-COM-12999  SparkFun
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    We know this looks like a lot of our other LEDs, but it’s not! This is a PTH Addressable RGB LED with a WS2812 control IC built right into the LED....

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    Diffused LED - Red 10mm

    SKU: SF-COM-10632  SparkFun
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    Check out these big 10mm through-hole LEDs! The opaque epoxy package causes these LEDs to have a soft, diffuse glow.

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