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Adafruit 8x8 Trellis Feather M4 Acrylic Enclosure + Hardware Kit
This laser-cut acrylic enclosure kit turns your 8×8 NeoTrellis setup (four 4×4 NeoTrellis boards) into a handheld device with an elegant black and white desi...
This laser-cut acrylic enclosure kit turns your 8×8 NeoTrellis setup (four 4×4 NeoTrellis boards) into a handheld device with an elegant black and white design and beautifully diffused button illumination. Designed to house any Adafruit Feather board (except FONA) alongside four NeoTrellis RGB Driver PCBs for a total of 64 illuminated buttons.
The enclosure includes all necessary mounting hardware — nylon spacers, screws, nuts, and standoffs — plus rubber bumper feet for stable tabletop use.
Key Features
- Laser-Cut Acrylic – Black and clear layers with precision cutouts for 64 buttons and components
- Universal Feather Compatibility – Fits any Adafruit Feather board (except FONA)
- Complete Hardware Included – All nylon screws, spacers, nuts, and standoffs provided
- Rubber Bumper Feet – For stable tabletop use
Also Available
- 4×4 Trellis Feather Acrylic Enclosure – Smaller version for a single NeoTrellis board
Additional Items Required (Not Included)
- 1× Adafruit Feather mainboard (nRF52840 or M4 recommended for CircuitPython)
- 4× Adafruit NeoTrellis RGB Driver PCB for 4×4 Keypad
- 4× Silicone Elastomer 4×4 Button Keypad
- 4-pin JST I2C STEMMA cable (optional, simplifies wiring)
Package Contents
- 1× Black acrylic cutout (1.5 mm thick)
- 14× Clear acrylic cutouts (3 mm thick)
- 4× M3 black nylon spacers (15 mm)
- 8× M3 black nylon screws (8 mm)
- 4× M2.5 black nylon screws (10 mm)
- 4× M2.5 black nylon nuts
- 4× M2.5 standoffs (3 mm, unthreaded)
- 1× Little Rubber Bumper Feet (4 bumpers)
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- CircuitPython
- A beginner-friendly version of Python designed to run directly on microcontroller boards. If a product supports CircuitPython, you can often program it by copying code files onto the board rather than setting up a more complex toolchain.
- I2C
- I2C is a two-wire communication bus used by many sensors and small modules. It matters because several I2C devices can share the same two wires, but each device needs a compatible address and your controller must support I2C.
- M2.5
- A metric screw thread size with a 2.5 mm nominal diameter. It matters for mounting because screws, standoffs, and holes must use the same size to fit securely without damaging the board.
- nRF52840
- The nRF52840 is a Nordic Semiconductor microcontroller commonly used in maker boards, especially where Bluetooth Low Energy is needed. Seeing it listed tells you the USB host software may support boards based on this chip.
- PCB
- A printed circuit board is a rigid board with copper tracks that connect electronic parts without loose wires. For this kit, the PCBs also form the airplane shape, so they are both the circuit base and part of the finished model.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, usually referring to an LED that can mix those three colours. It matters because controlling an RGB LED teaches how separate outputs combine to create different colours.
- STEMMA
- A plug-and-cable connection system used on some maker electronics boards to make wiring simpler. If a product uses STEMMA, you need the matching cable or connector type to plug it in without soldering.
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