Adafruit
Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip w/ Alligator Clips - 60 LED/m - 0.5 Meter Long - Black Flex
A beginner-friendly NeoPixel strip with colour-coded alligator clips — no soldering or breadboard required. This compact 0.5-metre strip has 30 individually ...
A beginner-friendly NeoPixel strip with colour-coded alligator clips — no soldering or breadboard required. This compact 0.5-metre strip has 30 individually addressable RGB LEDs at 60 LED/m density on a black flex PCB, providing tighter pixel spacing in a shorter length. Also available as a 1-metre strip at 30 LED/m.
Uses SK6812 LEDs that work at 3–5V logic and power, with no inline resistor needed. Perfect for use with Circuit Playground, micro:bit, or any microcontroller where you want a quick, solder-free connection.
Key Features
- Alligator Clip Connection – Three 100 mm colour-coded clips (red = power, white = signal, black = ground) for instant hookup
- 30 RGB LEDs at 60 LED/m – Higher density on a 0.5-metre strip for smoother colour transitions
- 3–5V Compatible – SK6812 LEDs work at 3V logic and power, no inline resistor needed
- Black Flex PCB – Blends into dark surfaces with high contrast when off
- Weatherproof Sheathing – Protective casing included
- Cuttable – Shorten the strip by cutting with wire cutters
- Single-Pin Control – Only one digital output pin required
Power Requirements
- Voltage – 3–5V DC (do not exceed 6V)
- Max Current – ~0.5A at full white (2.4W for the half metre)
- Typical Current – Colourful patterns draw well under 1/3 of maximum
- Can often be powered directly from your microcontroller board
Ideal For
- Circuit Playground and micro:bit projects
- Classroom and educational activities (no soldering needed)
- Compact projects requiring denser LED spacing
- Quick prototyping and wearables
Package Contents
- 1× NeoPixel LED Strip – 60 LED/m, 0.5 metre (30 LEDs), black PCB, with alligator clips
Resources
- NeoPixel Uberguide – Wiring, coding, and power guide (Arduino, MakeCode, and CircuitPython)
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- alligator clip
- An alligator clip is a spring-loaded metal clip used to make temporary electrical connections to wires, terminals or test points. It is useful for quick bench testing, but it is less secure than a screw terminal or locking connector.
- 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.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode is a small electronic component that lights up when current flows through it in the correct direction. In this kit, LEDs create the flashing effect, so polarity and correct soldering matter for the project to work.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a chip that runs your program and controls connected inputs and outputs. For this product, it is the part that reads buttons and sensors, drives the display and speaker, and communicates over Bluetooth.
- NeoPixel
- A type of addressable LED system where colour data is sent along a single digital data line from one LED or controller to the next. Compatibility matters because the timing and signal format must match for the lights or driver board to respond correctly.
- 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.
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