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Miniature Ultra-Bright 8x8 White LED Matrix
This miniature 8×8 LED matrix packs 64 bright white LEDs into a compact 0.8″ (20 mm) square package. The 16 pins (8 per side) are on standard 0.1″ spacing, s...
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This miniature 8×8 LED matrix packs 64 bright white LEDs into a compact 0.8″ (20 mm) square package. The 16 pins (8 per side) are on standard 0.1″ spacing, so the module plugs directly into a breadboard with room to spare for wiring.
The matrix requires 1:8 multiplex driving — either use shift registers (such as a 74HC595 for anodes and a TPIC6B595 for cathodes) or a dedicated LED driver like the MAX7219 which handles all the multiplexing internally.
Key Features
- 64 White LEDs – 8×8 matrix of ultra-bright white LEDs
- Compact Size – 0.8″ (20 mm) square footprint
- Breadboard Friendly – 16 pins at 0.1″ (2.54 mm) spacing
Specifications
- LED Count – 64 (8×8 matrix)
- Colour – White
- Size – 0.8″ × 0.8″ (20 × 20 mm)
- Pin Count – 16 (8 anodes, 8 cathodes)
- Pin Spacing – 0.1″ (2.54 mm)
- Drive Method – 1:8 multiplex
Ideal For
- Scrolling text and animation displays
- Arduino and microcontroller display projects
- Compact indicator panels
Package Contents
- 1× Miniature 8×8 white LED matrix
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- LED
- A light-emitting diode (LED) is a small electronic component that emits light when current flows through it in the correct direction. Because it only conducts one way, its polarity matters, and a through-hole LED must be soldered the correct way around to light up.
- LED driver
- An LED driver is a control chip or circuit that supplies and switches power to LEDs. For a display board, it reduces the number of microcontroller pins needed and handles tasks like lighting the right segments and adjusting brightness.
- microcontroller
- A microcontroller is a small computer on a single chip that runs a stored program and controls connected inputs and outputs such as buttons, sensors, displays and communication interfaces. In a device built around one, it is the part that executes the code and coordinates the device's behaviour.
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