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RBG LED is a extendable strip light - 50cm
A 50 cm addressable RGB LED strip unit with digitally controllable NeoPixel (WS2811) LEDs. Each LED can display any RGB colour and brightness individually vi...
A 50 cm addressable RGB LED strip unit with digitally controllable NeoPixel (WS2811) LEDs. Each LED can display any RGB colour and brightness individually via a single-bus protocol. The strip connects via a Grove cable and is extendable — multiple strips can be daisy-chained together for longer displays.
Compatible with M5Stack, Arduino, and other microcontroller platforms. Programmable using Arduino IDE, UIFlow (Blockly and Python), and the FastLED library.
Key Features
- Individually Addressable LEDs – Full RGB colour and brightness control per LED
- Single-Bus Protocol – Simple wiring with one data line
- Extendable – Daisy-chain multiple strips for longer displays
- Grove Connector – Plug-and-play connection to M5Stack and compatible boards
- Multiple Lengths Available – Also available in 10 cm, 20 cm, 1 m, and 2 m
Specifications
- LED Type – WS2811 (NeoPixel compatible)
- Length – 50 cm
- Interface – Grove (GPIO21 signal, 5 V, GND)
- Platforms – Arduino IDE, UIFlow (Blockly, Python)
Package Contents
- 1× RGB LED strip unit (50 cm)
- 1× Grove cable
Resources
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- Grove
- Grove is a plug-in connector ecosystem for sensors and modules that avoids soldering and jumper wires. Grove compatibility matters because it can make it quicker to add supported I2C devices, as long as the cable and voltage are suitable.
- IDE
- Short for Integrated Development Environment, a program used to write, run and manage code. It matters because some learners prefer a traditional coding workspace instead of a guided notebook-style lesson.
- 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.
- 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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