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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...
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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
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Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- GND
- GND is the ground or reference connection (0 V) for a circuit. When connecting two devices together, their grounds must be joined so both agree on what counts as a low or high signal.
- Grove
- Grove is a standardised 4-pin plug-in connector system for sensors and modules that avoids soldering and jumper wires, with different cable types carrying I2C, UART, analogue or digital signals. When a product is Grove-compatible it can be quicker to connect supported modules, provided the connector type, signal and voltage all match.
- 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 (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.
- 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.
- 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, the three primary colours of light that are mixed in varying amounts to make a wide range of colours. In electronics RGB can refer to an LED or pixel that blends these three colours, or to a colour signal or interface that carries separate red, green and blue channels.
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