Adafruit 0.8" 8x16 LED Matrix FeatherWing Display Kit - White

The White Adafruit 0.8" 8x16 LED Matrix FeatherWing Display Combo Pack combines 128 bright white LEDs with an I2C FeatherWing driver, providing a compact display for graphics, scrolling text and animations with any Feather.

You will chirp with delight when you see how easy it is to make your very own 8x16 LED matrix display for any Feather. This kit combines two of our adorable miniature LED matrices with a FeatherWing driver board. At 0.8" square, these little 8x8 matrices have got everything a big LED matrix has, but bite sized! Double them up for 128 total bright white LEDs.

This is the White Adafruit 0.8" 8x16 LED Matrix FeatherWing Display Combo Pack! We Also have these combo packs in Green, Red, Yellow, and Yellow-Green.

Normally, wiring up 8x16 matrices would require a breath-taking 24 GPIO pins, which is way too many pins. That's where this lovely 16x8 LED matrix backpack PCB comes in. It contains a HT16K33 I2C LED matrix driver that does all the multiplexing work for you, and is controlled over the two I2C pins. It's easy to use, has a portable library that runs on any of our Feathers to turn on/off each LED.

The 16x8 backpack is also great for making scrolling displays or small video displays.  In our example, we set it up to display small bitmap emoticons but you can also display text that moves - kind of like a sign in front of a miniature car dealership.

This kit comes with:

• A fully tested and assembled 16x8 0.8" LED FeatherWing 
  
• 2x ultra-bright square 8x8 white matrices
  
• 2x 16-pin header
  

A bit of soldering is required to attach the two matrices onto the FeatherWing but its very easy to do and only takes about 15 minutes. Check out Adafruit's tutorial for assembly instructions, pinouts, CircuitPython and Arduino library code, schematics and more!

Features

• 8x16 LED matrix display (two 8x8 matrices combined)
• 128 total bright white LEDs
• 0.8" square matrices
• FeatherWing driver board with HT16K33 I2C LED matrix driver
• Requires only 2 I2C pins instead of 24 GPIO pins
• Compatible with any Feather microcontroller
• Fully tested and assembled FeatherWing
• Includes 2x 16-pin headers
• Portable library for CircuitPython and Arduino
• Suitable for scrolling displays, video displays, and bitmap graphics
• Simple soldering required for assembly (approximately 15 minutes)
• Available in White, Green, Red, Yellow, and Yellow-Green colours

Specifications

• The board/chip uses 12C 7-bit address between 0x70-0x77, selectable with jumpers
  
• FeatherWing Dimensions: 51mm x 23mm x 5mm
  
• FeatherWing Weight: 6.3g 
  
• Mini LED Matrix Display Dimensions: 20mm x 20mm x 6mm
  
• Mini LED Matrix Display Height w/ Pins: 13mm / 0.5"
  
• Mini LED Matrix Display Weight: 3g

Revision History

• As of April 4, 2023 this kit now comes with the updated Matrix FeatherWing, which now comes with STEMMA QT connectors to make it easy to plug in additional sensors when the Wing is in use.  We've also updated it with Adafruit Pinguin to make a lovely and legible silkscreen. Functionality and schematic remain the same.

Package Contents

• 1x Adafruit 0.8" 8x16 LED Matrix FeatherWing Display Kit - White
  • 1x Fully tested and assembled 16x8 0.8" LED FeatherWing 
    
  • 2x Ultra-bright square 8x8 white matrices
    
  • 2x 16-pin header