The 8×8 Blue LED Matrix is a bright, breadboard-friendly display for scrolling text, simple animations, and compact visual interfaces, with 64 blue LEDs arranged in an easy-to-drive 8×8 grid.
Make a scrolling sign, or a small video display with this Adafruit8x8 gridded blue LED matrix. Only 1.2" on a side, it is quite visible but not so large it wont plug into a breadboard!
There are 16 pins on the side, 8 on each, with 0.1" spacing so you can easily plug it into a breadboard with one row on each side for wiring it up.
Since the display is in a grid, you'll need to 1:8 multiplex to control it. We suggest either using a 74HC595 and TPIC6B595 (using the 74HC' to control the 8 anodes at once and then using the TPIC' to drive one cathode at a time) or just using a single MAX7219 which will do the multiplexing work for you.
Please note: Breadboard is not included.
Features
8x8 gridded blue LED matrix display
Compact 1.2" square size
Breadboard compatible with 16 pins (8 pins per side)
0.1" pin spacing for easy integration
Requires 1:8 multiplexing for control
Compatible with 74HC595 and TPIC6B595 shift register configuration
Compatible with MAX7219 driver IC
Suitable for scrolling text and video display applications
