This 8x8 Amber LED Matrix is a compact, breadboard-friendly display for scrolling text, simple animations, symbols, and eye-catching visual effects in your electronics projects.
Make a scrolling sign, or a small video display with this 8x8 gridded square Amber LED matrix.
Only 1.2" on a side, it is quite visible but not so large it won't plug into a breadboard! 64 Amber LEDs are contained inside the plastic body, in an 8x8 matrix. 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.
These LEDs have a deeper amber colouring, it's a beautiful shade but the process is different than our other 1.2" yellow-orange/amber LED matrices so be aware the colours won't match up.
Since the display is in a grid, you'll need to 1:8 multiplex 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.
The Arduino playground has a nice set of tutorials introducing the MAX7219 and 8x8 LED matrices.
Breadboard and wires not included.
Features
8x8 Amber LED matrix display with 64 individual LEDs
Compact 1.2" square size, breadboard-compatible
16 pins total (8 per side) with 0.1" spacing
Deep amber colour LED elements
Requires 1:8 multiplexing for control
Compatible with 74HC595 and TPIC6B595 driver chips
