The 8x8 Yellow-Orange LED Matrix is a compact, breadboard-friendly display for scrolling signs, simple animations, and small video-style projects, with standard 0.1" pin spacing for easy wiring.
Make a scrolling sign, or a small video display with this Adafruit8x8 gridded yellow-orange LED matrix.
Only 1.2" on a side, it is quite visible but not so large it won't 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.
The Arduino playground has a nice set of tutorials introducing the MAX7219 and 8x8 LED matrices.
Features
8x8 LED matrix display with yellow-orange LEDs
1.2" square compact size
Breadboard-compatible with 16 pins (8 per side)
0.1" pin spacing for easy soldering and connections
Requires 1:8 multiplexing control
Compatible with 74HC595 and TPIC6B595 shift registers
