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Adafruit 1.2" 8x8 LED Matrix Backpack

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Adafruit 1.2" 8x8 LED Matrix Backpack - Adafruit - 1048

HT16K33 I2C LED driver backpack for 1.2" 8x8 LED matrices, sold without the LED matrix itself. Default I2C address 0x70, configurable via solder jumpers. Controlled via Adafruit's HT16K33 library.

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  • Adafruit$6.00
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Offers

  • Adafruit$6.00
  • ?DigiKey$6.00

Start wiring

I2C · SPI · Single data line · 5 V · 3.3 – 5 V · Bare

Confirm the data interface matches your host board.

LED displays

87 other options

Adafruit HT16K33 backpacks, MAX7219 daisy-chains, NeoPixel and DotStar grids, HUB75 RGB matrix panels, charlieplexed arrays, bare clock displays, and two VFD character modules — almost 90 parts, none wired the same way.

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  • "Shake" 8x8 LED Matrix visual preview

    "Shake" 8x8 LED Matrix

  • 10-Segment LED Bar Graph - Red visual preview

    10-Segment LED Bar Graph - Red

  • 11x1 VFD Display Module visual preview

    11x1 VFD Display Module

  • 11x7 LED Matrix Breakout visual preview

    11x7 LED Matrix Breakout

  • 13x13mm Light Bar - Amber visual preview

    13x13mm Light Bar - Amber

  • 13x13mm Light Bar - Super Bright Red visual preview

    13x13mm Light Bar - Super Bright Red

  • 13x13mm Light Bar - Yellow Green visual preview

    13x13mm Light Bar - Yellow Green

  • 20mm 8x8 Square Matrix LED - Red visual preview

    20mm 8x8 Square Matrix LED - Red

  • 20x2 VFD Display (VFD29-2002I) visual preview

    20x2 VFD Display (VFD29-2002I)

  • 24x8 LED Matrix (Red) - FireBeetle Covers visual preview

    24x8 LED Matrix (Red) - FireBeetle Covers

  • 24x8 LED Matrix (Yellow) - FireBeetle Covers visual preview

    24x8 LED Matrix (Yellow) - FireBeetle Covers

  • 3-Wire LED Module 8-Digital (Arduino Compatible) visual preview

    3-Wire LED Module 8-Digital (Arduino Compatible)

Related groups

4 groups
SparkFun 16x2 SerLCD - RGB Backlight (Qwiic) visual preview
SparkFun TFT LCD Breakout - 1.8" (128x160) visual preview
1.8" TFT LCD 160x128 RGB visual preview
DFRobot 0.96" 160x80 Color SPI TFT Display visual preview

TFT & LCD

16×2 and 20×4 character LCDs (parallel, I2C backpack, Qwiic, Grove), SPI TFTs from 0.71 to 3.5 inches, and large DSI and HDMI capacitive-touch panels up to 13.3 inches.

Displays · TFT & LCD displays · 186 parts

1.02" E-Ink Display Module - 128x80, Black/White, SPI visual preview
1.02" E-Ink Raw Display Panel - 128x80, Black/White, SPI visual preview
1.54inch e-Paper Module (B), 200×200, 3-Color, SPI visual preview
1.54inch e-Paper Module, 200×200, SPI visual preview

E-paper

Waveshare makes up the large majority of parts here and often sells the same panel twice: once as a raw display needing a separate driver board, and once as a module or HAT+ with the SPI controller attached.

Displays · E-paper displays · 102 parts

0.49inch OLED Display Module, 64×32, I2C visual preview
0.91" OLED Display Module - 128x32, I2C visual preview
0.96" OLED (B) - SPI/I2C visual preview
0.96" RGB OLED Display Module - 64x128, SPI, 65K Colors visual preview

OLED

About 30 parts: monochrome I2C modules from 0.49 to 1.3 inches, SPI/I2C grayscale and 65K-color RGB panels up to 1.5 inches, a transparent OLED, and ecosystem-specific units for Raspberry Pi, FireBeetle and M5Stack Grove.

Displays · OLED displays · 29 parts

1.75mm PLA (1kg) - Black visual preview
1.75mm PLA (1kg) - Gold visual preview
1.75mm PLA (1kg) - Green visual preview
1.75mm PLA (1kg) - Natural visual preview

3D printing

DFRobot 1.75 mm PLA in 1 kg spools makes up the bulk of the group, in over 15 colors. Specialty options include PVA in both diameters, NinjaFlex flexible filament, Proto-Pasta conductive PLA, and wood-fill. OverLord printer spares and OverLord printers round out the hardware side.

Tools & prototyping · 3D printing · 53 parts