{"product_id":"pimoroni-blinkt-leds","title":"Pimoroni Blinkt! LEDs","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"description\" notranslate=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEight super-bright RGB LED indicators that are ideal for adding visual notifications to your Raspberry Pi without breaking the bank!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/blog.alexellis.io\/visiting-pimoroni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAlex Ellis' work with his Raspberry Pi Zero Docker Cluster\u003c\/a\u003e, we developed these boards for him to use as status indicators. Blinkt! offers eight APA102 pixels in the smallest (and cheapest) form factor to plug straight onto your Raspberry Pi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach pixel on Blinkt! is individually controllable and dimmable allowing you to create gradients, pulsing effects, or just flash them on and off like crazy. The data and clock lines are connected to GPIO #23 and #24 respectively but for simplicity you can just use our Python library to drive them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight APA102 RGB LEDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndividually controllable pixels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSits directly on top of your Pi in a tiny footprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits inside most Pi cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoesn't interfere with PWM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pinout.xyz\/pinout\/blinkt\"\u003eBlinkt! pinout\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi 3, 2, B+, A+, Zero, and Zero W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/blinkt\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes fully assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoftware\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/blinkt\/tree\/master\/examples\"\u003eBlinkt! Python library\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill have you blasting out rainbows in two shakes of a unicorn's tail! There's a stack of examples too, from binary clocks to cheerlights and flickering candles to Larson scanners!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe careful to plug in your Blinkt! the correct way round, it has curves on the top that match the corners of your Raspberry Pi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dimensions of Blinkt! are 65mm long x 8mm wide x 8.5mm thick (thickness includes header and pixels)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional accessories shown in photos not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe featured Blinkt! on a special episode of Bilge Tank where we tried to come up with as many different code examples as possible in one morning. Check it out below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_oPj-sVWDus\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ss1503236677=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"learn-content\" id=\"learn_content\" data-product=\"blinkt\" notranslate=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTUTORIALS \u0026amp; PROJECTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/tutorial\/sandyj\/getting-started-with-blinkt\"\u003eGetting Started with Blinkt!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn how to install and get started with your Blinkt!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBeginner \/ LEDs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/learn.pimoroni.com\/tutorial\/sandyj\/running-scripts-at-boot\"\u003eA super-simple way to run scripts on boot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse cron to run scripts on boot on your Raspberry Pi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBeginner \/ Raspberry Pi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32902168477828,"sku":"PM-BLINKT","price":8.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0368\/0337\/9332\/products\/Blinkt_1024x1024_a0865e5c-7ce7-4c22-914c-bd7fe8e78a68.jpg?v=1584964220","url":"https:\/\/roboticles.myshopify.com\/products\/pimoroni-blinkt-leds","provider":"roboticles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}