{"product_id":"pimoroni-led-shim-for-raspberry-pi","title":"Pimoroni LED Shim for Raspberry Pi","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e28 tiny RGB LED pixels in a single row that just slip right onto your Pi's pins, no soldering required! LED SHIM is ideal for status updates, notifications, a VU meter, or as a bar graph for sensor readings.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe really nifty thing about LED SHIM is that it doesn't require any soldering. We've engineered a new friction-fit header that slips securely onto the Pi's pins. Because LED SHIM's PCB is just 0.8mm thick, like our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/search?q=shim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eother SHIMs\u003c\/a\u003e, you can use it at the same time as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/collections\/raspberry-pi-add-ons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Raspberry Pi add-on HATs and pHATS available in Australia\"\u003eHATs and pHATs\u003c\/a\u003e, and it'll stick out and be visible at the top of your Pi. Of course, if you want to solder LED SHIM to your Pi's pins or solder a female header to it, then you can do that too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are similar (but even smaller) to the RGB LEDs that we use on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/collections\/raspberry-pi-add-ons\/products\/unicorn-hat-hd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Buy the Pimoroni Unicorn HAT in Australia\"\u003eUnicorn HAT HD\u003c\/a\u003e, being driven by the same IS31FL3731 LED matrix driver chip that's on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/products\/scroll-phat-hd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Buy Pimoroni in Australia - Scroll pHAT HD\"\u003eScroll pHAT HD\u003c\/a\u003e. Coding LED SHIM is just like coding a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/smalldevices.com.au\/collections\/raspberry-pi-add-ons\/products\/pimoroni-blinkt-leds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Get started with Python coding on the Raspberry Pi with Blinkt! RGB LEDs\"\u003eBlinkt!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith more pixels, so if you've used Blinkt! then it'll be very familiar to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28 RGB LED pixels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIS31FL3731 LED matrix driver chip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolderless, friction-fit header\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuper-slim SHIM-format board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e0.8mm thick PCB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be used with HATs and pHATs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi 3+, 3, 2, B+, A+, Zero, and Zero W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/led-shim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've put together a one-line installer to install the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/led-shim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLED SHIM Python library\u003c\/a\u003e. You'll be up-and-running in a jiffy! There's a bunch of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/led-shim\/tree\/master\/examples\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eexample programs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto show you what's possible with LED SHIM, that you can learn from and adapt to your needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo install the software, open a terminal and type\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccode\u003ecurl https:\/\/get.pimoroni.com\/ledshim | bash\u003c\/code\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto run the one-line-installer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur software does not support Raspbian Wheezy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32901941624964,"sku":"PM-LEDSHIM","price":13.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0368\/0337\/9332\/products\/led-shim-medium-5_1024x1024_078972d4-4bef-4e9a-9447-531219f31d42.jpg?v=1584963244","url":"https:\/\/roboticles.myshopify.com\/products\/pimoroni-led-shim-for-raspberry-pi","provider":"roboticles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}