This RGB LED HAT (B) from Waveshare features RGB WS2812B LEDs and can be easily attached on top of a standard 40-pin Raspberry Pi header to display colorful LED effect. Better yet, it’s controlled by just a signal pin, freeing up all of the other valuable GPIO pins for use in the rest of your project.

Note: Raspberry Pi not included. You’ll need a Raspberry Pi, or Raspberry Pi Zero with male headers soldered on. Alternatively, you can purchase a Raspberry Pi Zero with the headers presoldered.

Features

• Supports any revision of Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi Zero
• Onboard 8 x 8 RGB LED (WS2812B)
• Control pin is configurable via jumpers (0 resistor)
• Break out control pins, easy for working with other MCUs
• Comes with development resources and manual (examples in Python and Web control)

Specifications

• Operating voltage: 5V
• Brightness: adjustable 256 levels
• Color depth: 24-bit true color (8-bit for R/G/B respectively, totally 256 x 256 x 256=16777216 colors)
• Data rate: 800Kbps(typ)
• Dimension: 65mm x 56.2mm
• Mounting hole size: 3.0mm

Pinout

• For use with Raspberry Pi, you only need plug the HAT into the 40-pin GPIO header on the Raspberry Pi
• The PH2.0 3P connector is used for other devices such as Arduino, Adafrut Feather HUZZAH, BBC micro:bit V2, or other controller board.

Resources

• Waveshare Wiki

Package Contents

• 1x RGB LED HAT (B)
• 1x RPi screws pack