Arduino RGB Matrix Shield 10:07 am June 21, 2018 By Julian Horsey Adafruit has this week announced the arrival of the new Arduino RGB Matrix Shield which is now available to purchase priced at $5.95.

The TiM is an 8 x 16 matrix of the ubiquitous WS2811/Smart Pixel/NeoPixel RGB LEDs with built-in controller. We’re seeing more and more of these serial LEDs as they drop in price.

Adafruit has this week announced the arrival of its new Raspberry Pi RGB Matrix Bonnet which is supported by any Raspberry Pi with a 40-pin GPIO header, such as the Zero, Zero W/WH and Pi Model A+ ...

Additionally, Adafruit recommends connecting a 300-500 OHM resistor between the data pin of the Arduino and the data line on the Neopixel. This is another preventative measure to combat voltage ...