You will squeak with delight when you hold this adorable miniature LED matrix. 0.8" square, it's got everything a big LED matrix has, but bite sized! 64 bright LEDs are contained inside the plastic body, in an 8x8 matrix. There are 16 pins on the side, 8 on each, with 0.1" spacing so you can easily plug it into a breadboard with plenty of space to wire it up.

Since the display is in a grid, you'll need to 1:8 multiplex control it. We suggest either using a 74HC595 and TPIC6B595 (using the 74HC' to control the 8 anodes at once and then using the TPIC' to drive one cathode at a time) or just using a single MAX7219 which will do the multiplexing work for you.

The Arduino playground has a nice set of tutorials introducing the MAX7219 and 8x8 LED matrices.

We currently have LuckyLight as the supplier for this matrix. Previously we carried BetLux.

Specifications:

• This is a Common Cathode LED Matrix
• Weight: 2.75 g

Documents:

• Datasheets:
• Red
• Yellow 
• Yellow-Green
• Blue 
• The Arduino playground has a nice set of tutorials introducing the MAX7219 and 8x8 LED matrices
• Using a high power shift register to drive 8x8 matrices with a NETduino

Warranty: 30 days

• Warranty will not apply if Product fails or is damaged after delivery to you due to accident, abuse or misuse.

Package Includes:

• 1 x Adafruit 454/ 860/ 861/ 956 Miniature 8x8 LED Matrix