Hey there! Ever thought having one LED is cool, but what's even cooler? A whole bunch of them! And guess what? With our 16x8 LED Matrix Backpack, you get two times as many LEDs! We've made it a breeze to fit two 8x8 matrices on one handy board, doubling your project's matrix capacity. Controlling lots of LEDs usually means using a ton of pins and dealing with complex wiring. But our 16x8 backpack uses a HT16K33 driver chip that does all the hard work for you. It has a built - in clock, multiplexes the display, and uses constant - current drivers for ultra - bright, consistent green color. You can even dim the display in 1/16 steps via a simple I2C interface. Each backpack comes with three address - selection jumpers, allowing you to connect up to 8 x 1.2" 16x8's on a single I2C bus. This kit includes a fully tested and assembled 16x8 1.2" LED Backpack, 2 ultra - bright round 8x8 pure - green matrices, and a 4 - pin header. Soldering the matrices to the backpack is easy and only takes about 10 minutes. We also have a detailed tutorial and a great library to help you get up and running in under half an hour. Whether you're making a scrolling display or a small video display, this is the perfect solution for you!
Using this product is easy. First, you'll need to do a bit of soldering to attach the two 8x8 matrices to the 16x8 LED Backpack. It's a simple process that should take about 10 minutes. Once soldered, you can connect it to your device using the 4 - pin header. The backpack uses a simple I2C interface, so wiring it up is straightforward. You can use our provided library to quickly start displaying images on the matrix or numbers on the 7 - segment. If you want to connect multiple 16x8's, use the address - selection jumpers on each backpack. You can connect up to 8 of them on a single I2C bus. As for maintenance, keep it in a dry and clean place. Avoid getting it wet as it may damage the electronic components. And don't forget to check out our detailed tutorial if you run into any issues. Have fun with your new LED matrix display!
