Kitronik ZIP Color LED Halo HD for micro:bit

Description

• Kitronik ZIP Color LED Halo HD for micro:bit
• Features 60 individually addressable full-color ZIP LEDs
• Breaks out P1 and P2 to a standard 0.1 footprint
• Has an onboard Real-time clock (RTC) controlled by I2C lines
• Offers a 3 x AA battery holder mounted on the rear
• Designed for micro:bit (not included)

The Kitronik ZIP Color LED Halo HD for micro:bit is the ultimate micro:bit interface. 60 full-color ZIP LEDs, Pins 1 & 2 broken out, MEMs mic, Piezo sounder, RTC & more. Incorporates 60 individually addressable full-colour ZIP LEDs.

It also breaks out P1 and P2 to a standard 0.1 footprint, it features a MEMS microphone for detection of sound, and a piezo buzzer to play sound. If that weren’t enough, it also features an onboard real-time clock (RTC) controlled by I2C lines from the micro:bit. The board also has two M3 mounting holes.

Plug n Play: No tools required, not even a screwdriver, plug the micro:bit, available separately, straight into the onboard edge connector and you are good to go.

Onboard Power: The board has a 3 x AA battery holder mounted on the rear, with a power switch on the front of the board. A regulated supply is produced on the board which is fed into the 3 V and GND connections to power the connected BBC micro:bit, removing the need to power the BBC micro:bit separately. See the Datasheet for more information.

Note – Requires / not included: micro:bit, USB Type-A to Micro-B USB Noodle Cable

View moreWhat’s Included

• 1 x ZIP Color LED Halo HD for micro:bit
• 2 x M3 Mounting holes, for secure projects

Dimensions

Size

• Diameter: 87 mm
• M3 Mounting Holes Spacing (Center to Center): 68.4 mm

Links

PDF File

• Kitronik ZIP Color LED Halo HD for micro:bit – Datasheet

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Electrical characteristics:

• Operating Voltage (Vcc): 3.5 – 5 V
• Number of ZIP LEDs: 60
• Number of external channels: 3 (1x ZIP LED, 2x IO pin, each IO channel rated +3 V at 50 mA)
• Max Current (ZIP LED running full RGB brightness): 0.9 A (15 mA per ZIP)
• MEMS Microphone Sensitivity: Typ: -42 dBV/Pa
• MEMS Microphone Signal to Noise Ratio: 59 dB

BBC micro:bit Pin Connection Information:

• MEMS Microphone: P0 (analogue input)
• P1 Breakout pin header: 1 P1, 2 – +V (Battery Voltage), 3 – GND
• P2 Breakout pin header: 1 – P2, 2 – +V (Battery Voltage), 3 – GND
• ZIP LED: P8
• Buzzer: P14
• RTC: P19 & P20 (using the I2C lines)