This 8×8 Blue LED Matrix is a compact, breadboard-friendly display for scrolling text, simple animations, symbols, and small video-style effects.

Make a scrolling sign, or a small video display with this 8×8 square gridded blue LED matrix.

Only 1.2″ on a side, it is quite visible but not so large it wont plug into a breadboard! 64 blue LEDs are contained inside the plastic body, in an 8×8 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 one row on each side for wiring it up.

These LEDs have a deeper blue colouring, its a beautiful shade but the process is different than our other 1.2″ blue LED matrices so be aware the colours wont match up exactly.

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 8×8 LED matrices.

Breadboard and wires not included.

Features

• 8×8 grid of blue LEDs (64 LEDs total)
• 1.2″ square display size
• Breadboard compatible with 0.1″ pin spacing
• 16 pins total (8 on each side)
• Requires 1:8 multiplexing control
• Compatible with 74HC595 and TPIC6B595 drivers
• Compatible with MAX7219 multiplexer IC
• Deep blue LED colour
• Suitable for scrolling text and video displays

Specifications

• 31mm x 31mm x 7mm
• Height without Pins: 7mm
• Weight: 7.65g
• This is a Common Cathode LED Matrix

Resources

• Datasheet
• Arduino playground

Package Contents

• 1x 1.2″ 8×8 Matrix Square Pixel – Blue

Breadboard and wires not included.