Lumenati 8-pack - SparkFun USA

SparkFun Lumenati 8-pack is a coin-sized board equipped with seven APA102C LEDs surrounding the outer edge of the board, with one in the center.The 8-pack board can be daisy-chained with other Lumenati boards. The APA102C LEDs on each board with numbers indicating their position in the sequence to write code more easily.

The APA102C addressable LEDs operate on +5V power input, as well as 0–5V logic levels for clock and data, and employ a 2-wire communication protocol consisting of a clock line and a data line. While this requires one more wire than standard WS2812B LEDs, the advantage is that the communication with the LEDs becomes somewhat timing-independent, allowing to run these directly off of a Raspberry Pi or other single-board computer that doesn’t normally allow for a long, precisely timed data stream without the use of additional hardware.

Note: This product only includes one board, not eight. The term “8-pack” refers to there being eight  APA102C LEDs equipped to the Lumenati.

Features of SparkFun Lumenati 8-pack
 

• Coin-sized board with four APA102C LEDs
• LEDs employ a 2-wire communication protocol
• Operating voltage +5V
• Operating temperature : -40 °C to +70 °C

Package includes:
 

• 1 x SparkFun Lumenati 4-pack

Dimensions
 

• 28.3mm x 28.3mm x 3.2mm (1.11" x 1.11" x 0.12")

Development Resources:
 

• Schematic
• KiCad Files
• Hookup Guide
• Lumenati Alien Garden Guide
• Datasheet (APA102C)
• GitHub