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Tuesday 1 April 2025

What do you need?

Solder a 3-wire cable to pins 34, 38, and 40 of your “Pico” board.
The other end of this cable has a plug, which fits to the NeoPixel matrix.

Detailed view of “Pico-W” boards with NeoPixel cables.

Hardware

What Price
Pico board 5-10 €
USB cable 5 €
16x16 NeoPixel matrix 25-30 €
3 pin Data cable included with matrix
Sub total approx. 40 €
IKEA frame 10 €
acrylic diffusor 10 €
Grand total < 60€

Time

  • approximately 1-2 hours

Tools

  • soldering iron + some solder
  • ruler + cutter knife
  • cordless drill + some drill inserts (3-12 mm)