# Adafruit Sparkle Motion Mini
## Overview
Info: We mainly recommend this board for use with WLED, but examples are included in this guide for CircuitPython and Arduino.
The **Adafruit Sparkle Motion Mini** is part of our series of "Sparkle Motion" boards, that are our attempt to make the best small WLED-friendly smart LED driving board in the whole world. Our resident mermaid, [firepixie](https://learn.adafruit.com/u/firepixie) makes a lot of projects with WLED and she loves it! So how can we make something that will be powerful enough to drive advanced LED projects that need a compact design?
The **Mini** version of the Sparkle Motion is a simpler version of our full-featured Sparkle Motion, we give up the high voltage support and built in IR receiver, in order to make it under 1 square inch in size! By using a 4-layer board and double-sided assembly we've put together this feature set:
- **Power via USB Type C for up to 5V 4A input - ** you can use off-the-shelf USB battery packs for portable operation.
- **4 Amp resetting fuse ** to protect from over-current drive
- **ESP32** mini module with built in antenna port - the classic ESP32 has the best WLED support even if we'd prefer the 'S2 or 'S3. Comes with 4 MB of flash, dual core 240MHz Tensilica, WiFi, Bluetooth LE and Bluetooth Classic support.
- **USB-serial converter ** with auto-reset
- **Two output signals plus 5V power and ground** - both signal output are level shifted to 5V. These are on 0.1" spaced breakout pads. To keep the design slim we don't include terminal blocks pre-soldered, [but we do stock the matching blocks if you want them](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2137)
- **Extra 2x3 0.1" breakout pads** with 4 more GPIO plus 3V power and ground.
- **Built-in I2S microphone type SPH0654**
- **Stemma QT I2C port** to connect external sensors/OLED/etc
- **User button on GPIO 0** plus Reset button
- **Red built-in LED** on pin 12
- **Small built-in NeoPixel** on pin 18
- **Separate analog/digital input JST port ** for analog input, potentiometer, microphone or external IR receiver on pin 13
- **Compact enough you can use it for wearable projects** - 1.2"x0.8" / 30mm x 20mm size with mounting holes
While we recommend it for use with WLED, it will also work just fine as a compact ESP32 board for use with Arduino, ESP-IDF, MicroPython, CircuitPython or any other ESP32 supported codebase.
Note that unlike the classic Sparkle Motion board, we don't include terminal blocks pre-soldered to keep the board very slim. [We do stock the matching blocks if you want them](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2137), a small amount of soldering is required to attach them. Also, unlike the bigger version, we dropped the on-board IR receiver - however its easy to add one by [plugging in a JST SH 3-pin socket cable](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5755) and [slotting in an IR receiver module](https://www.adafruit.com/product/157).
- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-sparkle-motion-mini/pinouts.md)
## Primary Products
### Mini Sparkle Motion - WLED-friendly ESP32 NeoPixel LED Driver
[Mini Sparkle Motion - WLED-friendly ESP32 NeoPixel LED Driver](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6160)
The **Adafruit Sparkle Motion Mini** is part of our series of "Sparkle Motion" boards, that are our attempt to make the best small WLED-friendly smart LED driving board in the whole world. Our resident mermaid,
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### Mini Sparkle Motion with Pre-soldered Terminal Block
[Mini Sparkle Motion with Pre-soldered Terminal Block](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6314)
The **Adafruit Sparkle Motion Mini** is part of our series of "Sparkle Motion" boards, which are our attempt to make the best small WLED-friendly smart LED driving board in the whole world. Our resident mermaid,
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## Featured Products
### 2.54mm/0.1" Pitch Terminal Block - 4-pin
[2.54mm/0.1" Pitch Terminal Block - 4-pin](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2137)
After a long day out harvesting in the terminal block fields, we've returned with a veritable bounty of these very nice and compact 2.54mm/0.1" terminal blocks in a variety of sizes.
Our harvest of terminal blocks is great news since nothing makes a project harder to...
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### Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGB LED Strip - Black 30 LED 1m
[Adafruit NeoPixel Digital RGB LED Strip - Black 30 LED 1m](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2552)
You thought it couldn't get better than [our world-famous 32-LED-per-meter Digital LED strip](http://adafruit.com/products/306) but we will prove you wrong! These NeoPixel strips have 30 digitally-addressable pixel LEDs per meter and are very affordable and are only 12.5 mm...
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### Adafruit NeoPixel Pebble / Seed LED Strand - 300 LEDs - 2" Pitch
[Adafruit NeoPixel Pebble / Seed LED Strand - 300 LEDs - 2" Pitch](https://www.adafruit.com/product/6023)
We have all sorts of LED strips for a wide range of needs. [_Chonky_](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3869) strips? We got those! [Strips with alligator...](https://www.adafruit.com/?q=neopixel%20alligator%20clips%20stripping%20wires)
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### STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH 4-pin Cable with Premium Female Sockets
[STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH 4-pin Cable with Premium Female Sockets](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4397)
This 4-wire cable is a little over 150mm / 6" long and fitted with JST-SH female 4-pin connectors on one end and premium female headers on the other. Compared with the chunkier JST-PH these are 1mm pitch instead of 2mm, but still have a nice latching feel, while being easy to insert and...
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### STEMMA JST PH 2mm 3-Pin to Female Socket Cable - 200mm
[STEMMA JST PH 2mm 3-Pin to Female Socket Cable - 200mm](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3894)
This cable will let you turn a JST PH 3-pin cable port into 3 individual wires with high-quality 0.1" female header sockets on the end. We're carrying these to match up with our Hallowing, for extending and connecting sensors or LEDs - and the wires are even color coded!
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### 3-pin JST SM Plug + Receptacle Cable Set
[3-pin JST SM Plug + Receptacle Cable Set](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1663)
These 3-wire cables are 163mm (6.4") long and come as a set. One cable has a JST SM type connector plug on the end. The other cable has a matching JST SM type receptacle connector. They are good for whenever you have 3 wires you want to be able to plug and unplug. We like the solid and...
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### USB Battery Pack for Raspberry Pi - 10000mAh - 2 x 5V outputs
[USB Battery Pack for Raspberry Pi - 10000mAh - 2 x 5V outputs](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1566)
A large-sized rechargeable battery pack for your [Raspberry Pi](http://www.adafruit.com/raspberrypi) (or [Arduino](http://www.adafruit.com/arduino), or [Propeller](http://www.adafruit.com/category/26), or anything else that uses 5V!). This pack is intended for...
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### Wall Power Supply with USB C - 5V 3A Output and Switch
[Wall Power Supply with USB C - 5V 3A Output and Switch](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5802)
We love the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5, with their fancy new USB Type C power connectors. Now we have an even _better_ power supply that can be used with either Pi 4 or even a Pi 5 with 5V output, 3A of current to handle builds with accessories and displays. This flat square body...
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