# NeoPixel Ring Bangle Bracelet

## Overview

http://youtu.be/QboUfjwQLaU

Wear a bangle of light! Build a charming bracelet from four NeoPixel rings and GEMMA, Adafruit's tiny wearable electronics platform. You will need:

- 4x [NeoPixel Rings](http://www.adafruit.com/products/1463) (16-size)
- [GEMMA](http://www.adafruit.com/products/1222)&nbsp;or [GEMMA M0](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3501)&nbsp;wearable microcontroller
- [tiny lipoly battery](http://www.adafruit.com/products/1317)
- [tiny switch](http://www.adafruit.com/products/805)
- [jewelry findings](http://www.riogrande.com/Product/TAG-SS-OVAL-896-X-47MM-W-1-HL--20-GA/684144)
- jump rings
- [magnetic clasp](http://www.riogrande.com/Product/SS-MAGNETIC-CLASP-6MM/693415)
- two pairs of pliers
- small gauge stranded wire
- [soldering iron](http://www.adafruit.com/products/180) and [solder](http://www.adafruit.com/products/145)
- [wire strippers](http://www.adafruit.com/products/527)
- [flush snips](http://www.adafruit.com/products/152)
- E6000 craft adhesive

Info: 

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/012/994/medium800thumb/gemma_flora_09-bracelet.jpg?1448311404)

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/012/993/medium800/flora_neopixel-bangle-bracelet-08.jpg?1387375774)

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/012/999/medium800thumb/gemma_flora_sine.jpg?1448311410)

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/013/000/medium800thumb/gemma_flora_figure-8.jpg?1448311421)

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/013/001/medium800thumb/gemma_flora_random.jpg?1448311421)

- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixel-ring-bangle-bracelet/circuit-diagram.md)

## Featured Products

### Adafruit GEMMA v2 - Miniature wearable electronic platform

[Adafruit GEMMA v2 - Miniature wearable electronic platform](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1222)
 **Deprecation Warning: The Gemma bit-bang USB technique it uses doesn't work as well as it did in 2014, many modern computers won't work well. So while we still carry the Gemma so that people can maintain some older projects, we no longer recommend it.** <a...></a...>

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### Adafruit GEMMA M0 - Miniature wearable electronic platform

[Adafruit GEMMA M0 - Miniature wearable electronic platform](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3501)
The **Adafruit Gemma M0** is a super small microcontroller board, with just enough built-in to create many simple projects. It may look small and cute: round, about the size of a quarter, with friendly alligator-clip sew pads. But do not be fooled! The Gemma M0 is incredibly...

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### NeoPixel Ring - 16 x 5050 RGB LED with Integrated Drivers

[NeoPixel Ring - 16 x 5050 RGB LED with Integrated Drivers](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1463)
Round and round and round they go! 16 ultra bright smart LED NeoPixels are arranged in a circle with 1.75" (44.5mm) outer diameter. The rings are 'chainable' - connect the output pin of one to the input pin of another. Use only one microcontroller pin to control as many as you can...

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### Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 150mAh

[Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 150mAh](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1317)
Lithium-ion polymer (also known as 'lipo' or 'lipoly') batteries are thin, light, and powerful. The output ranges from 4.2V when completely charged to 3.7V. This battery has a capacity of 150mAh for a total of about 0.6 Wh. If you need a larger battery, <a...></a...>

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### Breadboard-friendly SPDT Slide Switch

[Breadboard-friendly SPDT Slide Switch](https://www.adafruit.com/product/805)
These nice switches are perfect for use with breadboard and perfboard projects. They have 0.1" spacing and snap in nicely into a solderless breadboard. They're easy to switch no matter what size fingers you have, but not so easy that they'll get flipped by accident. Work great as...

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### Arduino GEMMA - Miniature wearable electronic platform

[Arduino GEMMA - Miniature wearable electronic platform](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2470)
What do you get when you combine&nbsp;an Adafruit classic with geniuses at Arduino? The Arduino GEMMA!&nbsp;It's a tiny wearable platform board with a lot of might in a 1" diameter package. Powered by a Attiny85 and programmable with an Arduino IDE over USB, you'll be able to...

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### Gemma M0 Starter Pack

[Gemma M0 Starter Pack](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1657)
Get started with Adafruit GEMMA with this lovely starter kit! Included is everything you need to make a basic project.&nbsp;There's a GEMMA M0, four sewable bright RGB pixels, a battery holder (coin cell batteries not included), 2-ply conductive thread, alligator clips to help you test...

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### Adafruit Gemma Sensor Starter Pack

[Adafruit Gemma Sensor Starter Pack](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1849)
Go interactive with sensors and Adafruit GEMMA with this lovely starter kit! Included is everything you need to make a basic sensing project (or two). There's a GEMMA board, four sewable bright RGB pixels, a motion sensor, a switch, a light sensor, a piezo, a rechargeable battery and...

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