The QT Py is a tiny little development board capable of big things. Big things are great, but LEDs are the best. QT Py plus LEDs is even better! This guide will help you get started using NeoPixel LEDs with your QT Py and QT Py Haxpress (A QT Py with a soldered-on flash chip). You'll learn how to wire up the board and LEDs, and how to get the software set up.

For the QT Py, you'll be provided with an example that includes some simple animations, such as blink and chase, with basic customisations so you can modify them to fit your needs.

If you've soldered up a QT Py Haxpress, you have the option to use it with the CircuitPython LED Animation library. This guide includes a page on how to use the LED Animation library with your QT Py Haxpress, with three examples to get you started, as well as links to details and more animations.

Let's get blinking!

Parts

Animation of Adafruit QT Py with onboard NeoPixel in a rainbow swirl.
What a cutie pie! Or is it... a QT Py? This diminutive dev board comes with our favorite lil chip, the SAMD21 (as made famous in our GEMMA M0 and Trinket M0 boards).This time it...
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Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with 3-pin JST PH Connector lit up rainbow
Plug in and glow, this Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with JST PH Connector has 30 total LEDs in a "60 LED per meter" spacing,...
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Angled shot of tiny breadboard.
This is a tiny little breadboard... half the size of a half-size breadboard! As of Sep 8, 2022 - This Tiny breadboard has been updated to make plugging and...
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Bundle of Premium Silicone Covered Male-Male Jumper Wires - 200mm x 40
These premium male-male jumper wires are handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCBs. They're 200mm (~7.8") long and come loose as a pack of...
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USB C to USB C cable. USB 3.1 gen 4 with E-Mark. 6" long
As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit! Rather than the regular USB A, this cable has USB C to USB C plugs!USB C is the latest...
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USB C to USB C cable. USB 3.1 gen 4 with E-Mark. 1 meter long
As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit! Rather than the regular USB A, this cable has USB C to USB C plugs!USB C is the latest...
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USB Type A to Type C cable - 6" long
As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit. This  USB Type A to Type C cable will help you with the transition to USB C, even if you're still...
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USB Type A to Type C Cable - approx 1 meter / 3 ft long
As technology changes and adapts, so does Adafruit. This  USB Type A to Type C cable will help you with the transition to USB C, even if you're still...
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This guide was first published on Oct 14, 2020. It was last updated on Oct 14, 2020.

This page (Overview) was last updated on Oct 07, 2020.

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