NeoPixel Remote: IR Control with WLED
Control your NeoPixel strip with an IR remote with no coding. WLED makes it easy to create customized light animations for your project, and automatically assign remote control buttons. Finally!
Light-Up Costumes in Harsh Environments
LED costumes are delicate, but we love to take them into the harshest environments we can find. Learn to bullet-proof your wiring, enclosures, and connections so you stay lit!
WiFi Jellyfish Lantern with WLED
Build an iridescent jellyfish lantern and control them with the easy-to-install WLED app. Create beautiful light animations in minutes with no coding required. You can even sync multiple lanterns together over WiFi. Fill your mermaid grotto with magic.
Sound Reactive Sunflower Baby Crib Mobile with Bluetooth Control
Keep your favorite baby giggling and cooing with NeoPixels and smiling sunflowers that react to sound.
LED Snowboard with Motion-Reactive Animation
Build a weatherproof LED snowboard that reacts to your riding style. Code your own custom animations in CircuitPython, and shred down the slopes showing off your fabulous glow.
Stick Person Costume with Neon LED Strips
Make a Stick Person costume from LED Neon Strips. These strips glow brightly when connected to power without the need for additional controllers or code. This costume is endless fun and very easy to build.
Shadow Box Internet Clock with NeoPixel Visualization
Build a customized shadow box with a MagTag e-ink display and a strand of NeoPixels. The MagTag's wifi interface will track the position of the sun and move the light according to the time of day.
Animatronic Cosplay Wings
Build a set of animatronic wings using Adafruit Feather! Use 3D printed parts and electronics from Adafruit to make motorized wings that can be customized to fit your costume.
Cosplay Floating LED Fireball with Motion Sensing
Make a glowing fireball that hovers above your hand. Attack your enemies by swinging your arm, and the fire flares up as your power surges. This is a very easy project that can add a lot of magic and fun interaction to your character.
Neopixel Crystal Chandelier with CircuitPython Animations and Speed Control
Make a hanging chandelier lamp with crystals, sparkles, and NeoPixels. Control the brightness and speed of your pixel animations with a dial. Adjust the motion to match the energy of your room. This guide uses a Circuit Playground Bluefruit, a rotary encoder, and the CircuitPlayground LED Animations library.
Hanukkah MakeCode Menorah Sweater
Make a cozy Hanukkah sweater that features a menorah with a string of NeoPixels and a Gemma M0. Use Microsoft MakeCode and capacitive touch to make the candles light up in order when you touch the shamash candle in the center.
NeoPixel Aquarium with Submersible Lights
Add NeoPixel lights powered by a tiny QT Py to your aquarium and create a gorgeous underwater vista with color changing, interactive LED lights. Place the lights above the water for a traditional aquarium glow, and add a submersible strand below the rocks for a bit of extra special magic. Diffuse the lights with glass beads or shells to create a bioluminescent underwater world.
Matrix Portal Money-Sensing Tip Jar
Connect your RGB Matrix and Matrix Portal to a tip jar, and play a fun animation whenever someone drops some money in. This beginner-level project uses a sensor to detect when something is dropped into the jar, and plays a custom sprite animation to say Thank You.
How To Solder Headers
Headers! Male, female, stacking, specialty -- learn how they work and get tips for soldering them perfectly into your board the first time. Also learn what to do if you make mistakes with header assembly. Headers make our lives easier!
HalloWing Flapping Bat
Scare your trick-or-treaters with a spooky bat that blinks its creepy eye and flaps its wings when you walk by. This project uses an Adafruit HalloWing board, a plug-in servo and a strand of conductive thread as the trigger. Hang it from your ceiling, and whenever someone brushes by the dangling thread, the bat will flap its spooky wings! This is a fun, crafty, no-solder project that's perfect to make with kids.