Tools Hack Daily: New Products 8/1/2018 Featuring Adafruit #NeoPixel #UV #LED Strip! @adafruit #adafruit

Saturday, August 4, 2018

New Products 8/1/2018 Featuring Adafruit #NeoPixel #UV #LED Strip! @adafruit #adafruit

Browse through all that’s new here!

NEW PRODUCTS THIS WEEK

Flexible Silicone Neon-Like LED Strip – 1 Meter – Red: Here at Adafruit we love discovering new and exotic glowing things. Like moths to the flame, we were intrigued by these fresh Flexible Silicone Neon-Like LED Strips! They look a lot like neon, but without the need for expensive transformers, glass tubing or inert gasses. Read more.

Circuit Playground Bolt-On Kit: You have a Circuit Playground Express, but you need to mount it to your charming cardboard robot friend, eh? Not so easy if you don’t have a set of standoffs! Read more.

5V 1.5A Output PoE Module – Works with Raspberry Pi 3 B+: Power over Ethernet (PoE) can make your project wiring a breeze – instead of needing a wire for power and data, you can use one Ethernet cable for both! All you need is this handy PoE module, and access to the center-taps on your Ethernet-capable board. Attach the four input wires, and get regulated 5V 1.5A on the other side. Amazing! Read more.

5V 1.8A Isolated Output PoE Module Works with Raspberry Pi 3 B+: Power over Ethernet (PoE) can make your project wiring a breeze – instead of needing a wire for power and data, you can use one Ethernet cable for both! All you need is this handy PoE module, and access to the center-taps on your Ethernet-capable board. Attach the four input wires, and get regulated 5V 1.8A on the other side. Amazing! Read more.

Arcade Button and Switch Quick-Connect Wires – 0.187″ (10-pack): Quick connector wire sets make wiring up our arcade-style or metal buttons quicky-quick. Each wire comes as a ‘pair’ with two 0.187″ quick-connects pre-crimped. The wires are terminated together in a JST 2.5mm 2-pin connector. This connector will fit in 0.1″ headers, so it’s breadboard compatible or you can stick two wires into the end. Of course, you can chop this off if there’s no use for it. Read more.

Arcade Button and Switch Quick-Connect Wires – 0.25″ (10-pack): Quick connector wire sets make wiring up our arcade-style or metal buttons quicky-quick. Each wire comes as a ‘pair’ with two 0.25″ quick-connects pre-crimped. The wires are terminated together in a JST 2.5mm 2-pin connector. This connector will fit in 0.1″ headers, so it’s breadboard compatible or you can stick two wires into the end. Of course, you can chop this off if there’s no use for it. Read more.

Plastic Pop Rivets for Cardboard Crafts (100-pack): Enter the world of cardboard construction and build playful robot friends!

Instead of slapping on tape or waiting for your hot glue to warm up, you can use these Plastic Pop Rivets! So easy to install. Just poke them through the cardboard and fasten with the back piece. This will ensure clean, movable joints and attachments. You can even remove them with some effort (but they’ll hold as long as you don’t pry them apart). Read more.

Snap-action 5-Wire Block Connector (12-24 AWG) – Pack of 3: These are like the fancy electronics equivalent of the wire nuts electricians use to bind wires together. They are a lot easier to use as well! Each block connector has a metal block inside and five levers that snap open and close to bind stranded/solid-core wire. No screwdrivers required! They’re super handy for free wiring and can handle up to 32A at 450V with UL listing so you can also use them for mains wiring. Use any wires from 12 AWG down to 24 AWG. Read more.

Adafruit 1.2″ 8×8 LED Matrix Backpack: By popular request, you can now get our 8×8 LED backpacks without the LEDs! These backpacks feature an HT16K33 I2C LED driver, they’re simple and easy to use – you can use our very nice library for the backpacks to get running in under half an hour. If you’ve been eyeing matrix displays but hesitated because of the complexity, this is the solution you’ve been looking for! Read more.

Adafruit 7-Segment Backpack – 1.2″ Tall Digits: By popular request, you can now get our 1.2″ Tall 7-Segment LED backpacks without the LEDs! These backpacks feature an HT16K33 I2C LED driver, they’re simple and easy to use – you can use our very nice library for the backpacks to get running in under half an hour. If you’ve been eyeing matrix displays but hesitated because of the complexity, this is the solution you’ve been looking for! Read more.

Adafruit NeoPixel UV LED Strip with 32 LED/m – White PCB – 1M: What new iteration of NeoPixel strip is this? Roll out the black light and disco ball! It’s an Adafruit NeoPixel Ultraviolet Strip with 32 LEDs per meter! Each order comes as a single one meter long strip. If you order multiple meters, you’ll get that many individual 1 meter pieces. Read more.