Monday 21 July 2025
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What do you need? ¶
Connect a NeoPixel cable to the Rapsberry-Pi-Pico:
- Solder a 3-wire cable to pins 34, 38, and 40 of your Pico board.
The other end of this cable has a plug, which fits to the NeoPixel matrix.
(Detailed view of “Pico-W” boards with NeoPixel cables.)
Hardware ¶
| What |
Price |
| Pico board |
5-10 € |
| USB cable |
5 € |
| 16x16 NeoPixel matrix |
25-30 € |
| 3 pin Data cable |
included with matrix |
| Sub total |
approx. 40 € |
| IKEA frame |
10 € |
| acrylic diffusor |
10 € |
| Grand total |
< 60€ |
- soldering iron + some solder
- ruler + cutter knife
- cordless drill + some drill inserts (3-12 mm)
- approximately 1-2 hours