The Pimoroni scroll bit is a little display with a lot of pixels! Its 119 bright white LEDs are perfect for scrolling messages with your , or for animations, graphs, and more!
Just slot in your micro:bit, then code scroll:bit with the block-based , or with MicroPython in the . It works in a very similar way to the built-in red LED matrix on your micro:bit, so if you've used that then you'll know exactly what to do.
Features
- Comes fully-assembled and ready to use
- 17x7 matrix of bright white pixels (119 total)
- Individual PWM brightness control of each pixel
- Uses the IS31FL3731 LED matrix driver chip
- Compatible with
- Microsoft MakeCode and MicroPython support
- No soldering required!
Software
You can code scroll:bit with the block-based , that'll get you started with the concepts of how to code a matrix of LEDs or, if you want to delve deeper, then you can use MicroPython in the .
To add the scroll:bit library in MakeCode, click on the cog at the top right hand corner, then "Add Package", then search for "scrollbit". You can find full instructions at the .
Pimoroni's has a bunch of useful information and even embedded code examples (including how to make a spirit level) that are easy to download straight to your micro:bit. You'll be up-and-running in a jiffy!
Pimoroni's MicroPython library for scroll:bit is also , again with full instructions on how to get going with it.
Worksheets
Pimoroni have put together some lovely worksheets for scroll:bit, showing you how to get started, and build some simple projects with MakeCode blocks.
