{"product_id":"plasma-2040-discontinued","title":"Plasma 2040 [Discontinued]","description":"\u003cp\u003eSwathe everything in rainbows with this all-in-one, USB-C powered controller for WS2812\/Neopixel and APA102\/Dotstar addressable LED strips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlasma 2040 is an RP2040-based driver board for addressable LED strips (also known as magical rainbows by the metre). It's designed to make rigging up bits of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecustom, programmable lighting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas straightforward as possible - perfect for whipping up some quick under-cupboard illumination, dramatically underlighting your sofa or providing some atmospheric mood-lighting for your workspace, PC or vivarium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlasma 2040 is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epowered and programmable by USB-C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand, because USB-C is capable of drawing up to 3A of power, that's enough to power a healthy chunk of LEDs. There's three\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003euseful buttons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat you could use for turning the lights on and off or to switch between colours or effects, plus a reset button and an eternally popular\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eonboard RGB LED\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've also popped a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQW\/ST connector\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon there, to make it super easy to plug in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eQwiic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSTEMMA QT\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebreakouts - how about hooking up an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRGB potentiometer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto adjust the speed or hue of your lights, an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eair quality sensor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto make your desk lighting into a giant thermometer or tell you when you should crack a window or a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elight sensor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto turn them on automatically when it gets dark?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowered by RP2040 (Dual Arm Cortex M0+ running at up to 133Mhz with 264kB of SRAM)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with 5V WS2812\/Neopixel\/SK6812 and APA102\/Dotstar\/SK9822 LEDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrew terminals for attaching your LED strip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-C connector for power and programming (3A max)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQw\/ST (Qwiic\/STEMMA QT) connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow side current sensing (accessible via ADC3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReset, BOOT and two user buttons (the BOOT button can also be used as a user button)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRGB LED\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully assembled (no soldering required)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasurements: approx 50 x 28 x 12mm (L x W x H, including connectors)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC++\/MicroPython libraries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchematic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLED strip and connectors are sold separately, check out the extras tab for some options!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGetting Started\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlasma 2040 is firmware agnostic! You can program it with C\/C++ or MicroPython in the same way as you would a Raspberry Pi Pico. You can find (lots) more information on how to do that (as well as download links for the firmware\/SDK) on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRP2040 landing page. You can find documentation for our MicroPython Plasma module\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can also use CircuitPython on your Plasma 2040! 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It includes both MicroPython and CircuitPython code!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eConnecting Breakouts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your breakout has a QW\/ST connector on board, you can plug it straight in with a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJST-SH to JST-SH cable, or you can easily connect any of our I2C breakouts with a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJST-SH to JST-SH cable\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecoupled with a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eQw\/ST to Breakout Garden adaptor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find a list of which breakouts are currently compatible with our C++\/MicroPython build\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've also broken out a set of I2C pins, analog pins and debug pins so you can solder things like breakouts or analog potentiometers directly to them (or solder on a strip of header and plug the whole shebang into a breadboard).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur C++\/MicroPython software uses the RP2040's PIO state machines to drive each strip separately - this board only has one set of LED strip connectors, but if you're up for some inventive wiring it's possible to drive multiple strips simultaneously, even if they're of different types!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you're curious about how much current your LEDs are consuming, we've incorporated some current sensing circuitry onto this board, which you can measure by reading ADC3. 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