Particle Photon RGB Panel Shield V3
The Particle Photon RGB panel shield board is designed to connect a Particle Photon to an RGB Panel
to avoid messy wiring. When used with a female 2x8 0.1" spacing header on the BOTTOM of the board,
it can be plugged directly into the back of a (larger)…
Particle Photon RGB Panel Shield V3
The Particle Photon RGB panel shield board is designed to connect a Particle Photon to an RGB Panel
to avoid messy wiring. When used with a female 2x8 0.1" spacing header on the BOTTOM of the board,
it can be plugged directly into the back of a (larger) RGB Panel. When used with a male shrouded 2x8
connector on TOP of the board, it can be used with the ribbon cable typically supplied with RGB panels.
All spare Photon pins (VBAT, RST, DAC, RX, TX, SDA, SCL) are presented on the board. They can be used with or without male header pins. The power rails (5V, GND and 3V3) are conveniently broken out near the small proto area.
The board can be powered via a 2.1mm x 5.5mm barrel jack or via a 2-terminal screw connector. One
configuration is to power via the barrel jack with a readily available 5v supply (eg. Adafruit 1466)
and powering the panel via the screw terminals. Or, power from the RGB panel supply (5v) can be applied
to the RGB shield via the screw terminals to power the photon. It is NOT recommended to power the RGB panel from the Photon’s USB power source.
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Parts are for reference only and may be substituted as needed. Digikey links are for reference only.
The RGBMatrixPanel library may be found in the Particle Web IDE. Be sure to set the RGBSHIELDVERSION to 3 for this board. The library contains several examples for different size RGB matrix panels. The RGBPixelClock library, a fun clock with multiple faces and able to display weather, can also found in the Web IDE.
