Alex Eames has just tweeted that his LED system, RasPiO Inspiring, has just gone on general sale. There are a number of bundles available, as well as single shapes with or without driver boards, so head over to the RasPiO website to take a look. I hear good things from Alex about some upcoming project blogs which feature the system!
This is a really great system – the shapes are nice and big (not to mention bright!) and the code available for the Raspberry Pi is top-notch. Well worth investing in. And remember: This isn’t just a Pi-compatible system – it’s also possible to use the boards with all the other driver boards in the image above! Lots of possibilities for embedded projects. 🙂
I totally agree. I bought a set while it was on Kickstarter and have had a great deal of fun driving it using both a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino.
If you’ve not tried one of Alex’s kits before I recommend giving this a try. The documentation is in of class of its own, right at the top and an example other producers should follow. It covers the soldering and coding in very great detail with pictures, words and videos.