SparkFun RGB Addressable CBI LED 5mm - Right Angle

SparkFun RGB Addressable CBI LED 5mm - Right Angle (COM-23649)

This is a right angle 5mm addressable LED. It sounds boring, but at the time of writing, this is the first one in the world.

If you've ever tried to get a project into an enclosure, you know what a challenge it can be. Connectors are fairly straightforward. Oddly, getting a clean-looking, clear indicator to the outside world is trickier.

CBIs, or circuit board indicators, are a common way to get LEDs through the enclosure wall. The problem is that all the current LED suppliers and CBI models are from the 1980s when Modems were the king and needed lots of link indicators. When we wanted an addressable RGB CBI for our projects and couldn't find one, so we made it!

Inside is a single wire APA106/WS2812/Neopixel type RGB addressable LED with data in, and data out pins. Using the FastLED library, you'll be blinking in no time!

Why be locked into a single indicator LED color when you can drive many board edge indicators with a single wire, and make them any color or brightness! Welcome to the future.

Repository Contents

• /Documentation - Dimensional drawing and LED information
• /Firmware - Example sketch showing how to drive with the FastLED library.
• /Hardware - Example PCB including footprint in KiCad.

License Information

This product is open source!

Please review the LICENSE.md file for license information.

If you have any questions or concerns on licensing, please contact technical support on our SparkFun forums.

Distributed as-is; no warranty is given.

• Your friends at SparkFun.