amomii Glow LED Strips – 8 Strips, Each with 8 WS2812 Individually Addressable, Daisy Chainable NEO RGB Pixels – DIY Electronics STEM Project Gift for Adults and Teens – 3D Print Accessories Included
Product Description
Ideate, Innovate, Illuminate: Stunning RGB light patterns, built by you.
Revitalize your microcontroller projects with the amomii Glow LED strips. Featuring 8 individually addressable pixels per strip, you can create captivating light patterns and displays with ease. With daisy chaining capabilities, multiple strips can be connected together, all controlled by a single data pin on your microcontroller. Illuminate your projects with vibrance and simplicity using the amomii Glow.
Supercharge Your Maker Skills with Included Lessons
The video showcases the product in use.The video guides you through product setup.The video compares multiple products.The video shows the product being unpacked.
Follow the included video tutorials and unlock Arduino IDE coding skills, learn about color protocols and build the amomii Glow Box and amomii Glow Tower projects.
Illuminate Your World with amomii Glow 
Addressable Pixels
8 RGB Pixels per Strip for Infinite Creativity. Each pixel is a canvas for mesmerizing light patterns. Ideal for artists, hobbyists, and engineers.
Simplified Control
Just three pins required: 5V for power, Gnd for ground, S for data. No complex setups or wiring. Plug in and unleash your imagination effortlessly.
Effortless Daisy Chaining
Features three output pins for daisy chaining multiple strips. Create captivating cascades controlled by one microcontroller data pin.
Beautiful White PCB
Beauty Meets Technology: Glow’s strips feature a stunning white PCB for elegance. Blending form and function seamlessly.
Female to Female Jumper Wires
Use the included 10cm female-to-female jumper wires to effortlessly daisy-chain your strips together.
Female-to-Male Jumper Wires
Connect your Glow strip to your microcontroller without a hitch with the included 20cm jumper wires.
Documentation and Guides
Includes video tutorials, detailed instructions, inspiring examples, and easily accessible datasheets, all in an elegant, user-friendly format.
3D Print
All of our products come with free 3D printable accessories. Use your 3D printer to turn your project into a finished product!
Expose
Our stylish PCBs are fully functional and look stunning in their naked glory, so feel free to leave them be.
Craft
Be crafty, and case your Glow strips in cardboard, paper, plastic bottles or whatever else you can think up. These lights look stunning diffused through common printer paper.
amomii Glow
The amomii Glow LED strips are a versatile addition to any project. Whether you’re looking to add vibrance and color to your electronics project, backlight your TV, create mood lighting around the house, or even install them under a remote-controlled car, the amomii Glow has you covered.
Individual Addressable Pixels : Each strip features 8 pixels, with each pixel equipped with WS2812B chips. This means that each pixel is individually addressable, allowing for endless creative possibilities.
Easy to Connect and Expand : Using the included jumper wires, multiple strips can be connected together to expand the display.Strips can even be arranged in a matrix formation and used to display animations or scroll text.
Elegant Design : With the stunning white PCB, the amomii Glow adds a touch of elegance to any project.
Free STLs : For the 3D printer enthusiasts, we have multiple 3D printable cases and accessories that you can download and print for free.Download details in the pack.
Easy Wiring : Wiring the amomii Glow is simple, requiring only one data pin on your microcontroller, regardless of how many strips you’re controlling.
Includes : 8 x amomii Glow strips / 3 x FM Jumper Wires (20cm) / 21 x X FF Jumper Wires (10cm)
Dimensions : The amomii Glow measures 79mm x 9mm and weighs 3g (per strip)
Enriching Your Maker Journey with amomii’s Resources : At amomii, we want to provide the best possible experience for all makers – whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned veteran. That’s why all of our products come with detailed documentation, datasheets, schematics, and support to help you get started. We also offer a range of example projects and downloadable code to inspire your creativity, and 3D printable files to help you customize your projects. So, no matter what your level of expertise is, amomii has something to help you on your maker voyage.
Versatile and Vibrant：Add vibrance and color to your electronics project, backlight your TV, create mood lighting, or install under remote-controlled cars with the amomii Glow LED strips – a versatile addition to any project.
Individually Addressable Pixels：Each strip features 8 pixels equipped with WS2812B chips, allowing for endless creative possibilities as each pixel is individually addressable.
Expandable Displa：Using the included jumper wires, multiple strips can be connected together to expand the display. Strips can also be arranged in a matrix formation and used to display animations or scroll text.
Elegant Design：The stunning white PCB of the amomii Glow adds a touch of elegance to any project.
Easy Wiring：Wiring the amomii Glow is simple, requiring only one data pin on your microcontroller, regardless of how many strips you’re controlling.
Free 3D Printable Accessories：Downloadable 3D models allow users to customize and enhance their projects, making it easy to add personal touches and creative flourishes.
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Product Description
Ideate, Innovate, Illuminate: Stunning RGB light patterns, built by you.
Revitalize your microcontroller projects with the amomii Glow LED strips. Featuring 8 individually addressable pixels per strip, you can create captivating light patterns and displays with ease. With daisy chaining capabilities, multiple strips can be connected together, all controlled by a single data pin on your microcontroller. Illuminate your projects with vibrance and simplicity using the amomii Glow.
Supercharge Your Maker Skills with Included Lessons
The video showcases the product in use.The video guides you through product setup.The video compares multiple products.The video shows the product being unpacked.
Follow the included video tutorials and unlock Arduino IDE coding skills, learn about color protocols and build the amomii Glow Box and amomii Glow Tower projects.
Illuminate Your World with amomii Glow Addressable Pixels
8 RGB Pixels per Strip for Infinite Creativity. Each pixel is a canvas for mesmerizing light patterns. Ideal for artists, hobbyists, and engineers.
Simplified Control
Just three pins required: 5V for power, Gnd for ground, S for data. No complex setups or wiring. Plug in and unleash your imagination effortlessly.
Effortless Daisy Chaining
Features three output pins for daisy chaining multiple strips. Create captivating cascades controlled by one microcontroller data pin.
Beautiful White PCB
Beauty Meets Technology: Glow’s strips feature a stunning white PCB for elegance. Blending form and function seamlessly.
Female to Female Jumper Wires
Use the included 10cm female-to-female jumper wires to effortlessly daisy-chain your strips together.
Female-to-Male Jumper Wires
Connect your Glow strip to your microcontroller without a hitch with the included 20cm jumper wires.
Documentation and Guides
Includes video tutorials, detailed instructions, inspiring examples, and easily accessible datasheets, all in an elegant, user-friendly format.
3D Print
All of our products come with free 3D printable accessories. Use your 3D printer to turn your project into a finished product!
Expose
Our stylish PCBs are fully functional and look stunning in their naked glory, so feel free to leave them be.
Craft
Be crafty, and case your Glow strips in cardboard, paper, plastic bottles or whatever else you can think up. These lights look stunning diffused through common printer paper.
amomii Glow
The amomii Glow LED strips are a versatile addition to any project. Whether you’re looking to add vibrance and color to your electronics project, backlight your TV, create mood lighting around the house, or even install them under a remote-controlled car, the amomii Glow has you covered.
Individual Addressable Pixels : Each strip features 8 pixels, with each pixel equipped with WS2812B chips. This means that each pixel is individually addressable, allowing for endless creative possibilities.
Easy to Connect and Expand : Using the included jumper wires, multiple strips can be connected together to expand the display.Strips can even be arranged in a matrix formation and used to display animations or scroll text.
Elegant Design : With the stunning white PCB, the amomii Glow adds a touch of elegance to any project.
Free STLs : For the 3D printer enthusiasts, we have multiple 3D printable cases and accessories that you can download and print for free.Download details in the pack.
Easy Wiring : Wiring the amomii Glow is simple, requiring only one data pin on your microcontroller, regardless of how many strips you’re controlling.
Includes : 8 x amomii Glow strips / 3 x FM Jumper Wires (20cm) / 21 x X FF Jumper Wires (10cm)
Dimensions : The amomii Glow measures 79mm x 9mm and weighs 3g (per strip)
Enriching Your Maker Journey with amomii’s Resources : At amomii, we want to provide the best possible experience for all makers – whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned veteran. That’s why all of our products come with detailed documentation, datasheets, schematics, and support to help you get started. We also offer a range of example projects and downloadable code to inspire your creativity, and 3D printable files to help you customize your projects. So, no matter what your level of expertise is, amomii has something to help you on your maker voyage.
Versatile and Vibrant：Add vibrance and color to your electronics project, backlight your TV, create mood lighting, or install under remote-controlled cars with the amomii Glow LED strips – a versatile addition to any project.
Individually Addressable Pixels：Each strip features 8 pixels equipped with WS2812B chips, allowing for endless creative possibilities as each pixel is individually addressable.
Expandable Displa：Using the included jumper wires, multiple strips can be connected together to expand the display. Strips can also be arranged in a matrix formation and used to display animations or scroll text.
Elegant Design：The stunning white PCB of the amomii Glow adds a touch of elegance to any project.
Easy Wiring：Wiring the amomii Glow is simple, requiring only one data pin on your microcontroller, regardless of how many strips you’re controlling.
Free 3D Printable Accessories：Downloadable 3D models allow users to customize and enhance their projects, making it easy to add personal touches and creative flourishes.
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Download the APP, you can control the smart WiFi led strip lights anywhere with your mobile phone ; No matter you are working in the office or on vacation; Also you can use group function to create a group for multiple led strips, and then activate them all with one click (2.4GHz Wi-Fi only)
Remote Control
Smart led lights for bedroom IR remote controller with 20 keys, including 16 different light colors, multi brightness adjustment,4 dynamic light modes. Gives you a colorful life. You can also use strobe, fade, flash etc modes to hold parties, which can bring you a perfect party experience.
Specification : Color : RGB (Red Green Blue) Working Voltage : 24V DC Source life : 50000 hour Usage: Indoor only
Q&A
Question 1: How to set the lights into paring mode?
Answer: Step 1 Power on; Step 2 Hold the “ON” button on remote about 3-5 seconds until the lights start flashing.
Question 2: Does this product work with 5 GHz wifi?
Answer: No, it only works with 2.4 GHz
Question 3: Can you cut the strip and where?
Answer: Yes, there are gold lines where to cut. But the cut off piece has to be connected to a controller.
Package Dimensions : 11.81 x 9.45 x 0.75 inches; 12.31 ounces
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Batteries : 1 Lithium Ion batteries required.
Date First Available : August 7, 2023
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dapooper –
Great quality product. Comprehensive addition to amomii UNO and intro to coding and gadgetry!
I got a set each for my 11 and 13-year-old kids and added them to the amomii UNO… They’ve never done programming before but once they scanned the QR code for instructions were able to dive in with just enough difficulty to be challenging and still provide an extremely fulfilling project. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. After some work they got the LEDs flashing, changing brightness and colours, and doing what they wanted….amazing! It’s not just a simple plug-and-play, but a quality learning tool… very satisfying to see it working as promised after the straightforward coding and programming! This really spurred my boy’s curiosity and today they are jumping into building a Backlit Sign using the instructions in the Projects and Hacks area of the amomii website. Access to all the projects and learning is free…what a great way to learn and have fun at the same time!
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Eric L Seevers –
Fun, fn, fun
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ChrisB –
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Nothing needs to be said but they work and quality made
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Backseat user –
Very well made RGB matrix
As other reviewers mentioned above, this is a nicely made RGB matrix in Uno-shields style. I have used several other RGB matrix boards, most of them are made with WS2812B controllers that are NeoPixel library comparable. The part I like most about this board is the RGB LEDs are all sealed with white defusing material, which makes the light quality much better than those built with bear RGB diodes with internal wires exposed when lit.The reasons that I take off one star are the following:1) Yes, it is better to use LEDs sealed with defusing material. But It would be even better if they could find LEDs covered with a better defusing structure to fully eliminate the light center, making every LED an evenly lit dot.2) some users prefer the spread LED layout, but I prefer a more condensed layout, such as the layout on Ardu2040M board. Again, this is a bias for my own project needs.3) I wish they had used LEDs that are built with SASK9822 or ACA102C compatible controllers, which provide much better performance and better optical quality. Hopefully, they will have an upgraded version in this direction sometime soon.4) This manufacturer does seem to be less open on their sample code. I spent some time looking for the RGB strip data PIN on the UNO header before I was able to code it. Sure one can eventually figure it out from one of the figures on the provided instruction sheet (D9 on the UNO board header). This PIN is stated in their sample code, only after you sign up for a user account on their website.Overall, this is a very well-built board, with a reasonable price in the Arduino-compatible RGB matrix category. It also works well with the Wemo D1 R32 board (only have to change the data pin from 9 on UNO to 13 on Wemo D1R32), which is a UNO-style (highly compatible physically) ESP32 board with much more power.
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Great Idea to start with electronics and programming
I followed along with the Getting Start pdf and currently have all 8 of the strips showing random light patterns behind my computer screen lighting up the wall. Looks awesome. Now I need to learn to write some custom code and get them setup how I want them. The start of an exciting journey.
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Robert –
Nifty, versatile board for a multitude of micros at a fair price
I don’t do Arduno hardware, but I assume that’s the reason for the relatively large size of this board.Unlike a lot of accessories with Arduino in the name, they actually made this practical to use for other small computers (MCUS, SBCs) as well. At this point, the programming details for WS2812B are known on all of them, and drivers are plentiful. Sure enough, it works as expected on a variety of my existing controllers.Powering 256 of these at full tilt can be a bit ghastly. At full intensity white on all pixels, the 15.36A power requirement – even if only briefly, as that’s not exactly a sane way to build a floodlight – can surprise many people. I don’t think this board allows sufficient cooling for that even if you can provide it to the board. I wouldn’t be shocked if pixels desoldered themselves if left running that way for long…but that’s just not a very practical thing to do anyway.I tested that the LED matrix worked with a variety of controllers, powered fine from a USB-C cable (it uses the 5v/3A mode; no Power Delivery required) and verified with a meter that the switches are readable.This could be an attactive foundation for a starter to build a game of, say, snake or pong or a marquee sign if chained or a variety of other projects using choices of ESP32, STM32, or a variety of RISC-V and other small microcontrollers that have enough RAM and ROM. to store things like needed fonts if necessary. The hardware is easy to work with, even when not on Arduino.Another reviewer took points off for the board not being things it didn’t claim to be, but that’s not how I roll. I will, however, give a suggestion to the maker of the board if they’re listening. The WS2812c-2020’s are probably more appropriate for a board like this. The smaller chips have a less hungry power requirement. A novice is less likely to create a project that immediately sets all the pixels to maximum brightness and either immediately crashes their micro because the power supply is overloaded or burns themselves on a physically hot board. The goal of a board like this isn’t necessarily to be seen from space. Being seen comfortably on a workbench is a reasonable goal, and smaller LEDs that are equally capable and compatible would help.Overall, I think this is a good intro board for someone working with the ubiquitous WS2812/NeoPixel classes of chips. They’re great fun to work with.
Robert –
WMAReview –
Light It Up
Having gifted my grandson with an Arduino UNO Basic Kit, I discovered this amomii USB C WS2812B Matrix Shield and it seemed to be a perfect extension to the learning capabilities and fun of the UNO. It has been exactly that and provided lots of together time with my grandson. Overall very happy with the quality, contents, and capabilities of this kit!
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