Instructions

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Product overview
Make your Micro:Bit projects shine even brighter!
The Whadda RGB LED Ring Shield integrates 26 full-color RGB LEDS, a microphone and a passive
buzzer into a shield that easily connects to your Micro:Bit, by using only 5 screws.
The shield is fully compatible with the Micro:Bit makecode blocks editor which makes it a breeze to
program.
Specifications
Supply voltage: 5 – 9 V DC (battery power connector) or 5 V DC (USB connector)
Operating voltage: 3,3 V DC
Operating current: 350 mA
Maximum power: 1,5 W
Weight: 26 g
Dimensions (W x L x H): 80 x 80 x 10 mm
Wiring description
Connector/Switch
designator
Name
Function
J2
P0 connector
Connect external devices to
the P0 pin of micro:bit
SW-BEE
Buzzer slide switch
Turn OFF to ENABLE buzzer,
turn ON to use external
devices for P0 pin
POWER1
Micro-USB connector for power
Powers the RGB LED shield
and the micro:bit
POW
Power slide switch
Controls the power to the
RGB LED shield and the
micro:bit
POW1
Battery power input
Battery power input (5 – 9 V
DC) to power the RGB LED
shield and the micro:bit.
SW-MIC
Microphone slide switch
Turn OFF to ENABLE
microphone, turn ON to use
external devices for P1 pin
J3
P1 connector
Connect external devices to
the P1 pin of micro:bit
Pin
Name
Arduino® connection
Brown wire (VCC)
Supply voltage (5 - 24 V DC)
5V
Yellow wire (OUT)
Detection signal
Digital Pin
Blue wire (GND)
Ground
GND
Black wire (LEV)
Valid level selection
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