A robot friend to sit on your desk and scroll the news, weather, or your Twitter feed – Scroll Bot!
The Scroll Bot Kit* combines the Pi Zero W with our new swish Scroll pHAT HD board, and masquerades as a friendly orange robot, perfect for sitting on your desk or on a shelf. It’s ideal for scrolling messages or for simple animations and, of course, it takes advantage of the built-in wireless LAN on the Pi Zero W. It’ll take around 30 minutes to assemble everything** (check out our assembly guide for details).
Kit contents*
- Pi Zero W
- Scroll pHAT HD with 17×7 individually dimmable white LEDs
- Male and female 2×20 pin headers
- Orange robot stand and diffuser
- 50cm USB A to micro-B cable
- USB A (female) to micro B (male) adaptor
- Mini to full-size HDMI adaptor
- Sticker sheet (personalise your Scroll Bot!)
- Comes in a reusable kit box
*Just add your own micro-SD card
**Note that this is a soldering project, although you could use one of no-solder hammer headers!
Scroll Bot uses our new Scroll pHAT HD board, a dense matrix of 17×7 (119 total) bright white LEDs. Each pixel’s brightness can be controlled individually, meaning that it’s possible to create stunning animations or even anti-aliased text. The LED matrix sits behind Scroll Bot’s mouth, and the frosted orange acrylic diffuses the LEDs beautifully.
Use the built-in wireless LAN to make your Scroll Bot internet-connected and have him/her/it inform you of the latest news, weather, track hashtags or mentions on Twitter, or much, much more.
Features
- 17×7 matrix of bright white pixels (119 total)
- Individual PWM brightness control of each pixel
- Uses the IS31FL3731 LED matrix driver chip
- 3-layer orange robot stand and diffuser
- Pi Zero W with single core CPU and built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth
- Adaptor kit
- 50cm USB A to micro-B cable (power your Pi from an existing charger or computer)
- Python library
- Female and male headers require soldering
Software
Our handy one-line installer will install the Scroll pHAT HD Python library for you. We’ve included a bunch of examples too, to show off what you can do with Scroll pHAT HD.
Notes
Assembled size of Scroll Bot is 125x85x67mm (WxHxD).
Fast Shipping and Professional Packaging
Because of our long-standing partnership with UPS, FedEx, DHL and many other leading global carriers, we can provide various shipping options. Our warehouse staff is highly trained and will pack the items according to our exact and precise specifications. Before shipping, your goods will be thoroughly examined and secured. We deliver to thousands of customers every day from all over the world. This is a sign of our dedication to being the largest online retailer worldwide. There are distribution centers as well as warehouses located in Europe as well as the USA.
Note: Orders with more than one product are assigned a specific processing period dependent on the particular item.
Before shipping, we will examine the items ordered carefully before shipping. The majority of orders are shipped within 48 hours. The time to deliver varies from 3-7 days.
Returns
The stock is constantly changing and cannot be fully controlled by us due to the involvement of many parties including the factory and our warehouse. This means that the actual stock could alter at any time. Be aware that it is possible that your order could be out of stock after you have made the order.
Our policy lasts thirty days. If you haven't received your item within 30 days, we're unable to offer the option of a refund or exchange.
You are able to return an item when it's unopened and is in the same condition as when you first received it. It should also be returned in its original packaging.
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