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Our light-emitting pegboard display, affectionately known as "Peggy," provides a quick, easy, powerful and efficient way to drive a lot of LEDs-- up to 625-- in a big matrix covering almost a square foot of area. You can make an LED sign for your window, a geeky valentine for your sweetie, one bad-ass birthday card, or freak the holy bejesus out of Boston.
Your call. It's a versatile, high-brightness display. How you configure it and what you do with it is up to you.
The display can run off batteries (3 'D' cells) or an optional ac adapter, and is designed to drive as many green/blue/white/violet LEDs as you care to solder into the holes, all with excellent brightness. The board can accommodate LEDs in several common sizes: 3mm, 5 mm (standard T-1 3/4 size), and 10 mm. A photosensor is provided that can automatically turn off the display in bright daylight or incandescent light.
Building it
This display is sold as a soldering kit [?]. Basic soldering skill is required, and you provide basic soldering tools: a solder + iron and small wire clippers. Easy "through-hole" construction and clear, full-color printed instructions. No additional knowledge of electronics is presumed. Assembly time: 1 hour plus time to solder the LEDs themselves. Not Not sure if this kit is for you? Download the full instructions, including schematics here (1.7 MB PDF File). A further introduction to the project and its design is available here.
Printed circuit boards
The main component of this kit is a giant, beautifully made printed circuit board. It is 12x15" in overall size, two-sided with plated through holes. The board is manufactured with black epoxy soldermask on both sides for high visual contrast, and component locations are labeled on the top side of the board with a white silkscreen. The exposed pads are gold plated for easy soldering. The boards are RoHS compliant (lead free), manufactured to UL 94V-0 standards, and fully electrically tested. Mounting holes are provided at all four corners. Additional holes are provided for hanging the display from a hook or string.
Kit Configurations
This is an open-source project. In keeping with that spirit, we are offering these kits and the parts for them in different configurations for flexibility. LED selection is obviously a personal choice for this project, so you get to pick your own LEDs separately.
1. Full Kit ($80, US) includes the circuit board, preprogrammed microcontroller, battery holder, photosensor, switches, buttons, rubber feet and all other components needed to make the pegboard display base, along with full color printed instructions. Just add batteries and LEDs.
2. Bare Circuit board only ($50, US). Yes, just the board. You can download the bill of materials (complete with Digi-Key part numbers) and build instructions here. (NOTE: Bare boards are presently out of stock.)
3. Optional AC adapters
4. LED sets and assortments
USA Orders: Flat $5 shipping charge applies. We ship USPS priority mail.
*California orders: We collect 8.25% sales tax.
International orders: Prices are adjusted for shipping weight. Canada: Full kits are $90, bare boards are $55. $10 per order shipping charge applies.
Other countries: Full kits are $95, bare boards are $60. $12 per order shipping charge applies.
We declare actual value on customs forms. Please contact us if you need special shipping arrangements or if you run into any difficulty with our shopping carts.
AC adapters:Kits are designed to run on batteries, if desired, and the standard component kit includes the battery holder. We do have wall-plug AC adapters as well. (See detailed information below.)
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USA Orders:
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Peggy 1.0 Full kit: $80
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Optional AC adapter: $12 (US/Canada plug).
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Canada orders:
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Full kit: $90
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Optional AC adapter: $12 (US/Canada plug).
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Other international orders:
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Full kit: $95
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Optional AC adapter: $20 (International).
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LED Selections:
Bring your own to the party, or pick up some of ours if you like:
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Pink LEDs, 10 mm, Diffused.
(Details / other quantities.)
Packages of 100 for $30. ..............................
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Blue LEDs, 10 mm, Diffused.
(Details / other quantities.)
Packages of 100 for $28. ..............................
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Green LEDs, 10 mm, Diffused.
(Details / other quantities.)
Packages of 100 for $25. ..............................
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White LEDs, 10 mm, Diffused.
Packages of 100 for $28. ..............................
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Yellow LEDs, 10 mm, Diffused.
Packages of 100 for $20. ..............................
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Red LEDs, 10 mm, Diffused.
Packages of 100 for $20. ..............................
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Cheap Superbright Blue LEDs.
5 mm, Clear lens. ~8000 mCd.
Packs of 200 for $16. ..............................
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Cheap Superbright White LEDs.
5 mm, Clear lens. ~8000 mCd.
Packs of 200 for $16. ..............................
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"Pure White" Superbright LEDs.
5 mm, Clear lens. 10-12000 mCd.
Packs of 200 for $22. ..............................
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About the AC adapters
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Completely optional AC adapter (US/Canada Version)
Regulated, Energy Star Level IV rated, RoHS compliant. Power-strip friendly design. Includes adapter, power jack, a slider switch for battery/adapter, and instructions. $12.
No extra shipping charge if purchased with kit(s)-- please contact us if you would like to order one separately.
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Completely optional AC adapter (International Version)
Regulated, Energy Star Level IV rated, RoHS compliant, Universal input, Your choice of EUR/UK/AUS plug (VDE, UK, SAA). Includes the adapter & plug, power jack, a slider switch for battery/adapter, a diode that keeps everything happy, and instructions. $20.
No extra shipping charge if purchased with kit(s).
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(Also now available: Peggy 2.0!) |
