{"product_id":"tiny-fx-led-effects-controller","title":"Tiny FX - LED Effects Controller","description":"\u003cp\u003eTiny FX is an effects controller for the LED dots and strips that can be found in third-party LEGO®-compatible lighting kits. These LEDs are connected up by thin, flexible wires that can easily be concealed around\/behind\/within your model. Typically they're powered directly from an alkaline battery pack or USB, so the LEDs are lit all the time - and we wanted our illuminated creations to have more smarts!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdding a Tiny FX means you can do fun stuff like:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjust the brightness of the LEDs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimulate movement with dynamic lighting effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurn the lights on and off in response to environmental triggers\/sensor readings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePulse them atmospherically for a spooky ambience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlicker them on and off to make cool fire effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccompany your light effects with appropriate sound effects (zhwhom)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTiny FX can drive six channels of two-pin mono LEDs and one channel of four-pin RGB LEDs*, and it has indicator LEDs so you can see what each channel is doing. It's got an onboard amp and connector to attach a tiny speaker, a Qw\/ST connector so you can add Qwiic or STEMMA QT breakouts and an additional sensor connector for hooking up hardware like buttons, potentiometers or PIR sensors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTiny FX is perfect for adding custom light and sound effects to your favourite construction kit models, dioramas, papercrafts, doll houses, book nooks and shadowboxes. If you don't already have a lighting kit that you want to upgrade**, we stock a range of LED dots and strips, cables and expanders as well as battery packs and power cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're looking for a wireless version, click here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou can buy a Tiny FX on its own, or bundled with a convenient selection of LEDs, a speaker and cables to help you start lighting stuff up ASAP - you'll just need to supply your own AA batteries. Just click the Starter Kit version before adding it to your cart!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowered by RP2040 (Dual Arm Cortex M0+ running at up to 133Mhz with 264kB of SRAM)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6x 2-pin JST-SUR connectors for attaching mono LEDs, with white LED indicators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x 4-pin JST-SUR connector for attaching RGB LEDs, with RGB LED indicator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-C connector for power and programming (1A max)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReset and BOOT buttons (the BOOT button can also be used as a user button)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-pin JST-SUR power input connector (1A max)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e3.2W I2S mono amplifier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith 2-pin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Picoblade-compatible) connector for attaching speaker\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQw\/ST (Qwiic\/STEMMA QT) connector\u003cspan\u003e for attaching breakouts\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-pin JST-SH connector for attaching digital or analogue sensors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled (no soldering required)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicroPython firmware and library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEDs and other components are sold separately\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoftware\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTiny FX comes pre-loaded with pirate-brand MicroPython and our \u003c\/span\u003eshiny new PicoFX library\u003cspan\u003e which makes it easy to run multiple simultaneous light and sound effects - we've provided many \u003c\/span\u003eexamples\u003cspan\u003e to show you what it can do. If you'd rather roll your own software, I2S audio and toggling LEDs should be possible with most Raspberry Pi Pico ecosystems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicoFX library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\nTiny FX reference\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eResources\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSchematic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePinout PDF Version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePinout\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0176\/3274\/files\/Tiny_FX_-_LED_Effects_Controller_features_1.jpg?v=1725350823\u0026amp;width=700\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePackage Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTiny FX - Board Only\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x Tiny FX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTiny Fix - Starter Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiny FX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdhesive Backed Mini Speaker 8Ω (1W)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6x LED dots (cool white)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5x RGB LEDs (plus expansion board and cable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x AA battery holder (batteries not included)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSB-A to USB-C cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis board is not really designed for driving addressable LEDs\/Neopixels. Check out Plasma 2040 if you want a board that's designed to do that!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe've tried Tiny FX with a number of different lighting kits, and we found it works best with ones that have the LEDs as separate components that you attach together using\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexpansion boards. Some kits come with the LEDs pre-wired together into one harness with a single USB connector on the end which makes things more awkward - if you have one of these you might end up needing to splice some connectors onto the end of the wires.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiny FX measures 31.2 x 23.2mm x 6.2mm (L x W x H, including connectors). Fortuitously, this fits within the footprint of a 4 x 3 brick in popular ABS brick-based construction kits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe JST-SUR connectors are very tiny. 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