Small 1.2" 8x8 Ultra Bright Square Yellow LED Matrix + Backpack POL_STSPIN220 Low-Voltage Stepper Motor Driver Carriers The SHDN pin can be

The SHDN pin can be driven low (under 1

LCD and backlight are driven by 5V (negative voltages for contrast are generated on-board)

It now works much better with R3 UNO's

it's color labeled

Small 1.2" 8x8 Ultra Bright Square Yellow LED Matrix + Backpack POL_STSPIN220 Low-Voltage Stepper Motor Driver Carriers The SHDN pin can beWhat's better than a single LED? Lots of LEDs! Matrices like these are 'multiplexed' so to control 64 LEDs you need 16 pins. That's a lot of pins, and there are driver chips like the MAX7219 that can control a matrix for you but there's a lot of wiring to set up and they take up a ton of space. Here at Adafruit we feel your pain! After all, wouldn't it be awesome if you could control a matrix without tons of wiring? That's where these lovely LED