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# LED Matrix - Serial Interface - Red/Green

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** COM-00759 · **Brand:** [Sparkfun](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/sparkfun-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/led-matrix-serial-interface-red-green.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/led-matrix-serial-interface-red-green.html.md))

## Retired product

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## How to buy

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## Description

This is the medium sized LED Matrix with a backpack that has been designed to take SPI serial input and display any graphics you pass it. All the refreshing and communication control is taken care of by the backpack. It’s even reprogrammable! Off, Red, Green, and Yellow colors are available.

 Unit comes with an Red/Green Matrix assembled with a RG Matrix Backpack Controller.

 Check out the LED Coffee Table tutorial!

**Documents:**

- Matrix Backpack Controller Datasheet
- Ethernet LED Matrix tutorial by Owen Osborn
- Dual Color LED Matrix Datasheet
- Example Software
- Schematic
- [GitHub](https://github.com/sparkfun/LED_Matrix_Serial_Interface_RedGreen)
 
**Dimensions:**

- 2x2" square
- Max width of backpack including connector pins - 1.0"
 
 Pictures show an example array of RGB matrices. These units do not have the Blue color available.

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/l/e/led_matrix_-_serial_interface_-_red_green__com-00759__01.jpg)