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# Pimoroni Unicorn HAT HD

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** COM-15354 · **Brand:** [Sparkfun](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/sparkfun-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-unicorn-hat-hd-45062.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-unicorn-hat-hd-45062.html.md))

## Retired product

This product is retired and no longer available for purchase. Replaced by: PIM273.

**Replacement:** https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/PIM273

## How to buy

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## Description

The Unicorn HAT HD is a 16 x 16 RGB LED array that plugs directly into the headers on the Raspberry Pi. With 256 LEDs (4 times more than the regular Unicorn HAT) more complex animations and configurations are possible. The board comes with a Ninja diffuser which adds a level of diffusion to the LED array.

**Includes**

- Unicorn HD HAT
- Ninja Diffuser
- Mounting Hardware for Ninja Diffuser

**Features**

- 256 RGB LED pixels in a 16x16 matrix
- Pixels driven by ARM STM32F and three STP16CPC26 LED drivers
- Bundled ninja diffuser, plus nuts and bolts
- Unicorn HAT HD pinout
- Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3B+, 3, 2, B+, A+, Zero, and Zero W
- Python library
- Comes fully assembled

**Documents**

- [Github](https://github.com/pimoroni/unicorn-hat-hd)

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/1/5/15354-pimoroni_unicorn_hat_hd.jpg)