# Tiny FX W - Wireless LED Effects Controller – Tiny FX W Starter Kit

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** PIM753 · **Brand:** [Pimoroni](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pimoroni-australia) · **GTIN:** 769894026267
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/tiny-fx-w-wireless-led-effects-controller-starter-kit.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/tiny-fx-w-wireless-led-effects-controller-starter-kit.html.md))

Add smart light and sound effects to models and dioramas with this small-but-mighty RP2040-powered programmable controller board - now with wireless...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $109.95 (inc GST) — $99.95 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 5+ $95.95 (exc GST) · 10+ $92.95 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Aug 24 and Aug 31.

## Description

Add smart light and sound effects to models and dioramas with this small-but-mighty RP2040-powered programmable controller board - now with wireless connectivity!

Tiny FX W 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 direct 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!

Adding a Tiny FX W means you can do fun stuff like:

- adjust the brightness of the LEDs
- simulate movement with dynamic lighting effects
- turn the lights on and off in response to environmental triggers/sensor readings or data from the internet
- pulse them atmospherically for spooky ambiance
- flicker them on and off to make cool fire effects
- accompany your light effects with appropriate sound effects (*zhwhom*)
 
Tiny FX W 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. It also comes equipped with a RM2

Tiny FX W is perfect for adding custom light and sound effects to your favourite construction kit models, dioramas, papercrafts, dolls 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.

[Click here to view everything Tiny FX!](https://core-electronics.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?order=bestsellers&q=tiny+fx)

*LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this product.*

**Features**

- Powered by RP2040 (Dual Arm Cortex M0+ running at up to 133Mhz with 264kB of SRAM)
- 4MB of QSPI flash supporting XiP
- Raspberry Pi RM2 module provides 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth connectivity
- 6x 2 pin JST-SUR connectors for attaching mono LEDs, with white LED indicators
- 1x 4 pin JST-SUR connector for attaching RGB LEDs, with RGB LED indicator
- USB-C connector for power and programming (1A max)
- Reset and BOOT buttons (the BOOT button can also be used as a user button)
- 2 pin JST-SUR power input connector (1A max)
- 3.2W I2S mono amplifier with 2 pin (Picoblade-compatible) connector for attaching speaker
- Qw/ST (Qwiic/STEMMA QT) connector for attaching breakouts
- 3 pin JST-SH connector for attaching digital or analog sensors
- Fully-assembled (no soldering required)
- [MicroPython firmware and library](https://github.com/pimoroni/picofx)
- **LEDs and other components are sold separately**
 
**Starter Kit Includes**

You can buy a Tiny FX W 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 AAA batteries. The Tiny FX W Starter Kit also includes our shiny new PIR Stick so you can trigger effects based on motion. The kit includes:

- Tiny FX W
- Adhesive Backed Mini Speaker 8O (1W)
- 6x LED dots (cool white)
- 5x RGB LEDs (plus expansion board and cable)
- 3xAAA battery holder (batteries not included)
- USB-A to USB-C cable
- PIR Stick
- 3 pin JST-SH cable (for connecting PIR Stick)
- ...all packed up neatly in a reusable Pirate-brand Loot Box.
 
**Software**

Tiny FX W comes pre-loaded with pirate-brand MicroPython and our [shiny new PicoFX library](https://github.com/pimoroni/picofx) which makes it easy to run multiple simultaneous light and sound effects - Pimoroni has provided a bunch of [examples ](https://github.com/pimoroni/picofx/tree/main/examples/tiny_fx)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 W ecosystems.

- [PicoFX library](https://github.com/pimoroni/picofx)
- [Tiny FX reference](https://github.com/pimoroni/picofx/blob/main/docs/reference.md)
 
If you'd like to program Tiny FX W from an Android phone then you could try the DroidScript app, available on Google Play. You'll need a USB-C cable and a recent version of MicroPython firmware installed on the board.

**Pinout and Schematic**

![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/tinyfx_w_pinout_diagram_13214388c79.png)

- [Download a printable PDF version](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/tinyfx_w_pinout_diagram_11387a12e13.pdf)
- [Schematic](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/Pimoroni_Tiny_FX_W_Schematic_14923807553.pdf)

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/P/I/PIM753-2.jpg)