Shipping And Kit Insights For Challengers

As the build period of the challenge approaches, the community team and Würth Elektronik wanted to share some insights and tips to help Challengers hit the ground running.

Shipping

Kits will be shipped to the addresses provided in everyone's applications which have been cross-referenced with account addresses to confirm they are valid.

The kits will all be prepped and shipped at the same time. However, due to Challengers being located across the globe, it cannot be guaranteed that all the kits will arrive at the same time. This is factored into the long build period of the challenge (1^st September – 2^nd November), however if multiple Challengers experience significant delays then the community team has the flexibility to extend the build period.

The community team always ships Design Challenge kits and other items Delivery Duty Paid (DDP), covering all shipping, taxes and customs fees. Challengers and all recipients should never have to pay anything for receiving something from the community team.

If you are asked to pay a fee by a courier, do not pay. Contact the community team (@JoRatcliffe, @cstanton, @e14phil) and we will communicate with the courier to resolve the situation. You can also try contacting the courier yourself and reminding them the package was shipped to you Delivery Duty Paid.

The Kit

Challengers have been chosen to receive the official sponsored kit:

• Würth Elektronik 1315050930002 LED (Quantity: 25)
• Würth Elektronik 1313210530000 LED (Quantity: 25)
• Würth Elektronik 1312020030000 LED (Quantity: 25)
• Würth Elektronik 1312121320437 LED (Quantity: 25)
• Würth Elektronik 1315050930246 LED (Quantity: 25)
• Würth Elektronik 1311610030140 LED (Quantity: 25)
• Adafruit 5050 LED breakout PCB (Quantity: 50)
• Multicomp Pro MCBB830K Solderless Breadboard (Quantity: 2)
• Texas Instruments TXS0108EPWR Level Translator (Quantity: 1)
• Arduino Zero ABX 00003 (Quantity: 1)
• Multicomp Pro MP007771 Power Supply (Quantity: 1)

 From Würth Elektronik:

Want to know A Little Secret About These LEDs...?

These ICLEDs can be controlled using popular libraries like Neopixel or FastLED. You just need to select the right chip type:

• Single Wire ICLEDs behave similarly to the WS2812B.

• Dual Wire ICLEDs are comparable to Adafruit DotStar.

 We’ve already built a display using these LEDs! You can find programming resources and examples here:

ICLED FeatherWing GitHub Repository: https://github.com/WurthElektronik/FeatherWings/tree/main/ICLEDFeatherWing

Want to see them in action? Check out these videos:

• ICLED Demo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tCo7FSO1Gk
• EMC & ICLEDs Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylXCELh9gM&t=1346s

For a deeper dive into ICLED datasheets, this Application Note is a great starting point:

Understanding Parameters in ICLED Datasheets: /products/manufacturers/wuerth-elektronik/b/blog/posts/ano009-understanding-parameters-in-icled-datasheets

If anyone has technical questions, feel free to contact Carlos Roberto Hernandez-Gomez the Product Manager of the IC LEDs at Würth Elektronik: 
CarlosRoberto.HernandezGomez@we-online.de

Challengers can also use the technical support thread here to raise any issues you encounter, discuss with other community members, and share their findings.

If anyone has questions about the competition, they can send a direct message to the organizer of the Design Challenge:
@JoRatcliffe.

Thank you for your patience as the kits make their way to you, enjoy exploring and happy building!