LED Matrix Display

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LED Matrix Display

LED Matrix Display

Description

A LED matrix display is a device used to display information on a LED panel.

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Specifications

  • Character size: 8 x 6
  • Font size: 7 x 5
  • Number of characters: 11
  • Total number of LEDs: 528
  • Refresh Frequency: TBD

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Resources

Source code

Team

Whiteboard

Shifting options
  - Johnson counters and capacitors
  - Shift registers with latched outputs (74HC595, CD4094, HEF4794 [with drivers], TLC6C5912 [with drivers, 12-bit])
LED Driving options
  - Transistor arrays (ULN2804 [cmos], ULN2803 [ttl])
  - Shift registers (HEF4794)
  - Dimming (TLC5940)
Comms protocol
  - RS232
  - RS485
  - Ethernet