One problem faced by many around the world involved in hobby electronics is availability of components. Handling pcb design and fabrication followed by populating components only adds to the difficulty. By the time a hobbyist thinks about firmware, it is almost appearing insurmountable. This project aspired to address these issues.
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A Simple LED Dot Matrix Display Anyone Can Make Anywhere In The World ! ! !
The 16x128 dot matrix display uses only readily available parts and can be driven in text as well as in graphic mode.In graphic mode, the display can show animations (up to 24 frames per sec), pictures (up to 16x128) and information in any language.
Global News Feed Tweet Display system uses the board with arduino and shows the latest news headlines from around the globe.
boards used for the display
Conclusion
Design files, software, firmware, gerbers and instructions are made available to everyone to encourage further development and use.
For other details please visit https://sites.google.com/site/leddotmatr... and enjoy full video of the news headlines. Also access all files including Arduino library without approaching saman at dotmatrixdisplay[dot]rayuniverse[at]yahoo[dot]com
