Hi there
I am not an electronics engineer so excuse me for any dumb questions.
I am helping my son for his HSc project. We want to make a RGB LED matrix to display 3 letters in different colors (red green and yellow) and background. The 32x32 RGB LED matrix panel seems to be the perfect option.
The question is: does this come in as plug and play or need some sort of assembly or programming.
Please advise, then i can provide more details.
Regards
Gurch
32x32 RGB LED matrix panel
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Re: 32x32 RGB LED matrix panel
Have a look at our tutorial. There is some assembly required, depending on the exact panel you receive.
http://learn.adafruit.com/32x16-32x32-r ... x/overview
We have a library and some sample code, but you would probably need to do some programming for your particular project.
http://learn.adafruit.com/32x16-32x32-r ... x/overview
We have a library and some sample code, but you would probably need to do some programming for your particular project.
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Re: 32x32 RGB LED matrix panel
Hi
Thanks for your quick reply.
Following is what we want to achieve.
- The project should run on 12V DC (Car battery)
- Need to have 3 fixed images to be displayed
- Need a rotary switch to switch between the images.
- Ist letter is "L" - Black on yellow background (i suppose we can keep the LEDs off for black)
- 2nd letter is "P" - Red letter on white background
- 3rd letter is "P" - Green letter on white background
- The LED panel will be put in a metal frame and mounting brackets attached to the frame
This is a learner driver plate displaying three stages which could be switched from a rotary switch.
Please advise if we can achieve this with minimal assambly, or may be someone could fix it up for us.
Regards
Thanks for your quick reply.
Following is what we want to achieve.
- The project should run on 12V DC (Car battery)
- Need to have 3 fixed images to be displayed
- Need a rotary switch to switch between the images.
- Ist letter is "L" - Black on yellow background (i suppose we can keep the LEDs off for black)
- 2nd letter is "P" - Red letter on white background
- 3rd letter is "P" - Green letter on white background
- The LED panel will be put in a metal frame and mounting brackets attached to the frame
This is a learner driver plate displaying three stages which could be switched from a rotary switch.
Please advise if we can achieve this with minimal assambly, or may be someone could fix it up for us.
Regards
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Re: 32x32 RGB LED matrix panel
While it's not deeply technical, it still doesn't quite sound like an off-the-shelf type of project. If you have no electronics or programming experience, it's not really something I could explain how to do in a forum post.
You might want to post this in our jobs board - someone might be willing to volunteer to help for the experience.
You might want to post this in our jobs board - someone might be willing to volunteer to help for the experience.
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Re: 32x32 RGB LED matrix panel
Thanks and Regards
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Re: 32x32 RGB LED matrix panel
Easy route, imho, would be the adafruit 1.8"tft. It is easily controllable and the GFX libs are a breeze. The content displayed is render-able based on analog or digital inputs to change the letter-icon accordingly.
edit: a LOT less soldering too
edit: a LOT less soldering too
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Re: 32x32 RGB LED matrix panel
@Nevaargh - OP wants to bolt this to the back of a car.
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Re: 32x32 RGB LED matrix panel
then this and a tube of caulk?
http://learn.adafruit.com/32x16-32x32-rgb-led-matrix/
OP: it'd be kinda pricey for a prototype, and would be relatively easily 'yoinkable' - as in yoinks, mine now. Put the switch on the dash, pigtailed to a car acessory adapter, 20' cable to system sucker-cup'd to back window. Cheap, Protected, Portable. Few enough pins that you could get away with rj45 on each end and couple with cat5.
Has me thinking of a similar item coupled with a ping or something to flip off tailgaters when they get close.
http://learn.adafruit.com/32x16-32x32-rgb-led-matrix/
OP: it'd be kinda pricey for a prototype, and would be relatively easily 'yoinkable' - as in yoinks, mine now. Put the switch on the dash, pigtailed to a car acessory adapter, 20' cable to system sucker-cup'd to back window. Cheap, Protected, Portable. Few enough pins that you could get away with rj45 on each end and couple with cat5.
Has me thinking of a similar item coupled with a ping or something to flip off tailgaters when they get close.
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Re: 32x32 RGB LED matrix panel
Yes. That's what he was asking about.
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