Free Project - 245 LED Display

[inspired4real]

i had to so some reading about serial eeproms and i am wondering if i can use a 24c16? apart from changing the control code and space limitation comparted to 24lc256, do you think i will have any problem assuming i am able to take care of the issue of pin compatbility if that happens to be the problem, i am really sorry if i am fooling around again with my question.


having to load message means i have to bring down my display and use my desktop serial port, i also bought a programmer and it has serial port. i was thinking if i can use a usb to serial converter so i can use my laptop to both load message and can also use the serial pic programmer with my laptop by using the adaptor. has anyone tried this out?


is there a free software or utility with which i can generate my custom character defintion for any matrix size i want, because i want to actually make a 14 by 10 size matrix display.


i was thinking of using red green and blue led in sequence so that when they scroll i sort of have a colored display, but the current required varies to get some level of brightness for the different color of leds, any advice?

thanks alot

[T.Jackson]

any advice?

Stay tunned for my extensive line up of mikroC projects to come. Oh, and watch out for angry Government officials and tax payers.

Trent Jackson

[aurbo]

How hard would it be to expand this project into a 16rowx48column display?

(I happen to have a 16x48 matrix gathering dust)


Cheers
Steve

[T.Jackson]

How hard would it be to expand this project into a 16rowx48column display?

Nothing is hard when you know what you're doing. But you wouldn't use this design for a big display like that. A step in the right direction would probably involve considering a module-based schema. This would allow any size display to be constructed, simply by connecting more modules together. Each module could be say: 16 x 24, occupied with its own microcontroller, leds and IO interface connecting to other modules. I think one of the biggest milestones for a project like this would be in the software.

Best regards,

Trent Jackson