LED dot matrices are very popular means of displaying information as it
allows you to display both static and animated text. If you want to include
one in your project, you should check out the following two tutorials
recently posted by Embedded Lab. Both the tutorials use StartUSB for PIC
board as the main controller and the firmware is developed with mikroC Pro for PIC.
The first tutorial describes the theory behind the arrangement of
LEDs in a dot matrix display and how you can selectively turn the LEDs on
and off to display a static character or symbol. The second tutorial
continues towards making a scrolling text message display with 16x8 LEDs.
Check the following links for more details on the projects.
Links:
Part 1: http://embedded-lab.com/blog/?p=2478
Part 2: http://embedded-lab.com/blog/?p=2661
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_G8Su9gNeo
Yours sincerely,
mikroElektronika
