[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Advice on large LED matrix

Donald Delmar Davis ddelmardavis at gmail.com
Tue Dec 9 03:23:23 EST 2008


You should have brought this by the meeting. Then we wouldn't have had  
so much energy to debate the relative merits of c.

As always I defer to the ee's in the crowd.

On Dec 9, 2008, at 12:16 AM, dalas v. wrote:

> I'm thinking of building a matrix of RGB LEDs. Brightness is a  
> priority. Size would be maybe 1 or 2 square feet. Battery power  
> would be preferred, but if there is a need for AC power, I'd need to  
> use a prebuilt power supply, because I don't want to attempt making  
> one. Minimum control would be 32 color options (preferably more),  
> maybe you can program 8 - 12 sequences and switch between them?
>
> It seems like the arduino might be able to handle this? It would be  
> my first arduino project. I know that it can control LED matrices  
> and sequences, how would it be for a large matrix and how big /  
> bright can I get?
>
> I'm in the really early stages with this, so any advice or links to  
> kits would be appreciated.
>
> -dalas
>
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