This Arduino code displays scrolling text on multiple 8x8 LED matrices by:
1) Defining pins to control the shift registers for columns and rows of LEDs.
2) Initializing a bitmap array to represent the LEDs and clear it.
3) Drawing characters to the bitmap by referencing a font definition.
4) Refreshing the display by shifting out the bitmap rows and columns.
5) Shifting the bitmap one column left to create the scrolling effect.
This Arduino code displays scrolling text on multiple 8x8 LED matrices by:
1) Defining pins to control the shift registers for columns and rows of LEDs.
2) Initializing a bitmap array to represent the LEDs and clear it.
3) Drawing characters to the bitmap by referencing a font definition.
4) Refreshing the display by shifting out the bitmap rows and columns.
5) Shifting the bitmap one column left to create the scrolling effect.
This Arduino code displays scrolling text on multiple 8x8 LED matrices by:
1) Defining pins to control the shift registers for columns and rows of LEDs.
2) Initializing a bitmap array to represent the LEDs and clear it.
3) Drawing characters to the bitmap by referencing a font definition.
4) Refreshing the display by shifting out the bitmap rows and columns.
5) Shifting the bitmap one column left to create the scrolling effect.
This Arduino code displays scrolling text on multiple 8x8 LED matrices by:
1) Defining pins to control the shift registers for columns and rows of LEDs.
2) Initializing a bitmap array to represent the LEDs and clear it.
3) Drawing characters to the bitmap by referencing a font definition.
4) Refreshing the display by shifting out the bitmap rows and columns.
5) Shifting the bitmap one column left to create the scrolling effect.
* Arduino code to display scrolling characters on 6 or more 8x8 LED matrix. *
* The no: of matrices can be increased with a small change in code. * * Comments are given in each statement for editing. * * Circuit designed and program coded by Prasanth K S * * Contact : [email protected] * /*////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
char msg[] ="EASY TECH ";//Change the text here.
int scrollspeed=10;//Set the scroll speed ( lower=faster)
int x; int y;
//Columns int clockPin1 = 2; //Arduino pin connected to Clock Pin 11 of 74HC595 int latchPin1 = 3; //Arduino pin connected to Latch Pin 12 of 74HC595 int dataPin1 = 4; //Arduino pin connected to Data Pin 14 of 74HC595
//Rows int clockPin2 = 5; //Arduino pin connected to Clock Pin 11 of 74HC595 int latchPin2 = 6; //Arduino pin connected to Latch Pin 12 of 74HC595 int dataPin2 = 7; //Arduino pin connected to Data Pin 14 of 74HC595
//BITMAP //Bits in this array represents one LED of the matrix // 8 is # of rows, 6 is # of LED matrices byte bitmap[8][7];
int numZones = sizeof(bitmap) / 8; // One Zone refers to one 8 x 8 Matrix ( Group
of 8 columns) int maxZoneIndex = numZones-1; int numCols = numZones * 8;
//Clear bitmap for (int row = 0; row < 8; row++) { for (int zone = 0; zone <= maxZoneIndex; zone++) { bitmap[row][zone] = 0; } } }
//FUNCTIONS // Displays bitmap array in the matrix void RefreshDisplay() { for (int row = 0; row < 8; row++) { int rowbit = 1 << row; digitalWrite(latchPin2, LOW);//Hold latchPin LOW for transmitting data shiftOut(dataPin2, clockPin2, MSBFIRST, rowbit); //Transmit data
//Start sending column bytes
digitalWrite(latchPin1, LOW);//Hold latchPin LOW for transmitting data
//Shift out to each matrix
for (int zone = maxZoneIndex; zone >= 0; zone--) { shiftOut(dataPin1, clockPin1, MSBFIRST, bitmap[row][zone]); }
//flip both latches at once to eliminate flicker
digitalWrite(latchPin1, HIGH);//Return the latch pin 1 high to signal chip digitalWrite(latchPin2, HIGH);//Return the latch pin 2 high to signal chip
//Wait delayMicroseconds(300); } }
// Converts row and colum to bitmap bit and turn it off/on
void Plot(int col, int row, bool isOn) { int zone = col / 8; int colBitIndex = x % 8; byte colBit = 1 << colBitIndex; if (isOn) bitmap[row][zone] = bitmap[y][zone] | colBit; else bitmap[row][zone] = bitmap[y][zone] & (~colBit); } // Plot each character of the message one column at a time, updated the display, shift bitmap left. void XProcess() { for (int charIndex=0; charIndex < (sizeof(msg)-1); charIndex++) { int alphabetIndex = msg[charIndex] - '@'; if (alphabetIndex < 0) alphabetIndex=0;
//Draw one character of the message
// Each character is 5 columns wide, loop two more times to create 2 pixel space betwen characters for (int col = 0; col < 6 ; col++) { for (int row = 0; row < 8; row++) { // Set the pixel to what the alphabet say for columns 0 thru 4, but always leave columns 5 and 6 blank. bool isOn = 0; if (col<5) isOn = bitRead( alphabets[alphabetIndex][col], 7-row ) == 1; Plot( numCols-1, row, isOn); //Draw on the rightmost column, the shift loop below will scroll it leftward. } for (int refreshCount=0; refreshCount < scrollspeed; refreshCount++) RefreshDisplay(); //Shift the bitmap one column to left for (int row=0; row<8; row++) { for (int zone=0; zone < numZones; zone++) { //This right shift would show as a left scroll on display because leftmost column is represented by least significant bit of the byte. bitmap[row][zone] = bitmap[row][zone] >> 1; // Shift over lowest bit from the next zone as highest bit of this zone. if (zone < maxZoneIndex) bitWrite(bitmap[row][zone], 7, bitRead(bitmap[row][zone+1],0)); } } } } } void loop() { XProcess(); }
