Multiple 32 x 32 LED matrix panels with mega or DUE

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howard123
 
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Multiple 32 x 32 LED matrix panels with mega or DUE

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Your website says driving more than one LED matrix panel requires more power than an arduino UNO. can you drive several panels with higher powered arduino boards (MEGA or DUE)?
"but this display would really shine if driven by an FPGA, CPLD, Propeller, XMOS or other high speed multi-processor controller. "
I am aware of a ZPUino (Gadget Factory) running on an FPGA board that runs these panels using a modified Arduino IDE, but FPGA coding is still required.

Without learning FPGA or any other coding, how can I use the arduino IDE alone to drive multiple panels?

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Re: Multiple 32 x 32 LED matrix panels with mega or DUE

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You can't get there from here. The Arduino Mega is already maxed out...not a RAM limitation, but that it can only flip bits so fast. The Due is plenty fast, but there's no library compatible with that board and the RGB matrices. There are compatible libraries for other boards (such as Beaglebone Black), but not Arduino IDE based.

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