I would like to play with one of the Mini 0.8" 8x8 LED Matrix w/I2C Backpack. Simple stuff, display some letters/numbers.
Having no clue where to begin, what exactly do I need for hardware besides the led matrix?
One other question, is being on a mac going to handicap me with this?
thanks
Bill
Super beginner question
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Re: Super beginner question
You'll need a microcontroller to generate the signals that tell the LED matrix what to do.
If you're new to the field, start with an Arduino Uno: http://www.adafruit.com/products/50 That's the baseline platform for which almost all example code is written. Once you get comfortable with the Uno, you can start looking at the features of other platforms, but get the basic one under your belt as a reference point.
The Arduino environment is Mac-friendly so you won't have to worry about any problems there.
If you're new to the field, start with an Arduino Uno: http://www.adafruit.com/products/50 That's the baseline platform for which almost all example code is written. Once you get comfortable with the Uno, you can start looking at the features of other platforms, but get the basic one under your belt as a reference point.
The Arduino environment is Mac-friendly so you won't have to worry about any problems there.
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Re: Super beginner question
thanks for the reply and input.
I would like it as small as possible, after looking around, can it be done with a trinket? or something physically smaller?
thanks again
Bill
I would like it as small as possible, after looking around, can it be done with a trinket? or something physically smaller?
thanks again
Bill
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Re: Super beginner question
Yeah, a Trinket can control one: https://learn.adafruit.com/trinket-slas ... t/overview
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