[Swansea Hackspace] Flip dot display group project...

[Justin Mitchell]

On Wed, 2018-02-14 at 01:36 +0000, Nathan Hackett wrote:
> If anyone is interested in the new group project, I've put a page on
> the website-https://swansea.hackspace.org.uk/Main/Projects
> 
> Most of this is taken from what Peter managed to find out (in one
> day!). He has made a google docs page to pool our information-
> 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR_SWq8sPydsWIQ832bTGQPMF
> efCNGMGWPGvfA5CLWcXVjtyCF8e5IOs0H8OKQGIg1GNKEIMmheXh31/pub
> 
> If anyone wants the edit link for that, just email me. The more help
> we can get the better, need programming skills (microcontroller plus
> higher level network/ui stuff), case making, reverse engineering,
> soldering, possibly pcb making...
> 
> I have 7 panels in total, but only two controller boards that can
> each run up to three panels together in series. Ideally we would like
> to replicate enough of the "brains" of the system to construct up to
> 7 separate units. I am committed to donating one panel free to the
> hackspace, and possibly a second one at cost (£30), if it's necessary
> for the type of display we want to build.

If i understand this correctly, the pixel drivers are built into the
display board, and all we need is a microcontroller to send it the
appropriate bit stream ?

In which case we may be able to use an ESP board, eg the wemos, plus
some level convertors, and make a wifi enabled control system for it
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