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</table>Dakmhhttp://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=IR_Scrolling_Display&diff=507&oldid=prevSdcharle: /* Updates */2011-04-15T13:57:14Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Updates</span></span></p>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Rex printed up some circuit boards for the 5x7 array. They look great. Steve obtained some sample IR LEDs. They don't seem to be too visible thru the iPhone camera, but through other cell-phone cameras they were. Steve handed this off to Nick to experiment w/ rubbing a file against the LEDs and using other techniques to make the light more diffuse, and to otherwise experiment to see which part no. works the best.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Nick clued us in to the handy MAXIM 6953 5x7 LED display driver. After some Googling which at times lead us to MAXIM magazine, Nick and Steve put in an order on MAXIM's site for 3 free samples, which should arrive at Steve's house soon.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Nick clued us in to the handy MAXIM 6953 5x7 LED display driver. After some Googling which at times lead us to MAXIM magazine, Nick and Steve put in an order on MAXIM's site for 3 free samples, which should arrive at Steve's house soon.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Sdcharlehttp://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=IR_Scrolling_Display&diff=455&oldid=prevSdcharle at 02:38, 4 March 20112011-03-04T02:38:08Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Much more thorough code example here: http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1285387425/6</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>*Much more thorough code example here: http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1285387425/6</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'Tweet @BloomingLabs to get your message here.' (but we will need a moderator, make sure no dirty words get up there!)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'Tweet @BloomingLabs to get your message here.' (but we will need a moderator, make sure no dirty words get up there!)</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(add some, people)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>(add some, people)</div></td></tr>
</table>Sdcharlehttp://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=IR_Scrolling_Display&diff=454&oldid=prevSdcharle at 02:37, 4 March 20112011-03-04T02:37:21Z<p></p>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Nick clued us in to the handy MAXIM 6953 5x7 LED display driver. After some Googling which at times lead us to MAXIM magazine, Nick and Steve put in an order on MAXIM's site for 3 free samples, which should arrive at Steve's house soon.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Programming this is very easy via an Arduino. See</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Sdcharlehttp://bloominglabs.org/index.php?title=IR_Scrolling_Display&diff=449&oldid=prevSdcharle: New page: == Design notes == 5x7 characters Will have 4 characters scrolling Driver chip: MAXIM 6953 (Need to obtain some - we ordered 3 samples 3/2/2011. Being sent to Steve's House) This uses a ...2011-03-03T01:54:07Z<p>New page: == Design notes == 5x7 characters Will have 4 characters scrolling Driver chip: MAXIM 6953 (Need to obtain some - we ordered 3 samples 3/2/2011. Being sent to Steve's House) This uses a ...</p>
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5x7 characters<br />
Will have 4 characters scrolling<br />
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Driver chip: MAXIM 6953<br />
(Need to obtain some - we ordered 3 samples 3/2/2011. Being sent to Steve's House)<br />
This uses a pretty basic serial interface to drive the LEDs<br />
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Here's a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-_PLhLF-1g nifty project somebody did]<br />
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IR LEDS<br />
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front of box will be covered w/ lens, trashbag, something like that<br />
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