LED panels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih2P9zkAML8

Components

p5/p10 panels

• p1, p2, p3, and p4 are 1mm, 2mm, 3mm, and 4mm
• HUB 75 controllers
  • https://www.makerfabs.com/esp32-trinity.html
  • https://www.adafruit.com/product/5778
  • https://www.open-electronics.org/a-fpga-controlled-rgb-led-matrix-for-incredible-effects-the-hardware/
  • https://learn.pimoroni.com/article/getting-started-with-interstate-75
• Larger controllers
  • Falcon
  • Kulp
• Infos
  • https://blinkygeek.com/builds-and-deep-dives/matrix-in-a-box/
• Videos
  • Setting up panels with a Kulp Pocket Scroller and FPP v9
  • How to Build a P5 Panel Sign : The Easy Way
  • How to control P5 Panels from FPP and xLights
  • Making a P5 LED Panel Matrix with 3D Printed Mounts
• Parts for complete build
  • Kulp Pocketscroller v2
  • Compatible USB Gigabit Ethernet adapter
  • p5 panels
  • F8 Distro for safer (via fuses) power distribution
  • 5v power supply
• Software
  • FPP (loaded onto the Pocketscroller's Beaglebone, which is a RaspberryPi alternative). This lets you configure the panel array and decide how you want to send graphics to it
  • TouchDesigner to send a picture over the network via ArtNet signals, which are received by FPP
• Process
  • https://blog.canispater.com/2017/11/fpp-1-9-stretch-bbb-installation-procedure/
  • Download Falcon Player (FPP) onto a microSD card
    • Install the flasher utility to do so: https://beagleboard.github.io/bb-imager-rs/
  • Connect panels to the controller
  • Configure the panels and artnet input in FPP
  • Upload video content to FPP or use ArtNet from another source (like TouchDesigner)
  • ArtNet is used with ArtSync to enhance the visual output over E1.31/sACN

Novastar controllers & info

• https://ledlightsworld.com/products/novastar-tb2-playbox
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOqxpx7_8Hk
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMz_1W_Qxrw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQrON1ULJWA

Colorlight controllers

• https://panelsrus.co.uk/products/colorlight-x1-controller-sender
• https://panelsrus.co.uk/products/colorlight-receiver-card
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1udkX_ogjbU

Falcon Player (FPP)

• https://falconchristmas.github.io/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylb3BxGo12Y

Matrixes

• https://www.adafruit.com/product/5362
• https://www.adafruit.com/product/4702
• https://www.adafruit.com/product/2277 (5mm pitch)
• https://www.adafruit.com/product/2279 (3mm pitch)
• https://www.adafruit.com/product/2278 (4mm pitch)
• https://www.adafruit.com/product/5036 (2.5mm pitch)
• https://thepihut.com/products/rgb-full-colour-led-matrix-panel-2-5mm-pitch-64x64-pixels

Libs

• https://github.com/Maker-Melissa/OpenSign

Products

• https://www.glance-led.com/products/glance
• https://fintic.io/

Ticker companies

• https://www.risedisplay.com/
• https://www.tickerplay.com/
• https://sunriseticker.sunrisesesatech.com/led-ticker

Character Displays

Products:

• Built-int 1602 + PCF8574 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T8ZG5D1/
• https://www.buydisplay.com/spi-blue-20x4-character-oled-display-module-for-arduino-raspberry-pi

Components:

• 1602 is what I've been using
• https://www.google.com/search?q=oled+character+display+20x4
• https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09TZ9TN1P - expander interface to simplify
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHORUnKgpKE

Libraries

• https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/libraries/liquidcrystal/
• https://docs.arduino.cc/learn/electronics/lcd-displays/