MAXREFDES99 Arduino Library

MAX7219 LED Display Driver Shield

Maxim’s MAXREFDES99# is an Arduino form factor shield which drives a 16 x 16 LED array for signage applications. This design is ideal for anyone developing display application. The board features Maxim’s MAX7219, a legendary LED driver which simplifies the process of controlling multiple LEDs in matrix or numeric display form. In MAXREFDES99#, four MAX7219 ICs are daisy chained to drive a full 256 LED array which may display any international alpha numeric symbol. The board arrives complete, with four 8x8 LED displays. Code for the MAXREFDES99# is available on both Arduino and mbed.org platforms for quick prototyping with multiple platform boards. System demonstrations include the display of ASCII characters ‘SPACE’ through ‘~’ and writing/scrolling string messages. Developers are encouraged to build upon and enhance the code base.

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