My laboratory/office is located in the basement of Biology Department building which is difficult to find because there are many offices. I decided to make my name plate to be more visible using Arduino and LED packs.
- List of items
- Arduino Nano (Here)
- 4 character LED (Here)
- 8x8 LED matrix (Here)
- Power adapter
- Jumper wires
- Breadboard
- Potentiometer
I also used CNC router (from
HackRVA) to carve my name and spaces for the LED matrix.
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| Matt, helping me to carve my first CNC project |
Then, I connected Arduino Nano with the two LED backpacks.
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| Testing LEDs |
It turns out that the 8*8 LED backpack is way more powerful (or functional) than I originally thought because I can scroll a sentence (although I don't know how many characters I can use).
I use a potentiometer to control the display.
The window is not really clear transparent but still I can see my name and LED characters clearly.
I thank Aron, Matt, and other HackRVA members for helping me to build, learn, and do electronic work!
