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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Computer Projects and Ideas => Topic started by: Geekboy1011 on February 22, 2015, 11:18:53 am

Title: IoT Led Marquee
Post by: Geekboy1011 on February 22, 2015, 11:18:53 am

So over the past few years I have been working with an led marwuee panel reverse engineering the panel and figuring out how to make it work again. We have acheived this goal.

Now a bit of back story. This marquee was given to me by an old friend of mine with the intenet of making it better. It used to run an old z80 (http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/2012-10-20%2022.26.06.jpg) based board that was just slow and unuseable.

Lo and behold I got a spark core at maker fair last year and have now made some hardware to go with it and now I have an IoT connected Led Marquee.

Led Marquee assembled (http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/2012-10-20%2021.53.03.jpg)

Led Panel Front (http://img.removedfromgame.com/imgs/2012-10-20%2022.49.45.jpg)

Assembled and installed New Controller (http://i.imgur.com/hNbnioP.jpg)
So whats next. I plan on making it a Vu-meter and a Post/twitter reporter. Why because why not!

Questions Comments? Poke my brain this was a fun learning experiance!

Title: Re: IoT Led Marquee
Post by: Sorunome on February 22, 2015, 11:24:04 am

I want one toooooo

This is seriously epic, nice job! ^.^

Title: Re: IoT Led Marquee
Post by: Digital on February 22, 2015, 11:34:04 am

awwwesome. make an omnimaga irc reporter! and use this as a second screen for a calc!

Title: Re: IoT Led Marquee
Post by: TIfanx1999 on February 22, 2015, 04:43:26 pm

;D That's awesome Geekboy!

Title: Re: IoT Led Marquee
Post by: pimathbrainiac on February 22, 2015, 06:21:43 pm

This is awesome! Any plans to use it at the Cemetech booth at Maker Faire?

Title: Re: IoT Led Marquee
Post by: Geekboy1011 on February 23, 2015, 10:27:10 pm

Sadly i am not. Unless you want to drive me to the city ofc :P! Taking that on the subway sounds like a rather bad idea lol.