F14: Wireless LED Display

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Abstract

The Wireless LED Display is a 128x32 RGB LED array that displays text and graphics that a user can control over a Wi-Fi interface from a client PC.


Team Members & Roles

Charles MacDonald - Hardware design, display driver
Wilson Luc - Python GUI client software, data protocol design
Will Zegers - Wi-Fi driver


Introduction

The initial goal for the project was to drive an array of 32x16 RGB LED panels for the purpose of display informational messages. Functionality expanded to include a Wi-Fi interface, software power control, and a scalable panel system.

Hardware overview



Panel interface



Display timing


Display rendering