- Order number: MIKROE-2245
- Manufacturer product ID: MIKROE-2245
Matrix R click is a mikroBUS add-on board with two red 5x7 matrices driven by two MAX7219 8-bit LED Display Drivers. The active area of each matrix is 7.62mm high and 5.08 mm wide. 7x5 is a standard resolution for displaying ASCII characters, so the click is essentially a dual-character display capable of showing letters in more readable typefaces compared to a 14-segment display. The click communicates with the target MCU through the mikroBUS:tm: SPI interface with two separate Chip Select lines for each matrix (CSL for the left, CSR for the right). This board is designed to use a 5V power supply.
Specification
Type | LED Matrix |
Applications | Compact 7x5 dot matrix text display for user interfaces, for example on vending machines |
On-board modules | Two MAX7219 |
Key Features | A pair of 7x5 LED matrices, 2x MAX7219 8-digit LED Display drivers |
Key Benefits | Displays letters in readable format, Scrolling text capacity |
Interface | SPI,GPIO |
Input Voltage | 5V,5V |
Compatibility | mikroBUS |
Click board size | L (57.15 x 25.4 mm) |
Features and usage notes
The 7x5 LED matrix is a standard resolution for displaying ASCII characters. Matrix click is essentially a dual-character display capable of showing letters in more readable typefaces compared to a 14-segment display.
If you double up on a board with two adjacent mikroBUS sockets, such as clicker 2 or Flip & click, you will get four characters.
The possibility to horizontally scroll the text makes for a virtually unlimited space for displaying written information.
Programming
The possibility to horizontally scroll the text makes for a virtually unlimited space for displaying written information.
1 void main() 2 { 3 system_init(); 4 matrix_init(); 5 matrix_text_blink( "MIKROELEKTRONIKA", MATRIX_MED_FAST ); 6 Delay_ms( 1000 );}
Code examples that demonstrate the usage of Matrix clicks with MikroElektronika hardware, written for mikroC for ARM, AVR, dsPIC, FT90x, PIC and PIC32 are available on Libstock.