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Arduino program to draw pixels in an 8x8 LED matrix using multiplexing. This example draws "I", "Heart", "U".
/*
Display "I", "Heart", "U" on a 8 by 8 LED matrix
Dan McCreary, Feb. 14th, 2014
*/
// You can get an red LED matrix for under $5
// Here is a sample: http://www.amazon.com/Common-Anode-Diameter-Display-Matrix/dp/B00EZBZF5K/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_1
// we are not using pins 0 and 1 and 13
// Connect pins 1-8 (bottom edge) and pins 9-16 (top edge) on the LED matrix
// to the Arduino digital outputpins 2-12 and Analog pins A0 to A3 as outputs
// remember to use a 220 Ohm resistor between the positive rows and the Arduino
byte rows[8] = {5, 8, 3, 9, 14, 2, 16, 10}; // these pins light up each row
byte cols[8] = {15, 7, 6, 11, 4, 12, 17, 18}; // these pins light up each column
int onTime = 1; // Time to keep the LED ON. 1 ms delay on - larger and we get flicker
// a funtion to turn on the pixel at row and col
void draw(int row, int col) {
// make all the columns high except our row
for (int i = 0; i <= 7; i++)
if (i != row)
digitalWrite(cols[i], HIGH);
digitalWrite(rows[col], HIGH);
delay(onTime);
// make all the columns low again except our row
for (int i = 0; i <= 7; i++)
if (i != row)
digitalWrite(cols[i], LOW);
digitalWrite(rows[col], LOW);
}
// the setup routine runs once when you press reset:
void setup() {
// initialize all the pin as an outputs
for (int i = 2; i <= 18; i++)
pinMode(i, OUTPUT);
}
// the main loop that keeps repeating
void loop() {
// draw the letter "I"
// the counter of 100 will determine how long the letter "I" is on
for (int i = 0; i <= 100; i++)
{
// top horizontal row
draw(1, 6);
draw(2, 6);
draw(3, 6);
draw(4, 6);
draw(5, 6);
// vertical center column
draw(3, 6);
draw(3, 5);
draw(3, 4);
draw(3, 3);
draw(3, 2);
draw(3, 1);
// bottom horizontal row
draw(1, 0);
draw(2, 0);
draw(3, 0);
draw(4, 0);
draw(5, 0);
};
// draw the heart
for (int i = 0; i <= 100; i++)
{
// left heart
draw(3, 5);
draw(2, 6);
draw(1, 6);
draw(1, 6);
draw(0, 5);
draw(0, 4);
draw(0, 3);
draw(1, 2);
draw(2, 1);
draw(3, 0);
// right heart
draw(4, 5);
draw(5, 6);
draw(6, 6);
draw(7, 5);
draw(7, 4);
draw(7, 3);
draw(6, 2);
draw(5, 1);
draw(4, 0);
};
// draw the letter "U"
for (int i = 0; i <= 100; i++)
{
// Left vertical edge
draw(2, 6);
draw(2, 5);
draw(2, 4);
draw(2, 3);
draw(2, 2);
draw(2, 1);
// bottom edge
draw(2, 0);
draw(3, 0);
draw(4, 0);
draw(5, 0);
// right edge
draw(5, 1);
draw(5, 2);
draw(5, 3);
draw(5, 4);
draw(5, 5);
draw(5, 6);
};
}
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I'm having troubles doin this in a 8x8 matrix of 24 pins 1588A. Any ideas how to make it work?

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ghost commented May 2, 2017

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ghost commented Jul 18, 2017

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ghost commented Jul 18, 2017

lol

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where is digitalWrite function ?

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ghost commented Apr 20, 2018

wow it is lol

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