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05/02/08 01:25
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#154275 - LED sign summary
Responding to: ???'s previous message
I think I was looking for this link:
http://www.8052.com/forum/read.phtml?id=85155

Anyways I found lots of information searching for LED signs on this forum which will be summerized as follows:
1. Do not use multiplexing.
2. Use constant current LED driver ICs like the ST2221A.
3. Use photo sensor and control PWM on OE of driver's ICs to control brightness of LED sign for ambient light.
4. The eye's response to PWM is very non linear. So to get 8 relatively even steps of brightness use the following PWM schemes:
    7: 100.0% (brightest)
    6:  50.0%
    5:  25.0%
    4:  12.5%
    3:   6.3%
    2:   3.1%
    1:   1.7%
    0:   0.0% (off)

5. Separate VCC of microcontroller and VLED for LEDs draw large amount of current which might dip the voltage on the microcontroller.
6. load the data serially to the led board using 4 wires: SerIN, Strobe, Enable, Clock
7. Make the boards for a sign panel with a serial interface which makes the sign modular by daisy chaining the serial connections of each LEDs block.
8. Use of 6 layers for PCB is prefferable for 2 layers for PCB power, 2 layers for signals, 1 for logic power.
9. Use the following character sizes for corresponding distances: <pre>
Max Vewing Distance (m) Character Size(mm)
----------------------- -------------------
250 585

200 456

125 308

100 250

60 154

40 103

Did I miss something?
Mahmood


List of 31 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
outdoor display            01/01/70 00:00      
   LED sign summary            01/01/70 00:00      
      excellente Senor one comment            01/01/70 00:00      
         LEDs arrangement on PCB            01/01/70 00:00      
            The big tradeoff            01/01/70 00:00      
               Reverse engineering            01/01/70 00:00      
                  once color get involved ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      Human perception of luminance            01/01/70 00:00      
         nice, correct, but irrelevant in this respect            01/01/70 00:00      
   Ambient Light Sensor            01/01/70 00:00      
      anything you can read that is ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         TSL250R            01/01/70 00:00      
            maybe not, maybe so            01/01/70 00:00      
               Late Question            01/01/70 00:00      
                  l/f l/v            01/01/70 00:00      
                  i thought those common            01/01/70 00:00      
   LED Panel Fonts            01/01/70 00:00      
      go to the PC            01/01/70 00:00      
      http://www.8052.com/users/bahrio/            01/01/70 00:00      
      Here is a 9Wx7H Font            01/01/70 00:00      
      8x8 char font            01/01/70 00:00      
         go for a proportional font            01/01/70 00:00      
   I Agree; Go Proportional            01/01/70 00:00      
      that's the one            01/01/70 00:00      
         Rotating....            01/01/70 00:00      
            so do I            01/01/70 00:00      
               Luxury?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  no, no squirt            01/01/70 00:00      
      thats exactly the one I was looking for            01/01/70 00:00      
   LED Panel FAQ            01/01/70 00:00      
      LED Panel FAQ does not match what I 'know'            01/01/70 00:00      

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