Controller board for LED matrix panels

Drives a standard RGB LED matrix over a serial bus using an ESP32 board, with a choice of several versions.

SKU 7100-FT1631KEAN 8219671078788Item type: Kit,

Description

Compact, inexpensive board that drives LED matrix panels efficiently and flexibly thanks to the ESP32 microcontroller.
The WiFi and Bluetooth interfaces built into the ESP32 module let you put the panels online and fit them into more complex IoT systems.
You can extend what this board does with dedicated sensors such as gyroscopes/accelerometers, set the brightness automatically with sensors such as photoresistors, build custom clocks, show images and 3D animations, and program it all with the Arduino IDE or ESP-IDF/PlatformIO.
The ESP32 chip draws little power and has plenty of memory; with the right changes to the code you can drive several ESP32 boards and therefore several LED matrix panels. This system is more compact and more versatile than similar ones and suits a wide range of applications and smart solutions.
The board connects to the LED matrix through a 16-way flat cable and needs an external 5 Vdc supply.

Warning! The ESP32 module, the RGB LED graphic panels and the power supply are not included (see related products).

Circuit diagram

 

wiring diagram for LED matrix board

Example of a 16×32 matrix connected to the controller board
Esempio connessione board esp32 a matrici a led

 

Supported ESP32 modules and RGB matrix panels
 

Documentation and useful links

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