In this course you will learn step by step how to build a scrolling LED Matrix display using simple shift registers and an Arduino Mega board. This display can be controlled by your computer or over a Bluetooth link from your computer, tablet or smartphone. You will learn how to put together the electronics to do this and how it works with the Arduino Mega and the Arduino software program.
The course emphasis will be on how each major component works, how these components interact, project construction and in particular how the Arduino software works.
This course is appropriate for and well suited to students who are somewhat familiar with Arduino hardware and software as well as construction of electronics projects on breadboards and prototype boards.