Persistence of vision

Persistence of vision is the phenomenon of the eye by which an afterimage is thought to persist for
approximately one twenty-fifth of a second on the retina
Objective/aim:- Our main aim was to have a project that would have a good mix of hardware
and software problems. Finally we ended up primarily in concentrating on looking at unusual
display technologies and decided that a persistence of vision(pov) display is what we wanted. The
display would be able to show desired messages, clock timings, smiley designs etc.
Principle:- Pov stands for persistence of vision. Its a term that has been adopted while considering
devices that rely on the eye's tendency to continue to "see" an image for a short time after it has
disappeared. Persistence of vision is the phenomenon of the eye by which an after image is thought to
persist for approximately one twenty-fifth of a second on the retina.
Technical details:- Based on the above principle. We have decided to build a project which aims at
rotating a single array of leds (with the help of motor and switching the leds (i. e . On/off) in such a
manner that we get a meaningful display. This project consists of a circuit board with an array of 7
leds(which can be extended). The circuit boards are mounted radially on a board and batteries near
the hub, supply power to them, the board which in turn mounted over motor axle. The leds are
controlled by a microcontroller As the board rotates, the microcontroller switches the individual leds
on and off in such a way that a static image appears to float inside the wheel. Microcontroller
(atmega-8) is the basic processing unit and controls switching of leds and the speed of rotation of the
board that need to be appropriate enough to produce an virtual image. The desired state of leds is
conveyed through 7 pin from the microcontroller.
Apparatus/equipments required:- Main hardware required- 1 . atmega 8 microcontrollers 2 . pcb
boards 3 . high intensity spherical leds 4 . 9 volt lithium battery with soldering tabs 5 . high rpm
motor to spin the board.
Innovativeness & usefulness- Although the project has been made by others also but there is
always some innovations to put into that be it in terms of hardware or software which make it
different from others. We are also trying to put very unique innovations which will make it
exceptional. Pov display has many uses associated with it- 1 . it is very common one, to use it for
advertisements where the message can be changed every time you require. 2 . clocks( digital or
conventional). 3 . display would very easy to use.
Future aspects:- Our pov display can be used where it is required to produce various visual effects.
Where it is impossible to recognize that it is the same leds arrays which are rotating. So, this device
may be an addition to modern day display electronics and find use in display applications.
Conclusion:- Being a display device, this application and uses will never going to end. Many
innovations, changes would still be there to make in it, because what others innovators want to
display can take them to a different design level of pov design making e. g . The most high level
development would be to make an unconventional 3-d display