DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LED MATRIX DISPLAY

A Synopsis
Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
in
Electronics and Communication Engineering
by
NISHANT TOMER(1621531011)
NOORE MUJASSAM(1721531903)

Under the Supervision of

Prof. KAPIL KUMAR
HOD, Department of Electronics and Communication
Sanskar College of Engineering and Technology

Dr. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (Formerly Uttar Pradesh

Technical University)
LUCKNOW

Abstract
This paper presents a SYNOPSIS of the design and construction of a programmable scrolling
matrix display. Dot Matrix Display based on the logic output signals of a digital signal
processor (DSP) and microcontroller or another logic device. The circuit diagram is created
after careful design and calculation had been done. The complete work was simulated,
designed, routed after the design, construction, testing, the device (programmable scrolling
matrix display) was ascertained to be working satisfactorily.
Key Words - LED Matrix Display, Scrolling Matrix Display.

INTRODUCTION
LED matrix display operates on what is known as the presence of vision. One LED only is
displayed at every point in time and your eye combines the lit LEDs to get the image. This is
known as the persistence or permanency of vision and this happens when the eyes see images
that change at a very fast rate of 10 scans per second. A flickering effect is observed when
the scan increases to 20 scans per second but when it is increased to 30 scans per second the
effect is observed to be smooth.

In this work, the display works at a rate greater than 100 scans per second and the eye
observes the display to be steady. If we reduce the scan rate, each of the LEDs can be seen as
the efficiency of the microcontroller clock is reduced. In this work, we will design and
construct the electronic circuit for driving the LED matrix and also program the
microcontroller and demonstrate its operation on the matrix display board.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

1.The design process and implementation
In the design of the matrix display circuit, very little calculation is required due to the fact
that most of the integrated circuits (ICs) used in this circuit operate with digital signals and
require little or no transformation.
2.Construction Procedure
The LED Matrix Board. The points for the placement of LEDs were carefully identified and
evenly marked. The LEDs were tested and the faulty (including those with poor brightness)
LEDs were promptly replaced. The LEDs were grouped in four and interconnected to form
single lighting. LEDs were wired such that all the cathodes along a row share a common
terminal and all the anodes along a column shared a common terminal. The arrangement of
the dot matrix is the LED matrix which has a common anode for LEDs in a row and in each
of the anode is common and the LED with a common cathode each row is also common.
3.The Circuit.
The circuit diagram was gotten after careful design and calculation had been done. Most of
the components were search from the electronics store locally. The workability of all the
discrete components and integrated circuits were verified before they were all used in the
project. The complete project was designed, simulated and routed with Proteus and found to
be working satisfactorily before the actual components were then assembled on a printed
circuit board. All the IC sockets were first soldered on the PCB before all other components
were soldered after being tested.
CONCLUSION
The matrix display of light is made up of LEDs arranged in a rectangular array in such a way
that by turning on or off, pictures or images or characters can be displayed. With the help of
the dot matrix controller, information can be turned into signals thereby turning on and off
lights in the matrix in other to turn on the required display. Hence the need to expand
research and development in the LED matrix display technology. All thanks to the advent of
the microcontroller which has made it possible for the information to be displayed in any
format.

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