LED Matrix 32x8

[gintonik]

Hi,

i want to create a newsticker with a row of 8x8 LED-Matrix.
The first step was installing max7219. Executing the demo give the result, that a single 8x8 matrix works fine.
Then i found an article that for using more then one 8x8-Matrix an other module have to installed. So i just installed the "multilineMAX7219". I opened the config an add my Matrix-Setup to the file. After that i start a matrix_test.py but nothing happened.

In the single mode every Matrix works fine but not in a row. I´d like to use 2 Rows with 4 Matrix finally. But the half size with just one rows doesnt works.

Used Hardware: Pi B Rev2.0, Raspian-Stretch (June 2018), 8x8 Matrix (four in a row)
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01BUT ... UTF8&psc=1

SPI and using GPIO over SSH are activated.

I dont wanna make specials with the matrix, just showing some letters as a ticker. That cant be so difficult or not?
Receiving Data about rss-feed is the next step. So i need a way to use a shell command for executing an individual text.

Is there someone who can help me started a functional matrix?

[DougieLawson]

https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.led_matrix

[gintonik]

Hi,

thanks for your quickly answer. But one Problem stays:

All Matrix shows the same content at once! The only thing i can change ist the direction and the angle but thats it.

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sudo python examples/matrix_demo.py --cascaded 4 --block-orientation 0 --rotate 0

Thats what i entered at the CLI. Ant how is ti possible to show a personally message?

[DougieLawson]

The idea of that sample matrix_demo.py program is you delete the bits from it that you don't need and hack the "msg='stuff to say'" code to display your own messages.

[gintonik]

Hi,

thats the way i like to do. But i cant get more then a single matrix for output or just 4 times the same.
I think that the setup are beein written in the header of the script but where are the rows/collums for setting up my configuration?

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$ python examples/matrix_demo.py -h
usage: matrix_demo.py [-h] [--cascaded CASCADED]
                      [--block-orientation {0,90,-90}] [--rotate {0,1,2,3}]

matrix_demo arguments

optional arguments:
-h, --help            show this help message and exit
--cascaded CASCADED, -n CASCADED
                      Number of cascaded MAX7219 LED matrices (default: 1)
--block-orientation {0, 90, -90}
                      Corrects block orientation when wired vertically
                      (default: 0)
--rotate {0,1,2,3}    Rotate display 0=0°, 1=90°, 2=180°, 3=270° (default:
                      0)

what is the right CLI Argument to open the Script with 4 8x8 Matrix?

[DougieLawson]

Go and read the open (and closed) issues here: https://github.com/rm-hull/luma.led_matrix/issues
If that doesn't resolve it ask the code author for help by opening a new issue.

[dunhackin68]

I came across this post whilst trying to get a 4-block (4x1) display working. Initially I had the same problem, i.e. only displaying on a single matrix block whilst running the luma.led matrix_demo.py. After a bit of experimenting, this worked:

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python examples/matrix_demo.py -n 4 --block-orientation 90

Thought I'd post this in case anybody else does the same.