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is possible setup 8x8 matrix using 1 16 io port expander via i2c? use left 8 ports columns , right 8 ports rows? i2c fast enough update 64 leds reliably?
thanks.
thanks.
fwiw, time ago attempted similar 2 x mcp23008's (equivalent 1 x mcp23017):cole1717 wrote:is possible setup 8x8 matrix using 1 16 io port expander via i2c? use left 8 ports columns , right 8 ports rows? i2c fast enough update 64 leds reliably?
thanks.
http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virgin ... blepi.html
(never quite got around posting "working photo's though

there spi versions of both chips if i2c proved "too slow". there's spi led display driver i.c. includes "hardware multiplexing" makes "life easier"!:
http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virgin ... odule.html
(and, it's more conventional use 8-digit display driver:
http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virgin ... odule.html )
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