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ormo · 15th November 2008, 01:31 AM

Hi,

I am creating a device similar to the one on the link above except I will be using a PIC chip to control the transistors to create special patterns.

One problem I've run across is that if I activated the top transistor on the side and all of ones along the bottom (to turn on the LEDs on the whole top row) how would I then turn on just one LED on the second row? Surely activating the second transistor down will allow the entire row to light because of all the bottom transistors being active?

I'm guessing that either I've gone wrong somewhere (fairly likely

) or that I'm going to need some kind of multiplexing system.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Andy1845c · 15th November 2008, 01:41 AM

You forgot your link

ormo · 15th November 2008, 01:44 AM

CircuitDB | 10 to 100 LED Sequencer Using a Matrix

Sorry, its 01:44 AM here and I'm starting to get a bit tired...

kchriste · 15th November 2008, 02:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ormo

I'm going to need some kind of multiplexing system.

Yes, that is exactly what you need to do. That way only one row and one column is on at a time. You switch them really fast so several LEDs appear to be on at the same time.

audioguru · 15th November 2008, 06:54 AM

The circuit lights one LED at a time in sequence because only one output of each CD4017 is high at a time.
If you speed up the oscillator then all the LEDs will appear to be lighted at the same time but they will look dim.

**Nigel Goodwin** · 15th November 2008, 10:12 AM

Check my tutorials, which show how to use a 16F628 to feed 64 LED's in a matrix.

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15th November 2008, 01:31 AM	#1
ormo	LED patterns with PIC chip Hi, I am creating a device similar to the one on the link above except I will be using a PIC chip to control the transistors to create special patterns. One problem I've run across is that if I activated the top transistor on the side and all of ones along the bottom (to turn on the LEDs on the whole top row) how would I then turn on just one LED on the second row? Surely activating the second transistor down will allow the entire row to light because of all the bottom transistors being active? I'm guessing that either I've gone wrong somewhere (fairly likely ) or that I'm going to need some kind of multiplexing system. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

15th November 2008, 01:41 AM	#2
Andy1845c	You forgot your link __________________ This message transmitted on 100% recycled electrons

15th November 2008, 01:44 AM	#3
ormo	CircuitDB \| 10 to 100 LED Sequencer Using a Matrix Sorry, its 01:44 AM here and I'm starting to get a bit tired...

15th November 2008, 06:54 AM	#5
audioguru	The circuit lights one LED at a time in sequence because only one output of each CD4017 is high at a time. If you speed up the oscillator then all the LEDs will appear to be lighted at the same time but they will look dim. __________________ Uncle $crooge

15th November 2008, 10:12 AM	#6
Nigel Goodwin	Check my tutorials, which show how to use a 16F628 to feed 64 LED's in a matrix. __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk