5x8 LED Matrix Display: need urgent help! ^_^

[geunrisse]

hi! if you are reading this post then thank you for taking the time. i hope you can help me.

i'm a beginner in electronics and i have a project called Computer Based Electronic Message board, it's composed of 12 pieces of 5x8 LED Matrix and can display 15 characters at a time. it uses visual basic for the programming, and a PIC16F877A as the microcontroller. however, i want to modify it further. i want it to have a feature where the message being displayed also has an audio (like in audio e-books.) is this possible?

moreover, i want it to display the current temperature of the surroundings (like those weather forecasts..) how can this be done?

please help me...

 

[Pommie]

Once you get it displaying "Hello World!" then come back and ask about sound and temperature display.

Mike.

 

[geunrisse]

it can already display messages.

 

[Pommie]

Is this a prebuilt and programmed module or have you written the code for the pic yourself?

Mike.

 

[Brian218]

Hi geunrisse

Check out Parallax's web site, they sell this:
Emic Text-To-Speech Module (#30006)

Parallax Home

Good Luck
B-