control freak
New Member
basically what i have been looking for is a controller to manipulate an
LED matrix(30 x 30). I need to be able to control the intensity of light in red green and blue LED's to make unlimited color combinations, sort of like a monitor but on a bigger scale. In GE's control catalog I have found VersaMax micro PLCs which have expandable I/O points up to 140. Is this the right PLC for the job? I am very new to this area so please bear with me. what if anything do you suggest? do i use more than one PLC? does one output only control one LED? or can you assign more than one LED to one output point? I would also like to simulate the LED's in a windows application. I understand that i am in over my head right now, but hope to someday be able to do this sort of thing... also can this project be done for less than $1000? (i own a computer already so don't include that) the cheaper the more realistic it is for me to accomplish..thank you for your time.
LED matrix(30 x 30). I need to be able to control the intensity of light in red green and blue LED's to make unlimited color combinations, sort of like a monitor but on a bigger scale. In GE's control catalog I have found VersaMax micro PLCs which have expandable I/O points up to 140. Is this the right PLC for the job? I am very new to this area so please bear with me. what if anything do you suggest? do i use more than one PLC? does one output only control one LED? or can you assign more than one LED to one output point? I would also like to simulate the LED's in a windows application. I understand that i am in over my head right now, but hope to someday be able to do this sort of thing... also can this project be done for less than $1000? (i own a computer already so don't include that) the cheaper the more realistic it is for me to accomplish..thank you for your time.