Hi all.
Is there anyone out there that has created an electronic scoreboard. I'm wanting to build one for our soccer club as they cost in the thousands.
I'd like to create 2 lots of double digits for the team scores, a count down timer with 4 digits (and the semi-colon) as well as a text scroll area at the top or base. If the unit could be run with a remote, that would be fantastic - less cabling.
I've found a scoreboard available at Jaycar's which is based on single row LEDs for each of the 7 sides of a digit. The digits are around 120mm high. I'd like to make them 300 high, hence I'd probably need 7 or 8 x 3 rows for each of the 8 segments 7 segments of each digit. Can all the components just be "stepped up" to take the extra load?
I'm also thinking, to make it more simple, should I create one circuit for each score, one for the text scroll and one for the count-down timer?
If anyone could help, our club would really appreciate it.