LED Matrix Common Cathode Driver Shield

Hardware Manual Rev 1r0

Used in conjunction with our gizDuino (Arduino compatible) controller and LED dot matrix display kit to build a full function LED dot matrix display system.

FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS

Capable of driving up to 5 Led Matrix Board (4 ft) gizDuino & Arduino microcontroller Compatible Shield. PCB Size: 66Lx58Wx19Hmm

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MAJOR COMPONENTS PRESENTATION

Figure 1. LED Matrix Controller Shield and its major components.

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PIN ASSIGNMENTS

Figure 2. JP3 Pin Assignments. Table 1. JP3 Pin Details. Pin No. 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Pin I.D. GND VCC CLK DAT STR K7 K6 K5 K4 K3 K2 K1 K0 Description Ground. Supply Voltage I/O Clock Data Out Strobe I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O

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Figure 3. Illustration of LED Matrix Common Cathode Driver Shield.attached to gizDuino & connected to e-Gizmos Red LED Matrix Board.
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K0 K1 2 2 Q10 Q9 VH R12 1 G0 R7 RES1 MOSFET N G1 G3 Q4 R6 RES1 R5 RES1 R4 RES1 220 D2 LED G2 G1 G0 Q3 Q2 Q1

VCC

32

MOSFET N

K2 K3 2 2 Q12 Q11

NPN G2

NPN

NPN

NPN

32

1 MOSFET N 3 MOSFET N G3

1 1

32

A3

A2

A1

A0

VH JP3 R11 RES1 R10 RES1 R9 RES1 R8 RES1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

K4 K5 2 2 Q14 Q13

GND

1 3

1 1

32

U1 UA7805KC

+5V

Vin

VH

D1

VIN

+ C2 CAPACITOR POL

4001 + C1 CAPACITOR POL

S1

AREF

Reset

1 MOSFET N

1 3

G4 MOSFET N G5

Q8

Q7

Q6

Q5

13 12 11 10 9 8 32 G7 G6 G5 G4 HEADER 8 NPN NPN NPN NPN JP4 Q15 2 11 10 9 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

RESET +3.3V +5V GND GND VIN

JP1

1 2 3 4 5 6

32

HEADER 6

K6 K7 JP5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R1 R2 R3 47 47 47 7 6 5 VCC HEADER 13 K0 K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 STR DAT CLK 1 3 32 2 Q16

1 MOSFET N

1 3

G6 MOSFET N G7

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 32 HEADER 8

TX RX

A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0

JP2

6 5 4 3 2 1

HEADER 6

Figure 4. Schematic Diagram of LED Matrix Common Cathode Driver Shield.

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PCB BOARD PRESENTATION

Figure 5. LED Matrix Common Cathode Driver Shield PCB (silkscreen layout)

Figure 6. LED Matrix Common Cathode Driver Shield PCB Copper Pattern (Bottom Layer)
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Figure 7. LED Matrix Common Cathode Driver Shield PCB Copper Pattern (Top Layer)
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