The project is being controlled by AVR AT90S2313 to produce a display built of 50×7 LEDs that illustrates the effect of scrolling text. The computer is using the serial RS232 port to send the text or ...

Most Hackaday readers are likely to be familiar with character LCDs driven by the extremely common Hitachi HD44780 controller chip. If you’re looking for a cheap and easy way for your microcontroller ...

Little LED displays are cheap for the Raspberry Pi, and they’re fun to play around with as you learn how to use the thing. Case in point, Instructables user botdemy’s message board that displays a ...

Bottom line: Flexible displays feel like a technology ahead of its time for the simple fact that, as this device demonstrates, we still have no clue how to implement them in a practical manner.

Back in ancient times, before the Internet was a thing and touchscreen devices dominated the landscape, people read newspapers made from wood pulp (and other ingredients). You could roll it up and ...