How To Setup The Pi-Lite LED Matrix Board
I recently purchased a Pi-Lite at the Cambridge Raspberry Pi Jam.This is a 14×9 matrix of red LEDs mounted on a PCB that can be attached to the Pi and controlled via the GPIO header. The 126 LEDs can...
View ArticlePi-Lite LED Matrix Board Python ‘Hello World’ Example
If you’ve followed the previous Pi-Lite setup article you should have a working Pi-Lite. The example Python scripts are great but I wanted to show a simple example of my own demonstrating the basics of...
View ArticlePi-Lite LED Matrix Board Custom Sprites Example
In my previous post about the Pi-Lite I explained how to set it up and how you could display scrolling text in Python. In this post I will explain how to create custom 14×9 pictures and then send them...
View ArticleHappy Halloween With A Raspberry Pi And Pi-Lite
It’s that time of year when mad inventors start creating Halloween themed electronics projects. I’ve never managed to be organised to do a seasonal project but this year I decided to give it a try. So...
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