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A Giant DIY LED Display

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cross-town-messaging-systems dept.

smf28 writes "Dheera Venkatraman has created a giant DIY LED display featuring 36 blue Luxeons in a 6x6 array on the windows of Simmons Hall, an undergraduate dormitory at MIT famous (or infamous, if you wish) for its design. Recent uses included welcoming students in September, Pirate Day, and others."

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  1. Take some notice. by nazera · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Being a crontrols system desiger, I hope some of the goofs of industry look at stuff like this. I am constantly yelling at my vendors that I don't need a super screwed up version of RS232/485/422 etc to network sensors around a machine......binary and ASCII protocols WORK GREAT for stuff like this. KISS (Keep it Simple and Stupid). A few micros some twisted pairs and your basic switcher......bingo big network of fun.....if you need some more bandwidth, throw Ethernet at it. I've been saying this for over 10 years and still all the big players want to sell you a "Field Bus". I hope some of the MIT guys move in with the big guys...and slap some sense into them.....rant off.