Lcd Matrix Tutorial

  • webb
    1st Jan 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    This is a tutorial for matrixes.
    If you are experienced in lcd matrixes, plz give advise to me and other posters.
    LoadSaveBlock(98425);
    In the tool box above, there are the main peices need to make the basic matrix.

    What there is in it.
    There is the grid and lcd pixel for a button lcd matrix(where you press a, or b etc.)
    And a grid, pixel, and resistor for dot matrix(where you place nscn)

    How they work, and what they do.
    1.Dot Matrix:
    i) Grid: the grid is where you put the NSCN, it controls what shows up on the lcd pixels. It works because PTCT and NTCT never conduct to each other, there has to be NSCN connecting them together, so then when the spark goes down the PTCT it then splits and also goes down the designated NTCT, when the reach a pixel the lcry is activated.

    ii)Pixel: the pixel is the screen, it works by: when the electricity from the grid, interacts with the pixel, the wiring in it activates it.

    iii)Resistor: the resisitor is the thing that slows the electricity down, and sends out separated sparks to the grid, a resistor is wa-ter in diamond going up down up down, and when the spark gets to the bottom of each part it send out a spark to the grid.

    2. Button Matrix
    i)Grid: the grid in the button matrix is much more complex to make, how it works is, if you zoom in you see that is you replaced all of the pscn with ptct, it would be the same thing the whole way around, that is because it also has to do with the conduction of 2 wires ptct and ntct, so where ever the pscn is the spark will go down that, all the way to the pixels.

    ii)lcd pixel: its just a simple one that i made, the electricity goes to the pscn to activate and then to the nscn to deactivate, but the problem is that soon as it is so simple the pixels have to be far away from each other, or use wi fi.

    How to optimise the parts:
    Pixels:
    To optimise your lcd pixels, it to have the nscn and pscn on the bottom part of the pixel. Why? because to get the best effect, it makes it look like each pixel is moving up, but this effect is only needed in the more advanced matrixes.
    Grid:
    To optimise the grid, you have to make it smaller, simpler, or a different shape. Why? so that you can fit more wiring in.

    thats todays post of the tutorial, if you want to start putting one together look at others(that are simple) and follow that.
    bye
  • webb
    1st Jan 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    added how to optimise the parts