Flip-dot display 3x5

Features

• Modular 3×5 flip-dot display
• Build larger displays with multiple modules
• Simple UART control
• Compatible with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32 and more

Specifications

• Module dimensions: 61 × 91.5 mm (2.4 × 3.6 in)
• Display area: 45.75 × 76.25 mm (1.8 × 3.0 in)
• Communication interface: UART
• Supply voltage: 12 VDC

Project status

• First hardware prototype
• Prototype firmware
• Hardware revision
• Schematics
• Communication protocol
• Documentation

Early prototype

• Numbers - 3x5 flip-dot display
• Letters and symbols - 3x5 flip-dot display
• Flip speed test - 2 x 3x5 flip-dot displays
• Random effect - 4 x 3x5 flip-dot displays
• Clock test - 4 x 3x5 flip-dot displays
• Snake animation
• Random effect - Fisher–Yates algorithm - 6 x 3x5 flip-dot displays