LED digital road sign project
Firstly I want to acknowledge and thank these kind AAC members who have helped me in the past (I know I’ve missed several, sorry):
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/keepitsimplestupid.234053/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/dendad.322783/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/maxheadroom.212212/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/bertus.20420/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/wendy.19834/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/12.105487/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/ian-field.182479/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/cmartinez.9198/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/live-wire.503764/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/r-f.46728/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/joeyd999.129087/
My project aim:
Build a programmable monochrome digital LED road sign about 2.5m wide by 2m high
Example outcome
Could you please have a look a the two pics attached, showing an example of a digital road sign that I want to build.
Background
My uncle just opened an Indian takeaway in what I think is a poor retail site. I offered to build him a road sign to improve his exposure to passing traffic and to bring in more customers.
The project in totality consists of three separate tasks (I need help with #3 below pls):
1 Road trailer and built in steel structure (later: not within the scope of this current project)
2 Solar powered battery rig (later: not within the scope of this current project)
3 The LED panels and associated electronics and software (this is what I want to build now; I believe I am capable. I have all the equipment and I can follow circuit diagrams and solder single sided circuit boards. I have some experience with Arduino).
Questions for AAC members
Can anybody help me by pointing me in the right direction so I can learn about how these signs work and what components I need to search for?
I need for example to:
1 Find a circuit diagram
2 Identify the components
3 Work out how the programming works and what options I have for this part of the project.
Firstly I want to acknowledge and thank these kind AAC members who have helped me in the past (I know I’ve missed several, sorry):
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/keepitsimplestupid.234053/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/dendad.322783/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/maxheadroom.212212/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/bertus.20420/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/wendy.19834/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/12.105487/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/ian-field.182479/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/cmartinez.9198/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/live-wire.503764/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/r-f.46728/
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/members/joeyd999.129087/
My project aim:
Build a programmable monochrome digital LED road sign about 2.5m wide by 2m high
Example outcome
Could you please have a look a the two pics attached, showing an example of a digital road sign that I want to build.
Background
My uncle just opened an Indian takeaway in what I think is a poor retail site. I offered to build him a road sign to improve his exposure to passing traffic and to bring in more customers.
The project in totality consists of three separate tasks (I need help with #3 below pls):
1 Road trailer and built in steel structure (later: not within the scope of this current project)
2 Solar powered battery rig (later: not within the scope of this current project)
3 The LED panels and associated electronics and software (this is what I want to build now; I believe I am capable. I have all the equipment and I can follow circuit diagrams and solder single sided circuit boards. I have some experience with Arduino).
Questions for AAC members
Can anybody help me by pointing me in the right direction so I can learn about how these signs work and what components I need to search for?
I need for example to:
1 Find a circuit diagram
2 Identify the components
3 Work out how the programming works and what options I have for this part of the project.