LED 8x8 Dot Matrix MAX7219 Arduino Tutorial - Elegoo The Most Complete Starter Kit

In this video I continue the Elegoo 'The Most Complete Starter Kit' tutorials, doing the 8x8 LED matrix tutorial. I actually improve a fair bit on the code, let me know what you think. I enjoyed this one as well.

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The Elegoo Arduino 'Most Complete Starter Kit' is a really good but slightly expensive piece of kit. I paid around £50 for it on Amazon but totally worth it in my opinion. They come with PDF tutorials allowing anyone to quickly get started using Arduinos and Breadboards. In this video series I will complete all the tutorials for the Most Complete Starter Kit.

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Hi, I'm Hamed, an Electrical & Electronics Engineering Student in Leeds, UK.

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[darko]

It is very nice to see the way you learn. Like you stated, copy paste code is generaly bad especially when using something new which you don't understamd.

[OP-ghkf]

This video is great it helps the way you explain it and simplify it so it is easier to understand.

[gabereviewseverything]

The most comprehensive and straight forward tutorial I have seen so far. Thank you so much! I'm working on this very project right now!

[quintoflyer]

you were not far from doing it right but it works for you .have fun the matrix is great 👍👍

[johnmarshall]

After getting a MAX7219 kit from China I wanted to understand how I could program to the display the way I need which is a 7 x 5 matrix to mount on a signal for a model railway as a position indicator, I came across your video which was very helpful ... initially I used a Nano but then found didnt work properly and a UNO cracked it, really need a seperate 5volt supply for display ... so now I just need to modify sketch with a switch case to illuminate the letters I need when I trigger a signal ...

[HereIsFlynn]

Amazing Amazing tutorial I think your new to Arduino so am I but I broke mine by turning it on and changing and modifying jumper wires so have a nice day hope you enjoy my constructive criticism :)

[bigtst]

12, 10, 11, 1...the one is for number of displays used

[graemewilson]

Hi Hamed, I like this one as well, :( but I wish to have showing one of the following, while a POINT in the TRACKS have change, I am thinking, LEDs 1 being ON, means POINT is OPEN, I am looking at have 10 points in a row, so I will need to change nearly everything to so 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 0, so I think there will be a lot changing, but it seems to me try and see after an VERIFY

[graemewilson]

I am looking for ONE 8x8 Matrix that will show a SINGLE NUMBER, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 as I have said before below, I have tried to change your CODE around but it seem I have got lost

[josephbautista]

where can i find the led control zip ?

[shrimpinpat]

Its 3 years later ive come to say using AI helps a lot with these little projects!

[benediktb]

Hey, nice video. Can I download your data???

[wyattcole]

Where is this code and is it customizable?

[graemewilson]

for one here trying to get help, there seems to be none here or not even bothered to answer with a reply of Not able to help, I am now off to someone else