Here's an another project, which makes an Scrolling LED display. Here 64 leds which are connected to an Matrix display.

The Anodes are drived through an Driver IC UDN2981 and the cathodes are drived through ULN2803. The Atmega8515 is used in this project to control the display. The microcontroller is programmed with Bascom AVR.

Circuit Diagram

Designing Software
You can also download an software which is used to give digital data for any design with 8x8matrix, please check the screen shots. It gives 9 bytes of data, in which 8 bytes are the values of the columns. For example, look the below image. At column 1 the leds to be glown are the 2.3,4,5. So the equivalent value is 00111100 in binary. The last ninth byte is for a blank column. It is used to separate the 2 images on the display.

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Technical/Catalog Information ATMEGA8515-16AU Vendor Atmel Category Integrated Circuits (ICs) Program Memory Size 8KB (4K x 16) RAM Size 512 x 8 Number of I /O 35 Package / Case 44-TQFP Speed 16MHz Oscillator Type Internal Packaging Tray Program Memory Type FLASH

EEPROM Size 512 x 8 Core Processor AVR Data Converters Core Size 8-Bit Operating Temperature -40C ~ 85C Connectivity EBI/EMI, SPI, UART/USART Peripherals Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, WDT Voltage - Supply (Vcc/Vdd) 4.5 V ~ 5.5 V Lead Free Status Lead Free RoHS Status RoHS Compliant Other Names

ATMEGA8515 16AU ATMEGA851516AU

Wide input voltage range: 5 to 40 V Maximum LED current of 120 mA TSSOP-16 (LP) package; exposed pad offers best-in-class thermal performance Typical LED accuracy of 0.5%, and 0.5% for LED-to-LED matching Internal bias supply for single-supply operation (typically between VIN = 8 to 24 V) Integrated boost converter with 60 V DMOS switch with overvoltage protection (OVP) Drives up to 12 series LEDs in 2 parallel strings Single PWM pin interface for both PWM dimming and enable function Sync function to synchronize boost converter switching frequencies up to 2.25 MHz, this gives the designer the ability minimize component size Provides driver for external PMOS input disconnect switch Protection features: o Open or shorted VLED pin protection o Open Schottky protection o Cycle-by-cycle current limit o Overtemperature protection (OTP) o Output short circuit protection

Applications
Desktop LCD flat panel displays (FPD) Flat panel video displays LCD TVs and monitors

Description
The A8515 is a multi-output white LED (WLED) driver for LCD backlighting in consumer and industrial displays. It integrates a current-mode boost converter with an internal power DMOS switch and two current sinks. The boost converter can drive up to 24 LEDs: 12 LEDs per string at 120 mA. The LED sinks can be paralleled together to achieve higher LED currents, up to 240 mA. The A8515 can operate from a single power supply, from 5 to 40 V.

PWM dimming is implemented with an external PWM input signal. The PWM dimming pin is used to control the LED intensity by using pulse width modulation. The low, 720 mV regulation voltage on the LED current sources reduces power loss and improves efficiency. The A8515 is provided in a 16-pin TSSOP package (suffix LP) with an exposed thermal pad. It is lead (Pb) free, with 100% matte tin leadframe plating.

Typical Applications

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