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Research:
- P10 Panels should be controllable by an RasPi Octoscroller
There are two types of Electronic Wall Displays at MakerFX -
Alpha 7160C LED Sign (Red/Green/White)
(Red/Green/White)
P10 Multicolor Panel Display
The P10 is a standard RGB matrix display, constructed from 5 P10 32x32 panels (total of 5120 pixels or 15360 channels) run by a 5V TF-A6UW Wireless Display Controller.
*To connect to the display wirelessly, the display broadcasts a network ID of TF-WIFI_A16E38 (It usually likes IP 192.168.1.252)
The Multicolor Display can be programmed using one of the following programs:
- PowerLED 2.89.5 (Windows)
*A tutorial is on Youtube
- XLGPowerLed Pro (v2.5.1) (Android)
From the app you can:
- Adjust brightness
- Turn on/off (and program timing of on/off)
- Change Wifi DON'T CHANGE WIFI
- Change speed, font and color
- Add pictures/gifs
- Add a clock, temperature, or countdown