We've enhanced Adafruit's RGB LED matrix shield by incorporating additional functionalities, allowing seamless integration with an HC-06 Bluetooth module and a DS3231 real-time clock module. This modification enables the creation of smartphone-controlled digital scoreboards for sports like cricket and football. Beyond sports, the enhanced shield can be utilized for various other applications too.

Whether you're using an Arduino-compatible board with an ATmega328p chip (such as the Metro 328), a SAMD21 (like the Metro M0), an ESP32-S2, or even a SAMD51 (like our Metro M4), this shield streamlines your project effortlessly! A bit of simple soldering to attach the headers, and you're all set to go. Simply plug it onto your microcontroller board, and connecting any RGB matrix becomes a breeze. This shield handles all the wiring intricacies for you!

For matrices drawing 800mA or less power, you can conveniently 'borrow' the 5V power from the Arduino's regulator. While this isn't suitable for projects with numerous LEDs active simultaneously, it simplifies wiring for tasks like scrolling text and light LED usage, as you won't require a separate power adapter. However, if you require 1 Amp or more, utilize the 2x8 connector for data and connect a separate 5V 2A or 5V 4A wall adapter directly to the panel.

The shield has been tested with the following two types of LED matrix modules:

• P6 32x16 RGB LED Matrix Panel- Works with Adafruit library.
• P10(outdoor SMD3535 320x160 1/4 Scan) 32x16 RGB LED Matrix Panel- Works with 'modified' Adafruit library

With this versatile shield, you can bring your LED matrix projects to life with ease and flexibility. Whether you're creating a vibrant scoreboard, an eye-catching display, or any other dynamic LED project, our enhanced shield has got you covered!

Downloads:

• Modified library download link 2
• Adafruit GFX library

Package includes:

1 x Set of components to build the shield. It's a DIY Kit.

Arduino UNO and USB cable are NOT included.

P10(1/4 scan) or P6 display panels, DS3231 real time clock module and HC-06 module are NOT included. We send only components required to build the RGB Matrix shield.

We do not share the sketches/codes of our scoreboards

Related products

Check out all the RGB and P10 Scoreboard modules available at Tindie:

RGB Modules:

- Arduino UNO Shield For P10 and P6 RGB LED Matrix

- Arduino Mega Shield P10 and P6 RGB LED matrix

- Clone Arduino Pro Mini P10 and P6 RGB DMD Module

- Scoreduino DMD module for P10 and P6 RGB matrix

P10 Digital Scoreboards:

- Scoreduino P10 DMD Scoreboard Controller module

- Arduino Pro Mini Scoreduino P10 scoreboard module