Dynamic Tiled Display Known as Puzzlemation

An 8×8 array of color LED pixels is contained in the project’s display that is made up of 2” square tiles wherein each tile is animated and powered for freely picking and rearranging them.

The tiles are placed in a special tray to setup a display and though the Ethernet, the animations are downloaded into the tray and stored locally on an EEPROM or an SD card. The animation is broadcast by the tray to each of the tiles and then synchronizes them. The animation can be update continuously over the Ethernet connection if the pieces are left in the tray. The animation will be displayed for several hours with their own rechargeable battery power if the tiles are removed from the tray. The tiles can be picked up and be placed anywhere once the animation is synchronized and running on the tiles.

The copper strips running across the tray are used by the tray controller to broadcast the animation to the tiles with the data being sent as 9600 baud serial. The copper strips are only used for sending data when the animations are broadcast. Each tile has a unique identifier.

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