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Looking for a small display recommendation

colporteur

Does any member have a recommendation for a small display that is appropriate for scrolling from right to left?

After an hour culling the adafruit website with few returns, I have come to the E14 community hopefully to get a recommendation. I've been asked to build a two signs, one that scrolls "Welcome to Snow Island"  and the other "Thank you for Visiting Snow" Island. The signs will be positioned on top of a bridge on an HO scale model railroad layout.

I had hoped to use a MAX7219 Dot led Matrix MCU 8x32 but it is way to large for the foot print I have to work with. The bridge has a large flat surface about 4X4 inches to hold the sign.

Like any model railroad project cost is a factor. I don't have a big budget. I'm hoping to combine the display with an Nano Arduino to simulate a continuous text scrolling road sign to message visitors.

If your suggestions could contain the source for the part that would be great.

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    Thank you for the input folks. Here are two displays I have ordered. If the displays on the left work it should be fairly simple to finish the project. Very little work on my part. The display on the right require me to invest time in programming a pico. Something i have wanted to do for some time. With a project I have the motivation.

  • in reply to colporteur

    Do I buy or do I build? The S1144 (far left) displays arrived today. After installing the configuration software the display I wanted was working. At $10 per unit which includes the shipping. It was a cost effective solution.

  • in reply to colporteur

    Nice-looking display! I'm tempted to buy one or two of these, could come in handy for projects, perhaps with a bit of adaptation.

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