RGB LED Matrix with an ESP8266 - How to get started
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I think a RGB LED Matrix is one of the best displays for an Arduino project at the moment, they are large, pretty easy to use and it's not even that expensive. In this video I show how to get one working with an ESP8266
Library I'm using: https://github.com/2dom/PxMatrix
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RGB LED Matrix 64 x 32 P3 (The one I'm using)
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