Topic(s): Arts | Engineering
Tags: LED display tile puzzle microcontroller
Puzzlemation is a tiled display. Each tile is an 8x8 grid of LEDs with its own power from an microcontroller. The tiles are placed in a special tray, where patterns are loaded from the display via EEPROM or the network. Then the tiles can be reconfigured any way you please. Unlike most displays, you can scoop pixels up in your hand, like sand at the beach.
John Peterson is a Silicon Valley software developer. His work has appeared in major applications that are sold world-wide. Recently he's pursued embedded system designs, where his work has received recognition and prizes in several design contests. He received BS and MS degrees from the University of Utah, and holds eight US patents.