> How about a couple latch chips (a column select latch and row latch) and a
> for each character and updating to the next column on every sweep?  You'll
> probably want transistors to better drive them.  Even a 0.7" LED matrix
taht
> I am using is almost begging for transistors, right now it is directly
> driven by an 'F872, I am not using multiple displays.
>
> There are tricks to save here and there but a large set of LED matrices is
> going to cost you.
>
> Jeff

Thanks

how would I catch the serial bytes that I am sending out to each matrix?

is there such a thing as a latch that has a serial input?


with a pic, I want to use 3 lines to each matrix, ground, pwr, and serial...

and these could be common to all...each matrix listening for it's address
and
ignoring everybody else...

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