Homebrew 8-bit computers tend to have fairly limited displays, often one or more seven-segment displays and an array of LEDs to show the values of RAM or perhaps some other states of the computer.

Macroblock released the MBI5171, an advanced 8-bit LED driver with Real-Time Error Detection and Current Adjustment. The circuit features 8 constant-current output ...

[Michal Janyst] wrote in to tell us about a little project he made for his nephew in preparation for Halloween – a jack-o-lantern with facial expressions. Pumpkin Eyes uses two MAX7219 LED arrays, an ...