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Each tile is 500mm wide x 125mm high with LED pixels every 7mm pitch.
Each tile is 500mm wide x 125mm high with LED pixels every 7mm pitch.
[[File:LED Tile Pinout.jpg|200px|Pinout]]


There are 48 x MBI5034 LED controller chips on the PCB, which are 16 bit shift register constant current sinks. Datasheet : [[File:MBI5034 Datasheet VA.00-EN.pdf]]
There are 48 x MBI5034 LED controller chips on the PCB, which are 16 bit shift register constant current sinks. Datasheet : [[File:MBI5034 Datasheet VA.00-EN.pdf]]
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There are also 8 dual FET chips, which seem to control the 4 banks.
There are also 8 dual FET chips, which seem to control the 4 banks.
=== Panel connectors ===
[[File:LED Tile Pinout.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Pinouts]]


The top connector is all Vcc (5v). Half the pins power the top half of the panel. The other half power the bottom half of the panel. To light the whole panel, you need to power all 8 Vcc pins.
The top connector is all Vcc (5v). Half the pins power the top half of the panel. The other half power the bottom half of the panel. To light the whole panel, you need to power all 8 Vcc pins.
The middle connector has :
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|-
|D1
|LAT (Latch)
|A1
|NC
|-
|D2
|OE
|A0
|CLK (Clock)
|}


The bottom is all ground.
The bottom is all ground.
The middle connector has :
* D1 & D2
* OE (Output enable) & LAT (Latch)
* A0 & A1
* CLK (Clock) & NC


== Mechanical Drawings ==
== Mechanical Drawings ==