Yup, this is a display design.
I'm going to use 3-to-4 TLC5940's to drive each scanline all-at-once. So, the memory output will be parallel, but it will be loaded serially.
The Flash RAM I'm using sends its entire 16bit value without latency on Q0 thru Q15. I'm pretty sure the SR latches in the same fashion (P0 thru P15 all latch at the same time). If this proves true it will cut down on delays in memory recall.
I'm going to use a PIC16 setup of some kind to handle the loading and displaying modes. I have yet to design or mentally tackle the controller portion.
The objective is to keep the overall display design as low power as possible, so that it can remain portable. Ultimately, I want to integrate the design into clothing to arrive at a wearable, animated, grayscale display.
Ideally it would be a fully covered jumpsuit, but I'll settle for a fully covered jacket.
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