his is a two 8x8 (16 x 8) red LED matrix expansion board for the Raspberry Pi that you can use to display scrolling text and graphics. The board come with 2x13 header that plugs directly onto the Pi's GPIO pins. It is compatible with all Raspberry Pi models.
Underneath the board there are two MAX7219 chips that drive the LEDs. For the software part, you can find the link below to excellent MAX7219 driver in Python where a sample program is provided as well. The board uses SPI protocol for communication.
This product is compatible with all Raspberry Pi models.
