Chapter 10. Arduino Scrolling Marquee

A marquee display is an electronic customizable form of signage that shows individual movable letters, numbers, or words. They are used to display critical messages or information from a distance. Marquee displays are usually mounted several feet from the ground, so they become visible. Marquee displays are used by movie theaters to list current film rosters and industrial companies to provide manufacturing processing information. Public transportation, such as buses and trains, uses scrolling marquees to display the route destination and vehicle numbers. Also, warning signs and traffic information use scrolling marquees. Providing manufacturing processing information using marquee displays requires an industrial controller capable of reading electrical sensor signals and displaying them on the electronic signage device.

To make the letters, numbers, and characters scroll across the marquee, each pixel is addressable or controlled using binary bit values...