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How-To: Minifig Scale OLED Display

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How-To: Minifig Scale OLED Display

Very cool idea from Dan over at adafruit: Use an OLED display module to create working scale train schedules, plane schedules, TVs, or other flat-panel displays for your Lego models. Dan’s written a handy tutorial covering the electronics, linked below, and adafruit sells a breakout board with built-in OLED module and microSD card reader for $30.

OLED LEGO Train Schedule

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