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A 40x8 LED Matrix

I have built an LED Matrix using 5 inexpensive 8x8 tri-color matrices to make 40x8 matrix.

Details of both hardware and software are here:

http://d2-webdesign.net/led-matrix

This site contains a lot of useful information for anyone interested in building this or any large LED matrix.