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Modifying the MS6205 (МС6205) display to control every pixel individually instead of sending text characters

leszek-jakubowskiLeszek Jakubowski 05/23/2021 at 18:120 Comments

The MS-6205 came out in different versions (looking at schematics it was probably dependent on IC availability), but the external electrical interface was kept the same and the neon matrix lamps used were very similar.

The model that I have consists of (going in order from the neon matrix):

For people who don't have connector labels: if you orient the display so that the side with the connector is facing you and the neon matrix is facing down (see zoomed in connector corner photo). Then row A is the bottom one, row B (Б) is the top one. The pins are numbered starting with 1 on the right and ending with 32 on the left. If your connector has a group of 3 pins, then a gap, you should count the gaps too so that it all adds up to 32. Be aware that in your version of the display the connector can be rotated 180°, row A is always the one with the widening notches.

To complete my project It should be enough to replace the Logic PCB (maybe except for the high voltage generator) and start controlling the pixels while skipping the character page/character ROM logic completely.

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