RGB LED Arcade Project

Matrix integration on Raspberry Pi for an emulator cabinet

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RGB Matrix integration into an arcade emulator cabinet

Adafruit RGB LED Matrix + Raspberry Pi 3B+ running HyperPie to display game‑specific info on a custom LED marquee. Watch the build videos and jump into parts, wiring, and software.

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Project Videos

Demonstrations of the RGB matrix integration and cabinet.

Main Index

History, research, parts, wiring, and software for both server & client.

Background

Loose ends and final thoughts

Contacts

Reach out for collaboration or questions.

Tony Jiménez — 780tech@gmail.com
Carlos Santillan — csantill@gmail.com
GitHub (Carlos) — https://github.com/csantill/
Project repo — LEDMatrixServer
“I Died Once” contact — I_Died_Once@hotmail.com

Special Thanks

Jeff Kemmer — first arcade cabinet.
Dave Rareigh — plywood for the rebuild.
Carlos Santillan — support & development across years.
“I_Died_Once” — HyperPie image used during development.
The Raspberry Pi, RetroPie, and HyperPie teams — giants whose shoulders we stand on.

Music: Pac‑Man sample available below. Autoplay with sound is disabled by most browsers — press play to listen.

RGB Matrix integration into an arcade emulator cabinet

Project Videos

Main Index

History of the project (Back in the year 2000)

Prologue to 2018 Project

LED Matrix Interfacing Research

Hardware you will need

Wiring

Software implementation — RGB Web Server

Software implementation — Arcade Client

Loose ends and final thoughts

Contacts

Special Thanks