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### 64x64 with E-line on Adafruit HAT/Bonnet
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There are LED panels that have 64x64 LEDs packed, but they need 5 address lines,
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- which is 1:32 multiplexing (they have an `E` address-line). The hardware of
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- the Adafruit HAT/Bonnet is not prepared for this, but it can be done with another
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- hardware mod.
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+ which is 1:32 multiplexing (they have an `E` address-line). The first generation
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+ of the Adafruit HAT/Bonnet was not prepared for this, but it can be done with another
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+ hardware mod. Beginning October 2018, Adafruit began selling an updated version of
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+ the HAT that supports 64x64 panels simply by bridging two pads on the PCB with solder.
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- It is a little more advanced hack, so is only really for people who are
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+ You can identify which HAT you have by looking for the **Address E** pads, circled here:
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+ <a href="https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/063/005/original/led_matrices_addr-e-pad.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/063/005/original/led_matrices_addr-e-pad.jpg" height=80></a>
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+ ### New Adafruit RGB Matrix Hat (with Address E pads)
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+ Look for the Address E pads located between the HUB75 connector and Pi camera cutout.
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+ Melt a blob of solder between the center “E” pad the the “8” pad just above it
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+ (for 64x64 matrices in the Adafruit shop)…*_or_* the “16” pad below (rare, for some
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+ third-party 64x64 matrices…check datasheet).
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+ ### Old Adafruit HAT/Bonnet (without)
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+ It is a little more advanced hack, so it is only really for people who are
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comfortable with this kind of thing.
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First, you have to figure out which is the input of the E-Line on your matrix
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(they seem to be either on Pin 4 or Pin 8 of the IDC connector).
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