# Anyone seen this? This dude is driving 2x 128x64 panels from a pi pico

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**Created:** [October 25, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://rpi-rgb-led-matrix.discourse.group/t/anyone-seen-this-this-dude-is-driving-2x-128x64-panels-from-a-pi-pico/1259 "2026-10-25T19:07:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![evilC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rpi-rgb-led-matrix.discourse.group/evilc/32/711_2.png) [@evilC](https://rpi-rgb-led-matrix.discourse.group/u/evilC)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://rpi-rgb-led-matrix.discourse.group/t/anyone-seen-this-this-dude-is-driving-2x-128x64-panels-from-a-pi-pico/1259/1 "2026-10-25T19:07:51Z")

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[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/rpi_rgb_led_matrix/original/1X/c51cd35ef463feb692afea924b739d7d5b28c409.jpeg "Building a shapeshifting Halloween costume") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXilvMO-uTY)

I am guessing he is getting a decent refresh rate too, as the video looks fine to me.

IDK if he is using matrix driver electronics - he says he is using 2x 74HCT245 (octal level shifter) and 1x 74AHCT125 (quad level shifter)

Even if he is, is this not way beyond what would be possible with rpi-rgb-led-matrix?

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**Author:** ![board707](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc79bd/32.png) [@board707](https://rpi-rgb-led-matrix.discourse.group/u/board707)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://rpi-rgb-led-matrix.discourse.group/t/anyone-seen-this-this-dude-is-driving-2x-128x64-panels-from-a-pi-pico/1259/2 "2026-10-26T08:54:50Z")

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@evilC  
Could you clarify what exactly surprises you? I haven’t watched the video, but I have no doubt that a Pi Pico can control two 128x64 matrices.

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**Author:** ![evilC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rpi-rgb-led-matrix.discourse.group/evilc/32/711_2.png) [@evilC](https://rpi-rgb-led-matrix.discourse.group/u/evilC)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://rpi-rgb-led-matrix.discourse.group/t/anyone-seen-this-this-dude-is-driving-2x-128x64-panels-from-a-pi-pico/1259/3 "2026-10-26T10:08:20Z")

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Ah, hold on, I did not realize that the pico was not an SBC. I guess that makes all the difference.

That explains how he is able to get jitter free, high refresh animations, despite it not being as powerful as something like a zero 2w, which I struggled to get a refresh rate rate on which was high enough and stable enough to look good in video recordings.