A Smartphone-Controlled Scoreboard

If, for whatever reason, you decide you need a fairly large scoreboard for home or school use, YouTuber Bob Clagett (aka I Like to Make Stuff) has a great solution.

His scoreboard is large enough to be seen at a distance yet small enough to be relatively portable. Processing power is provided by an Arduino 101, which has the same footprint as the venerable Uno, but packs a few new tricks including an Intel Curie with onboard BLE capabilities.

Thanks to this Bluetooth connectivity, the scoreboard can be controlled using a smartphone via the BLE101 app. Score display is accomplished by an array of RGB LEDs shining through a custom 3D-printed diffuser.

You can find the project’s code on GitHub, and see the entire build process in the video below!

If you liked this, you may also want to check out John Edgar Park’s recent giant seven-segment Ninja Timer on Adafruit!