Since posting this thread, I was told that the job would be handled by a shift register, particularly a 7400 series TI register.

I've downloaded a few data sheets and there's a million of them out there. Would this one from adafruit be a good suggestion?

74HC595 Shift Register

I'm in the process of learning my way around micrcontrollers and designing an IOT device that will include a thumb keyboard. The font used will be an older one used on BBS systems and I envision having control keys to utilize the upper area of the fonts for drawing. As such, I'm aware that the esp32...

Welcome! Introductions are generally not much of a thing on this forum, generally people ask a question and either disappear after it's been handled or if they like it they informally stick around to help others as well, so it's kinda refreshing to read an official introduction post :) Hey thanks. ...

Hi community, I just joined this forum after a few months of casual lurking. My purpose here is to learn about microcontrollers and relearn long lost programming skills. Im not really a maker in any sense, but I hope the influence and experience of the geniuses in here will help in that regard. Im h...