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They can't if they are wired like they usually are from the factory, because they are wired in a matrix where you can only update one row at a time. They did this to save on IO lines/output transistors, I guess. So you have to wait for the whole screen to finish drawing before beginning the next frame.

But you can flip them fast/in parallel if you have a driver for each disc:

https://pierremuth.wordpress.com/2021/02/17/flipping-dots-fa...

I've been working on one and I have and I am trying to use an H-bridge per disc. It's possible to find very cheap ICs; for my 308 discs, it only cost $10 for these (not counting the additional time/costs that comes with coming up with 616 IO lines, getting a PCB made, dealing with power issues, etc):

https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/C5795599.html



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