diff --git a/libraries/Arduino_LED_Matrix/examples/MatrixIntro/MatrixIntro.ino b/libraries/Arduino_LED_Matrix/examples/MatrixIntro/MatrixIntro.ino
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea284dc35
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+++ b/libraries/Arduino_LED_Matrix/examples/MatrixIntro/MatrixIntro.ino
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+  Heart Animation Sketch
+  
+  This is the default sketch that comes
+  shipped with every UNO R4 WiFi board.
+
+  After the animation (a heart) is complete,
+  the built-in LED blinks infinitely.
+
+  No additional circuit required.
+
+  created 26 Jun 2023
+  by Martino Facchin
+*/
+
+
+// include the LED Matrix library from the Uno R4 core:
+#include "Arduino_LED_Matrix.h"
+// make an instance of the library:
+ArduinoLEDMatrix matrix;
+//include the "animation.h" header file that stores the frames for the animation 
+#include "animation.h"
+
+void setup() {
+  Serial.begin(115200);
+  //load frames from the animation.h file
+  matrix.loadSequence(frames);
+  // start the matrix
+  matrix.begin();
+  
+  // turn on autoscroll to avoid calling next() to show the next frame; the paramenter is in milliseconds
+  // matrix.autoscroll(300);
+
+  //play the animation on the matrix
+  matrix.play(true);
+
+  //define LED_BUILTIN as an output
+  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  //blinks the built-in LED every second
+  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, HIGH);
+  delay(1000);
+  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN, LOW);
+  delay(1000);
+}
diff --git a/libraries/Arduino_LED_Matrix/examples/MatrixIntro/animation.h b/libraries/Arduino_LED_Matrix/examples/MatrixIntro/animation.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1944b3a8
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+++ b/libraries/Arduino_LED_Matrix/examples/MatrixIntro/animation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,351 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+const unsigned long frames[][4] = {
+  {
+    0xe0000000,
+    0x0,
+    0x0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x400e0000,
+    0x0,
+    0x0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x400e0,
+    0x0,
+    0x0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x40,
+    0xe000000,
+    0x0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x3000000,
+    0x400e000,
+    0x0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x3003000,
+    0x400e,
+    0x0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x3003,
+    0x4,
+    0xe00000,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x3,
+    0x300000,
+    0x400e00,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x0,
+    0x300300,
+    0x400e00,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x1c000000,
+    0x300,
+    0x30400e00,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x401c000,
+    0x0,
+    0x30430e00,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x401c,
+    0x0,
+    0x430e30,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x4,
+    0x1c00000,
+    0x430e30,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x0,
+    0x401c00,
+    0x430e30,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x800000,
+    0x401,
+    0xc0430e30,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x800800,
+    0x0,
+    0x405f0e30,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x800800,
+    0x80000000,
+    0x470ff0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x800800,
+    0x80080000,
+    0x470ff0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x800,
+    0x80080080,
+    0x470ff0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x38000000,
+    0x80080080,
+    0x8470ff0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x10038000,
+    0x80080,
+    0x8478ff0,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x10038,
+    0x80,
+    0x8478ff8,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x700010,
+    0x3800080,
+    0x8478ff8,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x400700,
+    0x1003880,
+    0x8478ff8,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x400,
+    0x70001083,
+    0x88478ff8,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xf000000,
+    0x40070081,
+    0x87f8ff8,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xf000,
+    0x400f1,
+    0x87f8ff8,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x8000000f,
+    0xc1,
+    0xf7f8ff8,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xc0080000,
+    0xf00081,
+    0xc7ffff8,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x400c0080,
+    0xf81,
+    0x87fcfff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x3400c0,
+    0x8000081,
+    0xf87fcfff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x20200340,
+    0xc008081,
+    0xf87fcfff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x38220200,
+    0x3400c089,
+    0xf87fcfff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x38220,
+    0x2003408d,
+    0xf8ffcfff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x86100038,
+    0x220240bd,
+    0xf8ffcfff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xec186100,
+    0x38260ad,
+    0xfbffcfff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x3ec186,
+    0x100078af,
+    0xfaffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x114003ec,
+    0x186178af,
+    0xfaffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x3b411400,
+    0x3ec1febf,
+    0xfaffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x143b411,
+    0x4ec3febf,
+    0xfbffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xc040143b,
+    0x4fd7febf,
+    0xfbffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xc60c0439,
+    0x4ff7ffff,
+    0xfbffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x33c60f9,
+    0x4ff7ffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x3cbc33ff,
+    0x4ff7ffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x8ffbff,
+    0x7ff7ffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xf0cffbff,
+    0xfff7ffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xfe1fffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xffffffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x7fffffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    0xfffff7ff,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x3fe7ffff,
+    0xffffffff,
+    0xff7ff3fe,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x1fc3fe7f,
+    0xfffffff7,
+    0xff3fe1fc,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0xf81fc3f,
+    0xe7ff7ff3,
+    0xfe1fc0f8,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x500f81f,
+    0xc3fe3fe1,
+    0xfc0f8070,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x500f,
+    0x81fc1fc0,
+    0xf8070020,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x5,
+    0xf80f80,
+    0x70020000,
+    66
+  },
+  {
+    0x5,
+    0xa80880,
+    0x50020000,
+    600
+  },
+  {
+    0xd812,
+    0x41040880,
+    0x50020000,
+    200
+  },
+  {
+    0x5,
+    0xa80880,
+    0x50020000,
+    0xFFFFFFFF
+  }
+};