Test program for my Multi_WS2811 library that started out as a fork of heroic/WS2811. My library uses hardware DMA on the FRDM-KL25Z to drive up to 16 strings of WS2811 or WS2812 LEDs in parallel.
Dependencies: Multi_WS2811 mbed MMA8451Q
Fork of WS2811 by
NOTE: I have accidentally pushed changes for another fork of this program that I used in the recent Georgetown Carnival Power Tool Races. When I get some time, I will restore the test program to its original glory.
You can see my power tool racer (Nevermore's Revenge) here

This tests my FRDM-KL25Z multi-string WS2811/WS2812 library. It uses the accelerometer to change the rainbow phase on two strings of LEDs as well as the touch sense to change brightness.
A video of this program in operation is here.
Here is the library that I developed to run the LEDs:
Import libraryMulti_WS2811
Library allowing up to 16 strings of 60 WS2811 or WS2812 LEDs to be driven from a single FRDM-KL25Z board. Uses hardware DMA to do a full 800 KHz rate without much CPU burden.
Diff: WS2811.cpp
- Revision:
- 15:331e139672b5
- Parent:
- 14:c97261a9a282
--- a/WS2811.cpp Sun Jul 28 08:38:18 2013 +0000
+++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-// 800 KHz WS2811 driver, kinda.
-//
-// Parameterized and modified to use soft SPI.
-// Jas Strong <jasmine@electronpusher.org>
-/*****************************************************************************/
-
-#include "LedStrip.h"
-#include "WS2811.h"
-
-extern int onewire_speed_multiplier; // speed setting for ws2811 et al.
-
-
-WS2811::WS2811(PinName dataPin, PinName clockPin, int n) :
- dat(dataPin),
- clk(clockPin) {
- // Allocate 3 bytes per pixel:
- numLEDs = n;
- pixels = (uint8_t *)malloc(numLEDs * 3);
- if (pixels) {
- memset(pixels, 0x00, numLEDs * 3); // Init to RGB 'off' state
- }
- // calibrate delay loops for NRZ
- int i;
- guardtime.start();
- for (i=0; i<1000; i++)
- /* do nothing */;
- i=guardtime.read_us();
- printf("ws2811: 1000 iters took %d usec.\n", i);
- bogocal = (1000 / (onewire_speed_multiplier * i * 4.2)); // iterations per bitcell (417 nsec)
- printf("ws2811: calibrating to %d bogojiffies.\n", bogocal);
-
- data_mask = dat.get_mask();
- clock_mask = clk.get_mask();
- data_set = dat.get_set();
- data_clr = dat.get_clr();
- clock_set = clk.get_set();
- clock_clr = clk.get_clr();
-
-}
-
-/*
- * These chips use a one-wire protocol based on a sort of NRZ signalling- jas.
- */
-
-void WS2811::write(uint8_t byte) {
-
- for (int i=0; i<8; i++) {
- if (byte & 0x80)
- writebit(1);
- else
- writebit(0);
- byte <<= 1;
- }
-}
-
-inline void WS2811::celldelay(void) {
- for (volatile int i = 0; i<bogocal; i++)
- /* do nothing */ ;
-}
-
-inline void WS2811::writebit(bool bit) {
- // first cell is always 1
- (*data_set) = data_mask;
- celldelay();
- if (bit) {
- (*clock_set) = data_mask; // dummy, we don't care but must take constant time
- celldelay();
- } else {
- (*data_clr) = data_mask;
- celldelay();
- }
- // last cell is always 0
- (*data_clr) = data_mask;
- celldelay();
-}
-
-void WS2811::begin(void) {
- blank();
- show();
-}
-
-uint16_t WS2811::numPixels(void) {
- return numLEDs;
-}
-
-void WS2811::blank(void) {
- memset(pixels, 0x00, numLEDs * 3);
-}
-
-void WS2811::show(void) {
- uint16_t i, nl3 = numLEDs * 3; // 3 bytes per LED
- while (guardtime.read_us() < 50)
- /* spin */;
- __disable_irq();
- for (i=0; i<nl3; i++ ) {
- write(pixels[i]);
- }
- __enable_irq();
- guardtime.reset();
-}
-
-
-uint32_t WS2811::total_luminance(void) {
- uint32_t running_total;
- running_total = 0;
- for (int i=0; i<numLEDs*3; i++)
- running_total += pixels[i];
- return running_total;
-}
-
-// Convert R,G,B to combined 32-bit color
-uint32_t WS2811::Color(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b) {
- // Take the lowest 7 bits of each value and append them end to end
- // We have the top bit set high (its a 'parity-like' bit in the protocol
- // and must be set!)
- return ((uint32_t)g << 16) | ((uint32_t)r << 8) | (uint32_t)b;
-}
-
-// store the rgb component in our array
-void WS2811::setPixelColor(uint16_t n, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b) {
- if (n >= numLEDs) return; // '>=' because arrays are 0-indexed
-
- pixels[n*3 ] = g;
- pixels[n*3+1] = r;
- pixels[n*3+2] = b;
-}
-
-void WS2811::setPixelR(uint16_t n, uint8_t r) {
- if (n >= numLEDs) return; // '>=' because arrays are 0-indexed
-
- pixels[n*3+1] = r;
-}
-
-void WS2811::setPixelG(uint16_t n, uint8_t g) {
- if (n >= numLEDs) return; // '>=' because arrays are 0-indexed
-
- pixels[n*3] = g;
-}
-
-void WS2811::setPixelB(uint16_t n, uint8_t b) {
- if (n >= numLEDs) return; // '>=' because arrays are 0-indexed
-
- pixels[n*3+2] = b;
-}
-
-void WS2811::setPackedPixels(uint8_t * buffer, uint32_t n) {
- if (n >= numLEDs) return;
- memcpy(pixels, buffer, (size_t) (n*3));
-}
-
-void WS2811::setPixelColor(uint16_t n, uint32_t c) {
- if (n >= numLEDs) return; // '>=' because arrays are 0-indexed
-
- pixels[n*3 ] = (c >> 16);
- pixels[n*3+1] = (c >> 8);
- pixels[n*3+2] = c;
-}
Ned Konz


Generic WS2811/WS2812