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: WS2801.cpp
- Revision:
- 6:7aebe547f0f0
- Parent:
- 5:70ded6500cd3
- Child:
- 7:3025f0e0d70a
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+// Mbed library to control LPD8806-based RGB LED Strips
+// (c) 2011 Jelmer Tiete
+// This library is ported from the Arduino implementation of Adafruit Industries
+// found at: http://github.com/adafruit/LPD8806
+// and their strips: http://www.adafruit.com/products/306
+// Released under the MIT License: http://mbed.org/license/mit
+//
+// Parameterized and modified to use soft SPI.
+// Jas Strong <jasmine@electronpusher.org>
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "LedStrip.h"
+#include "WS2801.h"
+
+WS2801::WS2801(PinName dataPin, PinName clockPin, int n) :
+ dat(dataPin),
+ clk(clockPin) {
+ // Allocate 3 bytes per pixel:
+ numLEDs = n;
+ if ((pixels = (uint8_t *)malloc(numLEDs * 3))) {
+ memset(pixels, 0x00, numLEDs * 3); // Init to RGB 'off' state
+ }
+ guardtime.start();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Soft SPI clock-out implementation (CPOL = 0, CPHA = 0).
+ * Certainly not the fastest in the world but it'll do.
+ * Gets about 3.6 MHz; could get several times as much
+ * using the bitbands directly - jas.
+ */
+
+void WS2801::write(uint8_t byte) {
+ for (int i=0; i<8; i++) {
+ clk = 0;
+ wait_us(WS2801_DELAY);
+ dat = (byte & 0x80);
+ clk = 1;
+ wait_us(WS2801_DELAY);
+ byte <<= 1;
+ }
+ clk = 0;
+}
+
+void WS2801::begin(void) {
+ blank();
+ show();
+}
+
+uint16_t WS2801::numPixels(void) {
+ return numLEDs;
+}
+
+void WS2801::blank(void) {
+ memset(pixels, 0x00, numLEDs * 3);
+}
+
+// This is how data is pushed to the strip. Unfortunately, the company
+// that makes the chip didnt release the protocol document or you need
+// to sign an NDA or something stupid like that, but we reverse engineered
+// this from a strip controller and it seems to work very nicely!
+void WS2801::show(void) {
+ uint16_t i, nl3 = numLEDs * 3; // 3 bytes per LED
+ while (guardtime.read_us() < 500)
+ /* spin */;
+ for (i=0; i<nl3; i++ ) {
+ write(pixels[i]);
+ }
+
+ guardtime.reset();
+}
+
+// Convert R,G,B to combined 32-bit color
+uint32_t WS2801::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 WS2801::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 WS2801::setPixelR(uint16_t n, uint8_t r) {
+ if (n >= numLEDs) return; // '>=' because arrays are 0-indexed
+
+ pixels[n*3+1] = r;
+}
+
+void WS2801::setPixelG(uint16_t n, uint8_t g) {
+ if (n >= numLEDs) return; // '>=' because arrays are 0-indexed
+
+ pixels[n*3] = g;
+}
+
+void WS2801::setPixelB(uint16_t n, uint8_t b) {
+ if (n >= numLEDs) return; // '>=' because arrays are 0-indexed
+
+ pixels[n*3+2] = b;
+}
+
+void WS2801::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;
+}
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Generic WS2811/WS2812