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:
- 17:b4e9d8f4baa9
- Parent:
- 16:5f75ea93f15d
- Child:
- 20:b9d76e567637
--- a/WS2811.cpp Thu Oct 10 21:52:59 2013 +0000
+++ b/WS2811.cpp Thu Dec 05 15:25:16 2013 +0000
@@ -2,97 +2,73 @@
//
// Parameterized and modified to use soft SPI.
// Jas Strong <jasmine@electronpusher.org>
+// Modified to use hard SPI by Ned Konz <ned@bike-nomad.com>
/*****************************************************************************/
#include "LedStrip.h"
#include "WS2811.h"
-#include "bitband.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();
-
- printf("ws2811: data mask 0x%x, data set reg 0x%x, data clear reg 0x%x\r\n", data_mask, data_set, data_clr);
- printf("ws2811: (unused) clock mask 0x%x, clock set reg 0x%x, clock clear reg 0x%x\r\n", clock_mask, clock_set, clock_clr);
-
+WS2811::WS2811(int n, PinName mosi, PinName sclk) :
+ LedStrip(n),
+ spi(mosi, NC, sclk)
+{
+#ifdef TARGET_KL25Z
+ spi.format(8, 3);
+#else
+ spi.format(16, 3);
+#endif
+ spi.frequency(800e3 * 16); // 12.8 MHz => 800KHz bit rate
}
/*
* 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::writebit(bool bit)
+{
+ if (bit) {
+#ifdef TARGET_KL25Z
+ spi.write(0xff); // 8 high
+ spi.write(0x00); // 8 low
+#else
+ spi.write(0xff00);
+#endif
+ } else {
+#ifdef TARGET_KL25Z
+ spi.write(0xe0); // 3 high, 5 low
+ spi.write(0x00); // +8 low
+#else
+ spi.write(0xe000);
+#endif
}
}
-inline void WS2811::celldelay(void) {
- for (volatile int i = 0; i<bogocal; i++)
- /* do nothing */ ;
+void WS2811::write(uint8_t byte)
+{
+ writebit(byte & 0x80);
+ writebit(byte & 0x40);
+ writebit(byte & 0x20);
+ writebit(byte & 0x10);
+ writebit(byte & 0x08);
+ writebit(byte & 0x04);
+ writebit(byte & 0x02);
+ writebit(byte & 0x01);
}
-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) {
+void WS2811::begin(void)
+{
blank();
show();
}
-uint16_t WS2811::numPixels(void) {
- return numLEDs;
+void WS2811::blank(void)
+{
+ memset(pixels, 0x00, numPixelBytes());
}
-void WS2811::blank(void) {
- memset(pixels, 0x00, numLEDs * 3);
-}
-
-void WS2811::show(void) {
- uint16_t i, nl3 = numLEDs * 3; // 3 bytes per LED
+void WS2811::show(void)
+{
+ uint16_t i, nl3 = numPixelBytes(); // 3 bytes per LED
while (guardtime.read_us() < 50)
/* spin */;
__disable_irq();
@@ -104,58 +80,3 @@
}
-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