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.h
- Revision:
- 8:e3249c2b7607
- Child:
- 12:7ebd51549c04
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+++ b/WS2811.h Sat Nov 10 05:58:14 2012 +0000
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+// Mbed library to control WS2801-based RGB LED Strips
+// some portions (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
+//
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+// Heavily modified by Jas Strong, 2012-10-04
+// Changed to use a virtual base class and to use software SPI.
+
+#include "mbed.h"
+#include "LedStrip.h"
+#ifndef MBED_WS2811_H
+#define MBED_WS2811_H
+
+
+class WS2811 : public LedStrip {
+
+ public:
+
+ WS2811(PinName dataPin, PinName clockPin, int n);
+ virtual void begin(void);
+ virtual void show(void);
+ virtual void blank(void);
+ virtual void setPixelColor(uint16_t n, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b);
+ virtual void setPixelB(uint16_t n, uint8_t b);
+ virtual void setPixelG(uint16_t n, uint8_t g);
+ virtual void setPixelR(uint16_t n, uint8_t r);
+ virtual void setPixelColor(uint16_t n, uint32_t c);
+ virtual uint16_t numPixels(void);
+ virtual uint32_t Color(uint8_t, uint8_t, uint8_t);
+ virtual uint32_t total_luminance(void);
+
+ private:
+ DigitalOut dat;
+ DigitalOut clk;
+ void write(uint8_t byte);
+ void writebit(bool bit);
+ void celldelay(void);
+ uint8_t *pixels; // Holds LED color values
+ uint16_t numLEDs; // Number of RGB LEDs in strand
+ Timer guardtime;
+ uint32_t bogocal;
+
+};
+#endif
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Ned Konz


Generic WS2811/WS2812