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 Heroic Robotics

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

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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.

Revision:
8:e3249c2b7607
Child:
12:7ebd51549c04
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/WS2811.h	Sat Nov 10 05:58:14 2012 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// 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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