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: main.cpp
- Revision:
- 29:a76075c853ee
- Parent:
- 28:dbe551a3dd64
- Child:
- 30:52e9205a8059
diff -r dbe551a3dd64 -r a76075c853ee main.cpp
--- a/main.cpp Fri Jan 03 16:12:56 2014 +0000
+++ b/main.cpp Fri Jan 03 19:17:24 2014 +0000
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
TSISensor touchSensor;
MMA8451Q acc(PTE25, PTE24, MMA8451_I2C_ADDRESS);
+PwmOut rled(LED_RED);
+PwmOut gled(LED_GREEN);
-Ticker touchTicker;
float touchPercentage;
unsigned frames;
@@ -73,14 +74,14 @@
WS2811 lightStrip1(nLEDs, DATA_OUT_PIN1);
WS2811 lightStrip2(nLEDs, DATA_OUT_PIN2);
- touchTicker.attach(&readTouchSensor, 0.1);
lightStrip1.begin();
lightStrip2.begin();
+ rled = 1.0;
+ gled = 1.0;
float sat = 1.0;
timeRunning.start();
- bool printed = false;
uint8_t r =0;
uint8_t g =0;
@@ -109,17 +110,17 @@
timeRunning.reset();
frames = 0;
+ float xyz[3];
+ acc.getAccAllAxis(xyz);
+ pc.printf("x: %f y: %f z: %f\r\n", xyz[0], xyz[1], xyz[2]);
+
for (;;) {
- unsigned running = timeRunning.read_us();
- // float hueShift = running / rainbowPeriod;
- if (!printed && running >= 10000000U) {
- pc.printf("%u frames in %u usec = %u frames / sec\r\n", frames, running, frames * 1000000 / running);
- printed = true;
- }
- float xyz[3];
acc.getAccAllAxis(xyz);
- showRainbow(lightStrip1, sat, brite, xyz[0]);
- showRainbow(lightStrip2, sat, brite, xyz[1]);
+ rled = 1.0 - abs(xyz[0]);
+ gled = 1.0 - abs(xyz[1]);
+ readTouchSensor();
+ showRainbow(lightStrip1, sat, brite, abs(xyz[0]));
+ showRainbow(lightStrip2, sat, brite, abs(xyz[1]));
WS2811::startDMA();
frames ++;
Ned Konz


Generic WS2811/WS2812