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Diff: main.cpp
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--- a/main.cpp Fri May 09 19:58:03 2014 +0300
+++ b/main.cpp Tue Jan 20 11:37:10 2015 +0000
@@ -1,12 +1,159 @@
#include "mbed.h"
-DigitalOut myled(LED1);
+// p5: DIN, p7: CLK, p8: LOAD/CS
+SPI max72_spi(p5, NC, p7);
+DigitalOut load(p8);
+
+int maxInUse = 1; //change this variable to set how many MAX7219's you'll use
+
+// define max7219 registers
+#define max7219_reg_noop 0x00
+#define max7219_reg_digit0 0x01
+#define max7219_reg_digit1 0x02
+#define max7219_reg_digit2 0x03
+#define max7219_reg_digit3 0x04
+#define max7219_reg_digit4 0x05
+#define max7219_reg_digit5 0x06
+#define max7219_reg_digit6 0x07
+#define max7219_reg_digit7 0x08
+#define max7219_reg_decodeMode 0x09
+#define max7219_reg_intensity 0x0a
+#define max7219_reg_scanLimit 0x0b
+#define max7219_reg_shutdown 0x0c
+#define max7219_reg_displayTest 0x0f
+
+#define LOW 0
+#define HIGH 1
+#define MHZ 1000000
+
+void maxSingle( int reg, int col) {
+//maxSingle is the "easy" function to use for a
+//single max7219
+ load = LOW; // begin
+ max72_spi.write(reg); // specify register
+ max72_spi.write(col); // put data
+ load = HIGH; // make sure data is loaded (on rising edge of LOAD/CS)
+}
+
+void maxAll (int reg, int col) { // initialize all MAX7219's in the system
+ load = LOW; // begin
+ for ( int c=1; c<= maxInUse; c++) {
+ max72_spi.write(reg); // specify register
+ max72_spi.write(col); // put data
+ }
+ load = HIGH;
+}
+
+void maxOne(int maxNr, int reg, int col) {
+//maxOne is for adressing different MAX7219's,
+//while having a couple of them cascaded
+ int c = 0;
+ load = LOW;
+
+ for ( c = maxInUse; c > maxNr; c--) {
+ max72_spi.write(0); // no-op
+ max72_spi.write(0); // no-op
+ }
+
+ max72_spi.write(reg); // specify register
+ max72_spi.write(col); // put data
+
+ for ( c=maxNr-1; c >= 1; c--) {
+ max72_spi.write(0); // no-op
+ max72_spi.write(0); // no-op
+ }
+ load = HIGH;
+}
+
+
+void setup () {
+ // initiation of the max 7219
+ // SPI setup: 8 bits, mode 0
+ max72_spi.format(8, 0);
+
+ // going by the datasheet, min clk is 100ns so theoretically 10MHz should work...
+ // max72_spi.frequency(10*MHZ);
+
+ maxAll(max7219_reg_scanLimit, 0x07);
+ maxAll(max7219_reg_decodeMode, 0x00); // using an led matrix (not digits)
+ maxAll(max7219_reg_shutdown, 0x01); // not in shutdown mode
+ maxAll(max7219_reg_displayTest, 0x00); // no display test
+ for (int e=1; e<=8; e++) { // empty registers, turn all LEDs off
+ maxAll(e,0);
+ }
+ maxAll(max7219_reg_intensity, 0x0f & 0x0f); // the first 0x0f is the value you can set
+ // range: 0x00 to 0x0f
+}
+
+void loop () {
+
+
+// //if you use just one MAX7219 it should look like this
+// maxSingle(1,1); // + - - - - - - -
+// maxSingle(2,2); // - + - - - - - -
+// maxSingle(3,4); // - - + - - - - -
+// maxSingle(4,8); // - - - + - - - -
+// maxSingle(5,16); // - - - - + - - -
+// maxSingle(6,32); // - - - - - + - -
+// maxSingle(7,64); // - - - - - - + -
+// maxSingle(8,128); // - - - - - - - +
+//
+//
+//wait(2);
+// //if you use more than one MAX7219, it should look like this
+//
+//
+// maxAll(1,1); // + - - - - - - -
+// maxAll(2,3); // + + - - - - - -
+// maxAll(3,7); // + + + - - - - -
+// maxAll(4,15); // + + + + - - - -
+// maxAll(5,31); // + + + + + - - -
+// maxAll(6,63); // + + + + + + - -
+// maxAll(7,127); // + + + + + + + -
+// maxAll(8,255); // + + + + + + + +
+//
+//wait(2);
+//maxSingle(11, 7);
+
+for (int i=0; i<8;i++){
+ load = LOW; // begin
+ max72_spi.write(i); // specify register
+ max72_spi.write(0xff); // put data
+ load = HIGH; // make sure data is loaded (on rising edge of LOAD/CS)
+ //
+ wait(0.02);
+}
+
+for (int i=8; i>0;i--){
+ load = LOW; // begin
+ max72_spi.write(i); // specify register
+ max72_spi.write(0x00); // put data
+ load = HIGH; // make sure data is loaded (on rising edge of LOAD/CS)
+ //
+ wait(0.02);
+}
+ //if you use more then one max7219 the second one should look like this
+
+
+ /*
+ maxOne(2,1,1); // + - - - - - - -
+ maxOne(2,2,2); // - + - - - - - -
+ maxOne(2,3,4); // - - + - - - - -
+ maxOne(2,4,8); // - - - + - - - -
+ maxOne(2,5,16); // - - - - + - - -
+ maxOne(2,6,32); // - - - - - + - -
+ maxOne(2,7,64); // - - - - - - + -
+ maxOne(2,8,128); // - - - - - - - +
+
+ */
+
+ //
+
+}
int main() {
- while(1) {
- myled = 1;
- wait(0.2);
- myled = 0;
- wait(0.2);
- }
-}
+ setup ();
+
+while(1){
+ loop ();
+ }}
