LEDMatrixDriver

A replacement for Arduino's LedControl library.

Features

• Can drive more than 8 segments (limited only by memory)
• Writing to the display is controlled by software
• Much faster because it uses hardware SPI with soft SS
• Can use an external memory or self-allocated buffer
• (Optional) support for Adafruit_GFX library:
  • this feature is DISABLED by default,
  • add #define USE_ADAFRUIT_GFX in the header, on line 27, or
  • use -DUSE_ADAFTUIT_GFX (for advanced users).
• dynamic font width (see DynamicFontWidth example)
• auto scroll if text wider than display
• additional fonts (work only with DynamicFontWidth example)

Pin selection

Each segment of the display requires 16 bits and can all be shifted in at once. To make transfers faster we use hardware SPI instead of software.

The pins are therefore fixed:

• MOSI is connected to DIN,
• SCK is connected to CLK,
• MISO can't be used (unless by other SPI device),
• SS can't be used (we're not using the hardware pin).

The user has to select which pin to use for software SS but don't use any of the hardware SPI pins. Please check pin numbers specific for your hardware platform.

Recommended pins for Arduino Uno:

• DIN is connected to 11
• CLK is connected to 13
• CS is connected to 9

Contributors

• Marko Oette - patches for Arduino AVR platform, example sketch
• Søren Thing Andersen - support for 7-seg displays with examples
• Scott Baker - examples clean-up
• James Gohl - module reversal concept and some code, another example
• Mirza Masic - additional way of displaying text, new example, new fonts