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@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@ [](https://gitter.im/FastLED/public) -IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are building for AVR based systems, it is possible that using any version of the arduino IDE 1.5.7 or later and/or GCC 4.8 may introduce some issues. I believe I have fixed them, but if you run into issues using these platforms, please file an issue at http://fastled.io/issues - thank you! If you are building for the Due, Arduino 1.5.7 & later introduces issues that have currently been fixed on the FastLED 3.1 branch. +IMPORTANT NOTE: For AVR based systems, avr-gcc 4.8.x is supported, as is avr-gcc 4.3 and earlier. There are known issues with avr-gcc 4.7 and timing based chipsets like the WS2812B. If you are using a linux system make sure you are using avr-gcc 4.8.x not avr-gcc 4.7.x. -FastLED 3.0 +FastLED 3.1 =========== -IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are building for AVR based systems, please do not use any version of the arduino -IDE 1.5.7 or later yet. It messes with some of the asm output which will cause you problems. - This is a library for easily & efficiently controlling a wide variety of LED chipsets, like the ones -sold by adafruit (Neopixel, LPD8806), Sparkfun (WS2801), and aliexpress. In addition to writing to the +sold by adafruit (Neopixel, DotStar, LPD8806), Sparkfun (WS2801), and aliexpress. In addition to writing to the leds, this library also includes a number of functions for high-performing 8bit math for manipulating your RGB values, as well as low level classes for abstracting out access to pins and SPI hardware, while -still keeping things as fast as possible. +still keeping things as fast as possible. Tested with Arduino up to 1.6.5 from arduino.cc. Quick note for people installing from GitHub repo zips, rename the folder FastLED before copying it to your Arduino/libraries folder. Github likes putting -branchname into the name of the folder, which unfortunately, makes Arduino cranky! @@ -34,8 +31,8 @@ How quickly can you get up and running with the library? Here's a simple blink #define NUM_LEDS 60 CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS]; void setup() { FastLED.addLeds<NEOPIXEL, 6>(leds, NUM_LEDS); } - void loop() { - leds[0] = CRGB::White; FastLED.show(); delay(30); + void loop() { + leds[0] = CRGB::White; FastLED.show(); delay(30); leds[0] = CRGB::Black; FastLED.show(); delay(30); } @@ -43,7 +40,8 @@ How quickly can you get up and running with the library? Here's a simple blink Here's a list of all the LED chipsets are supported. More details on the led chipsets are included *TODO: Link to wiki page* -* Adafruit's Neopixel - aka the WS2812B (also WS2811/WS2812, also suppored in lo-speed mode) - a 3 wire addressable led chipset +* Adafruit's DotStars - AKA the APA102 +* Adafruit's Neopixel - aka the WS2812B (also WS2811/WS2812, also supported in lo-speed mode) - a 3 wire addressable led chipset * TM1809/4 - 3 wire chipset, cheaply available on aliexpress.com * TM1803 - 3 wire chipset, sold by radio shack * UCS1903 - another 3 wire led chipset, cheap @@ -67,10 +65,13 @@ Right now the library is supported on a variety of arduino compatable platforms. * Arduino & compatibles - straight up arduino devices, uno, duo, leonardo, mega, nano, etc... * Arduino Yún * Adafruit Trinket & Gemma - Trinket Pro may be supported, but haven't tested to confirm yet -* Teensy 2, Teensy++ 2, Teensy 3.1 - arduino compataible from pjrc.com with some extra goodies (note the teensy 3 is ARM, not AVR!) +* Teensy 2, Teensy++ 2, Teensy 3.0, Teensy 3.1, Teensy LC - arduino compataible from pjrc.com with some extra goodies (note the teensy 3, 3.1, and LC are ARM, not AVR!) * Arduino Due and the digistump DigiX +* RFDuino +* SparkCore +* Arduino Zero -What types of platforms are we thinking about supporting in the future? Here's a short list: RFDuino, SparkCore, MSP430, ChipKit32, Maple, Beagleboard +What types of platforms are we thinking about supporting in the future? Here's a short list: ChipKit32, Maple, Beagleboard ## What about that name? @@ -82,4 +83,3 @@ Check out the official site http://fastled.io for links to documentation, issues *TODO* - get candy - |