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20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions docs/esp8266/quickref.rst
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Expand Up @@ -271,6 +271,26 @@ For low-level driving of a NeoPixel::
import esp
esp.neopixel_write(pin, grb_buf, is800khz)

APA102 driver
-------------

Use the ``apa102`` module::

from machine import Pin
from apa102 import APA102

clock = Pin(14, Pin.OUT) # set GPIO14 to output to drive the clock
data = Pin(13, Pin.OUT) # set GPIO13 to output to drive the data
apa = APA102(clock, data, 8) # create APA102 driver on the clock and the data pin for 8 pixels
apa[0] = (255, 255, 255, 31) # set the first pixel to white with a maximum brightness of 31
apa.write() # write data to all pixels
r, g, b, brightness = apa[0] # get first pixel colour

For low-level driving of an APA102::

import esp
esp.apa102_write(clock_pin, data_pin, rgbi_buf)

WebREPL (web browser interactive prompt)
----------------------------------------

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions esp8266/Makefile
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Expand Up @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ SRC_C = \
esppwm.c \
esponewire.c \
espneopixel.c \
espapa102.c \
intr.c \
modpyb.c \
modpybpin.c \
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110 changes: 110 additions & 0 deletions esp8266/espapa102.c
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/*
* This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
*
* The MIT License (MIT)
*
* Copyright (c) 2016 Robert Foss, Daniel Busch
*
* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
* in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
* to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
* copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
* furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
*
* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
* all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
* AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
* LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
* OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
* THE SOFTWARE.
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include "c_types.h"
#include "eagle_soc.h"
#include "user_interface.h"
#include "espapa102.h"

#define NOP asm volatile(" nop \n\t")

static inline void _esp_apa102_send_byte(uint32_t clockPinMask, uint32_t dataPinMask, uint8_t byte) {
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
if (byte & 0x80) {
// set data pin high
GPIO_REG_WRITE(GPIO_OUT_W1TS_ADDRESS, dataPinMask);
} else {
// set data pin low
GPIO_REG_WRITE(GPIO_OUT_W1TC_ADDRESS, dataPinMask);
}

// set clock pin high
GPIO_REG_WRITE(GPIO_OUT_W1TS_ADDRESS, clockPinMask);
byte <<= 1;
NOP;
NOP;

// set clock pin low
GPIO_REG_WRITE(GPIO_OUT_W1TC_ADDRESS, clockPinMask);
NOP;
NOP;
}
}

static inline void _esp_apa102_send_colors(uint32_t clockPinMask, uint32_t dataPinMask, uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t numBytes) {
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < numBytes / 4; i++) {
_esp_apa102_send_byte(clockPinMask, dataPinMask, pixels[i * 4 + 3] | 0xE0);
_esp_apa102_send_byte(clockPinMask, dataPinMask, pixels[i * 4 + 2]);
_esp_apa102_send_byte(clockPinMask, dataPinMask, pixels[i * 4 + 1]);
_esp_apa102_send_byte(clockPinMask, dataPinMask, pixels[i * 4]);
}
}

static inline void _esp_apa102_start_frame(uint32_t clockPinMask, uint32_t dataPinMask) {
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
_esp_apa102_send_byte(clockPinMask, dataPinMask, 0x00);
}
}

static inline void _esp_apa102_append_additionial_cycles(uint32_t clockPinMask, uint32_t dataPinMask, uint32_t numBytes) {
GPIO_REG_WRITE(GPIO_OUT_W1TS_ADDRESS, dataPinMask);

// we need to write some more clock cycles, because each led
// delays the data by one edge after inverting the clock
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < numBytes / 8 + ((numBytes / 4) % 2); i++) {
GPIO_REG_WRITE(GPIO_OUT_W1TS_ADDRESS, clockPinMask);
NOP;
NOP;

GPIO_REG_WRITE(GPIO_OUT_W1TC_ADDRESS, clockPinMask);
NOP;
NOP;
}
}

static inline void _esp_apa102_end_frame(uint32_t clockPinMask, uint32_t dataPinMask) {
for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
_esp_apa102_send_byte(clockPinMask, dataPinMask, 0xFF);
}
}

void esp_apa102_write(uint8_t clockPin, uint8_t dataPin, uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t numBytes) {
uint32_t clockPinMask, dataPinMask;

clockPinMask = 1 << clockPin;
dataPinMask = 1 << dataPin;

// start the frame
_esp_apa102_start_frame(clockPinMask, dataPinMask);

// write pixels
_esp_apa102_send_colors(clockPinMask, dataPinMask, pixels, numBytes);

// end the frame
_esp_apa102_append_additionial_cycles(clockPinMask, dataPinMask, numBytes);
_esp_apa102_end_frame(clockPinMask, dataPinMask);
}
27 changes: 27 additions & 0 deletions esp8266/espapa102.h
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/*
* This file is part of the MicroPython project, http://micropython.org/
*
* The MIT License (MIT)
*
* Copyright (c) 2016 Robert Foss, Daniel Busch
*
* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
* in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
* to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
* copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
* furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
*
* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
* all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
*
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
* AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
* LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
* OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
* THE SOFTWARE.
*/

void esp_apa102_write(uint8_t clockPin, uint8_t dataPin, uint8_t *pixels, uint32_t numBytes);
12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions esp8266/modesp.c
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#include "spi_flash.h"
#include "mem.h"
#include "espneopixel.h"
#include "espapa102.h"
#include "modpyb.h"

#define MODESP_ESPCONN (0)
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}
STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(esp_neopixel_write_obj, esp_neopixel_write_);

STATIC mp_obj_t esp_apa102_write_(mp_obj_t clockPin, mp_obj_t dataPin, mp_obj_t buf) {
mp_buffer_info_t bufinfo;
mp_get_buffer_raise(buf, &bufinfo, MP_BUFFER_READ);
esp_apa102_write(mp_obj_get_pin_obj(clockPin)->phys_port,
mp_obj_get_pin_obj(dataPin)->phys_port,
(uint8_t*)bufinfo.buf, bufinfo.len);
return mp_const_none;
}
STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_3(esp_apa102_write_obj, esp_apa102_write_);

STATIC mp_obj_t esp_freemem() {
return MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(system_get_free_heap_size());
}
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{ MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_getaddrinfo), (mp_obj_t)&esp_getaddrinfo_obj },
#endif
{ MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_neopixel_write), (mp_obj_t)&esp_neopixel_write_obj },
{ MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_apa102_write), (mp_obj_t)&esp_apa102_write_obj },
{ MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_freemem), (mp_obj_t)&esp_freemem_obj },
{ MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_meminfo), (mp_obj_t)&esp_meminfo_obj },
{ MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_info), (mp_obj_t)&pyb_info_obj }, // TODO delete/rename/move elsewhere
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28 changes: 28 additions & 0 deletions esp8266/scripts/apa102.py
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# APA102 driver for MicroPython on ESP8266
# MIT license; Copyright (c) 2016 Robert Foss, Daniel Busch

from esp import apa102_write

class APA102:
def __init__(self, clock_pin, data_pin, n):
self.clock_pin = clock_pin
self.data_pin = data_pin
self.n = n
self.buf = bytearray(n * 4)

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Do you need to set them as output pins here?
self.clock_pin.init(clock_pin.OUT)
self.data_pin.init(data_pin.OUT)

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And you're also right with this one, i think. :)

self.clock_pin.init(clock_pin.OUT)
self.data_pin.init(data_pin.OUT)

def __setitem__(self, index, val):
r, g, b, brightness = val
self.buf[index * 4] = r
self.buf[index * 4 + 1] = g
self.buf[index * 4 + 2] = b
self.buf[index * 4 + 3] = brightness

def __getitem__(self, index):
i = index * 4
return self.buf[i], self.buf[i + 1], self.buf[i + 2], self.buf[i + 3]

def write(self):
apa102_write(self.clock_pin, self.data_pin, self.buf)