version 1.0 improvements

LMCS Arduino/LEDMatrixSerial/LEDMatrixSerial.ino

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #include "FastLED.h"
 
-// How many leds in your matrix?
-#define NUM_LEDS 512
+//You must include a reference to the FastLED library to use this code. http://fastled.io/
 
-int width = 32;
-int height = 16;
+const int width = 32; 
+const int height = 16;
+const int DATA_PIN = 3;
 
+
+const int NUM_LEDS = width * height;
 int drawIndex = 0;
 int x;
 int y;
@@ -14,42 +16,12 @@ char drawIn[5];
 char frameIn[NUM_LEDS * 3];
 
 
-// For led chips like Neopixels, which have a data line, ground, and power, you just
-// need to define DATA_PIN.  For led chipsets that are SPI based (four wires - data, clock,
-// ground, and power), like the LPD8806 define both DATA_PIN and CLOCK_PIN
-#define DATA_PIN 3
-
 // Define the array of leds
 CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];
 
 void setup() {
-  // Uncomment/edit one of the following lines for your leds arrangement.
-  // FastLED.addLeds<TM1803, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<TM1804, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<TM1809, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<WS2811, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<WS2812, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
+
   FastLED.addLeds<WS2812B, DATA_PIN, GRB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<NEOPIXEL, DATA_PIN>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<APA104, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<UCS1903, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<UCS1903B, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<GW6205, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<GW6205_400, DATA_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-
-  // FastLED.addLeds<WS2801, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<SM16716, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<LPD8806, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<P9813, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<APA102, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<DOTSTAR, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-
-  // FastLED.addLeds<WS2801, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<SM16716, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<LPD8806, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<P9813, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<APA102, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
-  // FastLED.addLeds<DOTSTAR, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, RGB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
   {
@@ -60,9 +32,7 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.begin(1000000);
 }
 
-void loop() {
-
-}
+void loop() {}
 
 void serialEvent() {
   pixelType = Serial.read();
@@ -81,7 +51,6 @@ void serialEvent() {
 
       break;
 
-
     case 1:
 
       //clear mode
@@ -99,13 +68,6 @@ void serialEvent() {
       Serial.readBytes((char*)leds, NUM_LEDS * 3);
       FastLED.show();
       break;
-
-    case 3:
-
-      int brightnessLED = Serial.read();
-      FastLED.setBrightness(brightnessLED);
-      FastLED.show();
-      break;
   }
   Serial.write(16);
 }

README.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
 # LMCS2
 LED Matrix Control Software 2
+
+Setup
+
+1. configure the arduino sketch to match your matrix setup.
+2. upload the arduino sketch.
+3. load the software and set the width and height.
+4. create a new pixel order and save it.
+5. connect to the arduino.