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diff --git a/docs/ws2812_driver.md b/docs/ws2812_driver.md index 67481c458..80b694858 100644 --- a/docs/ws2812_driver.md +++ b/docs/ws2812_driver.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ These LEDs are called "addressable" because instead of using a wire per color, e |----------|--------------------|--------------------| | bit bang | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | | I2C | :heavy_check_mark: | | -| SPI | | Soon™ | +| SPI | | :heavy_check_mark: | | PWM | | Soon™ | ## Driver configuration @@ -40,3 +40,30 @@ Configure the hardware via your config.h: #define WS2812_ADDRESS 0xb0 // default: 0xb0 #define WS2812_TIMEOUT 100 // default: 100 ``` + +### SPI +Targeting STM32 boards where WS2812 support is offloaded to an SPI hardware device. The advantage is that the use of DMA offloads processing of the WS2812 protocol from the MCU. `RGB_DI_PIN` for this driver is the configured SPI MOSI pin. Due to the nature of repurposing SPI to drive the LEDs, the other SPI pins, MISO and SCK, **must** remain unused. To configure it, add this to your rules.mk: + +```make +WS2812_DRIVER = spi +``` + +Configure the hardware via your config.h: +```c +#define WS2812_SPI SPID1 // default: SPID1 +#define WS2812_SPI_MOSI_PAL_MODE 5 // Pin "alternate function", see the respective datasheet for the appropriate values for your MCU. default: 5 +``` + +You must also turn on the SPI feature in your halconf.h and mcuconf.h + +#### Testing Notes + +While not an exhaustive list, the following table provides the scenarios that have been partially validated: + +| | SPI1 | SPI2 | SPI3 | +|-|-|-|-| +| f072 | ? | B15 :heavy_check_mark: | N/A | +| f103 | A7 :heavy_check_mark: | B15 :heavy_check_mark: | N/A | +| f303 | A7 :heavy_check_mark: B5 :heavy_check_mark: | B15 :heavy_check_mark: | B5 :heavy_check_mark: | + +*Other supported ChibiOS boards and/or pins may function, it will be highly chip and configuration dependent.*
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