Raspberry PI and Bicolor Matrix

[reddakota]

I recently purchased the Bicolor LED matrix with i2c backpack for my raspberry pi, but it cannot get it to work properly. I run the ex_8x8_pixels.py file, but the coordinates aren't quite right. The x coords from left to right are 1-7 then the last column is 0 (zero).

Also the Adafruit Learning System explains the bicolors are controlled as an 8x16 matrix. I've tried setting both coordinates in range 0 - 16 but only the green LEDs light up.

Any suggestions?

[reddakota]

Well I solved the problem. The setPixel function in the Adafruit_8x8.py wasn't completely compatible so I wrote a setBicolorPixel() function.

Here is the code for anyone who wants it:

#color: 0=clear 1=green 2=red 3=orange
def setBicolorPixel(self, x, y, color=1)
if(x >=8):
return
if(y >= :
return

buffer = self.disp.getBuffer()

rowBuffer = buffer[y]

if color == 0:
rowBuffer &= ~(1 << x)

if color == 1:
rowBuffer |= 1 << x

if color == 2:
rowBuffer &= ~(1 << x)
x += 8
rowBuffer |= 1 << x

if color == 3:
rowBuffer |= 1 << x
x += 8
rowBuffer |= 1 << x

self.disp.setBufferRow(y, rowBuffer)

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I run the ex_8x8_pixels.py file, but the coordinates aren't quite right. The x coords from left to right are 1-7 then the last column is 0 (zero).
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Any suggestions?

Maybe this is due to these 2 lines in the function setPixel(self, x, y, color=1) of the class EightByEight (possibly a remnant of the rotation support in the arduino Adafruit_LEDBackpack library , method Adafruit_8x8matrix::drawPixel() )

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    x += 7
    x %= 8

[reddakota]

I created a git fork of Adafruits code. Fixed a bug with the code I posted above. I will upload a bicolor_8x8_ex.py soon for anyone interested.

https://github.com/reddakota/Adafruit-Raspberry-Pi-Python-Code