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IS31FL3742A Driver

I²C 30x6 LED matrix driver by Lumissil. Supports a maximum of four drivers, each controlling up to 180 single-color LEDs, or 60 RGB LEDs.

IS31FL3742A Datasheet

Usage

The IS31FL3742A driver code is automatically included if you are using the LED Matrix or RGB Matrix feature with the is31fl3742a driver set, and you would use those APIs instead.

However, if you need to use the driver standalone, add this to your rules.mk:

make
COMMON_VPATH += $(DRIVER_PATH)/led/issi
SRC += is31fl3742a-mono.c # For single-color
SRC += is31fl3742a.c # For RGB
I2C_DRIVER_REQUIRED = yes

Basic Configuration

Add the following to your config.h:

DefineDefaultDescription
IS31FL3742A_SDB_PINNot definedThe GPIO pin connected to the drivers' shutdown pins
IS31FL3742A_I2C_TIMEOUT100The I²C timeout in milliseconds
IS31FL3742A_I2C_PERSISTENCE0The number of times to retry I²C transmissions
IS31FL3742A_I2C_ADDRESS_1Not definedThe I²C address of driver 0
IS31FL3742A_I2C_ADDRESS_2Not definedThe I²C address of driver 1
IS31FL3742A_I2C_ADDRESS_3Not definedThe I²C address of driver 2
IS31FL3742A_I2C_ADDRESS_4Not definedThe I²C address of driver 3
IS31FL3742A_CONFIGURATION0x31The value of the configuration register
IS31FL3742A_PWM_FREQUENCYIS31FL3742A_PWM_FREQUENCY_29K_HZThe PWM frequency of the LEDs
IS31FL3742A_SW_PULLDOWNIS31FL3742A_PDR_8K_OHMThe SWx pulldown resistor value
IS31FL3742A_CS_PULLUPIS31FL3742A_PUR_8K_OHMThe CSx pullup resistor value
IS31FL3742A_GLOBAL_CURRENT0xFFThe global current control value

I²C Addressing

The IS31FL3742A has four possible 7-bit I²C addresses, depending on how the ADDR pin is connected.

To configure this, set the IS31FL3742A_I2C_ADDRESS_n defines to one of the following in your config.h, where n denotes the driver index:

DefineValue
IS31FL3742A_I2C_ADDRESS_GND0x30
IS31FL3742A_I2C_ADDRESS_SCL0x31
IS31FL3742A_I2C_ADDRESS_SDA0x32
IS31FL3742A_I2C_ADDRESS_VCC0x33

PWM Frequency

The PWM frequency can be adjusted by adding the following to your config.h:

c
#define IS31FL3742A_PWM_FREQUENCY IS31FL3742A_PWM_FREQUENCY_29K_HZ

Valid values are:

DefineFrequency
IS31FL3742A_PWM_FREQUENCY_29K_HZ29 kHz (default)
IS31FL3742A_PWM_FREQUENCY_3K6_HZ3.6 kHz
IS31FL3742A_PWM_FREQUENCY_1K8_HZ1.8 kHz
IS31FL3742A_PWM_FREQUENCY_900_HZ900 Hz

De-Ghosting

These settings control the pulldown and pullup resistor values on the SWy and CSx pins respectively, for the purposes of eliminating ghosting. Refer to the datasheet (p. 23) for more information on how and why this occurs.

To adjust the resistor values, add the following to your config.h:

c
#define IS31FL3742A_SW_PULLDOWN IS31FL3742A_PDR_8K_OHM
#define IS31FL3742A_CS_PULLUP IS31FL3742A_PUR_8K_OHM

Valid values for IS31FL3742A_SW_PULLDOWN are:

DefineResistance
IS31FL3742A_PDR_0_OHMNone
IS31FL3742A_PDR_0K5_OHM0.5 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PDR_1K_OHM1 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PDR_2K_OHM2 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PDR_4K_OHM4 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PDR_8K_OHM8 kΩ (default)
IS31FL3742A_PDR_16K_OHM16 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PDR_32K_OHM32 kΩ

Valid values for IS31FL3742A_CS_PULLUP are:

DefineResistance
IS31FL3742A_PUR_0_OHMNone
IS31FL3742A_PUR_0K5_OHM0.5 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PUR_1K_OHM1 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PUR_2K_OHM2 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PUR_4K_OHM4 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PUR_8K_OHM8 kΩ (default)
IS31FL3742A_PUR_16K_OHM16 kΩ
IS31FL3742A_PUR_32K_OHM32 kΩ

Global Current Control

This setting controls the current sunk by the CSx pins, from 0 to 255. By default, the value is the maximum (255), but if you need to lower it, add the following to your config.h:

c
#define IS31FL3742A_GLOBAL_CURRENT 0xFF

ARM/ChibiOS Configuration

Depending on the ChibiOS board configuration, you may need to enable and configure I²C at the keyboard level.

LED Mapping

In order to use this driver, each output must be mapped to an LED index, by adding the following to your <keyboardname>.c:

c
const is31fl3742a_led_t PROGMEM g_is31fl3742a_leds[IS31FL3742A_LED_COUNT] = {
/* Driver
 *   |  R         G         B */
    {0, SW1_CS1,  SW1_CS2,  SW1_CS3},
    // etc...
};

In this example, the red, green and blue channels for the first LED index on driver 0 all have their anodes connected to the SW1 pin, and their cathodes on the CS1, CS2 and CS3 pins respectively.

For the single-color driver, the principle is the same, but there is only one channel:

c
const is31fl3742a_led_t PROGMEM g_is31fl3742a_leds[IS31FL3742A_LED_COUNT] = {
/* Driver
 *   |  V */
    {0, SW1_CS1},
    // etc...
};

These values correspond to the register indices as shown in the datasheet on page 12, figure 8.

API

struct is31fl3742a_led_t

Contains the PWM register addresses for a single RGB LED.

Members

  • uint8_t driver
    The driver index of the LED, from 0 to 3.
  • uint8_t r
    The output PWM register address for the LED's red channel (RGB driver only).
  • uint8_t g
    The output PWM register address for the LED's green channel (RGB driver only).
  • uint8_t b
    The output PWM register address for the LED's blue channel (RGB driver only).
  • uint8_t v
    The output PWM register address for the LED (single-color driver only).

void is31fl3742a_init(uint8_t index)

Initialize the LED driver. This function should be called first.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The driver index.

void is31fl3742a_write_register(uint8_t index, uint8_t reg, uint8_t data)

Set the value of the given register.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The driver index.
  • uint8_t reg
    The register address.
  • uint8_t data
    The value to set.

void is31fl3742a_select_page(uint8_t index, uint8_t page)

Change the current page for configuring the LED driver.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The driver index.
  • uint8_t page
    The page number to select.

void is31fl3742a_set_color(int index, uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue)

Set the color of a single LED (RGB driver only). This function does not immediately update the LEDs; call is31fl3742a_update_pwm_buffers() after you are finished.

Arguments

  • int index
    The LED index (ie. the index into the g_is31fl3742a_leds array).
  • uint8_t red
    The red value to set.
  • uint8_t green
    The green value to set.
  • uint8_t blue
    The blue value to set.

void is31fl3742a_set_color_all(uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue)

Set the color of all LEDs (RGB driver only).

Arguments

  • uint8_t red
    The red value to set.
  • uint8_t green
    The green value to set.
  • uint8_t blue
    The blue value to set.

void is31fl3742a_set_value(int index, uint8_t value)

Set the brightness of a single LED (single-color driver only). This function does not immediately update the LEDs; call is31fl3742a_update_pwm_buffers() after you are finished.

Arguments

  • int index
    The LED index (ie. the index into the g_is31fl3742a_leds array).
  • uint8_t value
    The brightness value to set.

void is31fl3742a_set_value_all(uint8_t value)

Set the brightness of all LEDs (single-color driver only).

Arguments

  • uint8_t value
    The brightness value to set.

void is31fl3742a_set_scaling_register(uint8_t index, uint8_t red, uint8_t green, uint8_t blue)

Configure the scaling registers for a single LED (RGB driver only). This function does not immediately update the LEDs; call is31fl3742a_update_scaling_registers() after you are finished.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The LED index (ie. the index into the g_is31fl3742a_leds array).
  • uint8_t red
    The scaling value for the red channel.
  • uint8_t green
    The scaling value for the green channel.
  • uint8_t blue
    The scaling value for the blue channel.

void is31fl3742a_set_scaling_register(uint8_t index, uint8_t value)

Configure the scaling register for a single LED (single-color driver only). This function does not immediately update the LEDs; call is31fl3742a_update_scaling_registers() after you are finished.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The LED index (ie. the index into the g_is31fl3742a_leds array).
  • uint8_t value
    The scaling value for the LED.

void is31fl3742a_update_pwm_buffers(uint8_t index)

Flush the PWM values to the LED driver.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The driver index.

void is31fl3742a_update_scaling_registers(uint8_t index)

Flush the scaling register values to the LED driver.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The driver index.