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- Introduction
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- Python library interfacing LED matrix displays with the MAX7219 driver (using
- SPI) and WS2812 & APA102 NeoPixels (inc Pimoroni Unicorn pHat/Hat and Unicorn
- Hat HD) on the Raspberry Pi and other Linux-based single board computers - it
- provides a Pillow-compatible drawing canvas, and other functionality to
- support:
- * multiple cascaded devices
- * LED matrix, seven-segment and NeoPixel variants
- * scrolling/panning capability,
- * terminal-style printing,
- * state management,
- * dithering to monochrome,
- * Python 3.6+ is supported
- .. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rm-hull/luma.led_matrix/master/doc/images/devices.jpg
- :alt: max7219 matrix
- A LED matrix can be acquired for a few pounds from outlets like `Banggood
- <http://www.banggood.com/MAX7219-Dot-Matrix-Module-DIY-Kit-SCM-Control-Module-For-Arduino-p-72178.html?currency=GBP>`_.
- Likewise 7-segment displays are available from `Ali-Express
- <http://www.aliexpress.com/item/MAX7219-Red-Module-8-Digit-7-Segment-Digital-LED-Display-Tube-For-Arduino-MCU/1449630475.html>`_
- or `Ebay <http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/172317726225>`_.
- .. seealso::
- Further technical information for the specific devices can be found in the
- datasheets below:
-
- - :download:`MAX7219 <tech-spec/MAX7219.pdf>`
- - :download:`WS2812 <tech-spec/WS2812.pdf>`
- - :download:`WS2812B <tech-spec/WS2812B.pdf>`
- - :download:`APA102 <tech-spec/APA102.pdf>`
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