Source code for adafruit_tlc5947

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Tony DiCola for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

"""
`adafruit_tlc5947`
====================================================

CircuitPython module for the TLC5947 12-bit 24 channel LED PWM driver.  See
examples/simpletest.py for a demo of the usage.

* Author(s): Tony DiCola, Walter Haschka

Implementation Notes
--------------------

**Hardware:**

* Adafruit `24-Channel 12-bit PWM LED Driver - SPI Interface - TLC5947
  <https://www.adafruit.com/product/1429>`_ (Product ID: 1429)

**Software and Dependencies:**

* Adafruit CircuitPython firmware for the ESP8622 and M0-based boards:
  https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/releases
"""
__version__ = "0.0.0-auto.0"
__repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_TLC5947.git"


# Globally disable protected access.  Ppylint can't figure out the
# context for using internal decorate classes below.  In these cases protectected
# access is by design for the internal class.
# pylint: disable=protected-access

_CHANNELS = 24
_STOREBYTES = _CHANNELS + _CHANNELS // 2


[docs]class TLC5947: """TLC5947 12-bit 24 channel LED PWM driver. Create an instance of this by passing in at least the following parameters: :param spi: The SPI bus connected to the chip (only the SCK and MOSI lines are used, there is no MISO/input). :param latch: A DigitalInOut instance connected to the chip's latch line. Optionally you can specify: :param auto_write: This is a boolean that defaults to True and will automatically write out all the channel values to the chip as soon as a single one is updated. If you set to False to disable then you MUST call write after every channel update or when you deem necessary to update the chip state. :param num_drivers: This is an integer that defaults to 1. It stands for the number of chained LED driver boards (DOUT of one board has to be connected to DIN of the next). For each board added, 36 bytes of RAM memory will be taken. The channel numbers on the driver directly connected to the controller are 0 to 23, and for each driver add 24 to the port number printed. The more drivers are chained, the more viable it is to set auto_write=False, and call write explicitly after updating all the channels. """
[docs] class PWMOut: """Internal PWMOut class that mimics the behavior of CircuitPython's PWMOut class but is associated with a channel on the TLC5947. You can get and set the instance's duty_cycle property as a 16-bit PWM value (note there will be quantization errors as the TLC5947 is a 12-bit PWM chip, instead use the TLC5947 class item accessor notation for direct 12-bit raw PWM channel access). Note you cannot change the frequency as it is fixed by the TLC5947 to ~2.4-5.6 mhz. """ def __init__(self, tlc5947, channel): self._tlc5947 = tlc5947 self._channel = channel @property def duty_cycle(self): """Get and set the 16-bit PWM duty cycle value for this channel.""" raw_value = self._tlc5947._get_gs_value(self._channel) # Convert to 16-bit value from 12-bits and return it. return (raw_value << 4) & 0xFFFF @duty_cycle.setter def duty_cycle(self, val): if val < 0 or val > 65535: raise ValueError( "PWM intensity {0} outside supported range [0;65535]".format(val) ) # Convert to 12-bit value (quantization error will occur!). val = (val >> 4) & 0xFFF self._tlc5947._set_gs_value(self._channel, val) @property def frequency(self): """Frequency of the PWM channel, note you cannot change this and cannot read its exact value (it varies from 2.4-5.6 mhz, see the TLC5947 datasheet). """ return 0 # pylint bug misidentifies the following as a regular function instead # of the associated setter: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/870 # Must disable a few checks to make pylint happy (ugh). # pylint: disable=no-self-use,unused-argument @frequency.setter def frequency(self, val): raise RuntimeError("Cannot set TLC5947 PWM frequency!")
# pylint: enable=no-self-use,unused-argument def __init__(self, spi, latch, *, auto_write=True, num_drivers=1): if num_drivers < 1: raise ValueError( "Need at least one driver; {0} is not supported.".format(num_drivers) ) self._spi = spi self._latch = latch self._latch.switch_to_output(value=False) # This device is just a big 36*n byte long shift register. There's no # fancy protocol or other commands to send, just write out all 288*n # bits every time the state is updated. self._n = num_drivers self._shift_reg = bytearray(_STOREBYTES * self._n) # Save auto_write state (i.e. push out shift register values on # any channel value change). self.auto_write = auto_write
[docs] def write(self): """Write out the current channel PWM values to the chip. This is only necessary to call if you disabled auto_write in the initializer, otherwise write is automatically called on any channel update. """ # Write out the current state to the shift register. try: # Lock the SPI bus and configure it for the shift register. while not self._spi.try_lock(): pass # First ensure latch is low. self._latch.value = False # Write out the bits. self._spi.write(self._shift_reg, start=0, end=_STOREBYTES * self._n + 1) # Then toggle latch high and low to set the value. self._latch.value = True self._latch.value = False finally: # Ensure the SPI bus is unlocked. self._spi.unlock()
def _get_gs_value(self, channel): # pylint: disable=no-else-return # Disable should be removed when refactor can be tested if channel < 0 or channel >= _CHANNELS * self._n: raise ValueError( "Channel {0} not available with {1} board(s).".format(channel, self._n) ) # Invert channel position as the last channel needs to be written first. # I.e. is in the first position of the shift registr. channel = _CHANNELS * self._n - 1 - channel # Calculate exact bit position within the shift register. bit_offset = channel * 12 # Now calculate the byte that this position falls within and any offset # from the left inside that byte. byte_start = bit_offset // 8 start_offset = bit_offset % 8 # Grab the high and low bytes. high_byte = self._shift_reg[byte_start] low_byte = self._shift_reg[byte_start + 1] if start_offset == 4: # Value starts in the lower 4 bits of the high bit so you can # just concat high with low byte and return the 12-bit value. return ((high_byte << 8) | low_byte) & 0xFFF elif start_offset == 0: # Value starts in the entire high byte and spills into upper # 4 bits of low byte. Shift low byte and concat values. return ((high_byte << 4) | (low_byte >> 4)) & 0xFFF else: raise RuntimeError("Unsupported bit offset!") def _set_gs_value(self, channel, val): if channel < 0 or channel >= _CHANNELS * self._n: raise ValueError( "Channel {0} not available with {1} board(s).".format(channel, self._n) ) if val < 0 or val > 4095: raise ValueError( "PWM intensity {0} outside supported range [0;4095]".format(val) ) # Invert channel position as the last channel needs to be written first. # I.e. is in the first position of the shift registr. channel = _CHANNELS * self._n - 1 - channel # Calculate exact bit position within the shift register. bit_offset = channel * 12 # Now calculate the byte that this position falls within and any offset # from the left inside that byte. byte_start = bit_offset // 8 start_offset = bit_offset % 8 # Grab the high and low bytes. high_byte = self._shift_reg[byte_start] low_byte = self._shift_reg[byte_start + 1] if start_offset == 4: # Value starts in the lower 4 bits of the high bit. high_byte &= 0b11110000 high_byte |= val >> 8 low_byte = val & 0xFF elif start_offset == 0: # Value starts in the entire high byte and spills into upper # 4 bits of low byte. high_byte = (val >> 4) & 0xFF low_byte &= 0b00001111 low_byte |= (val << 4) & 0xFF else: raise RuntimeError("Unsupported bit offset!") self._shift_reg[byte_start] = high_byte self._shift_reg[byte_start + 1] = low_byte # Write the updated shift register values if required. if self.auto_write: self.write()
[docs] def create_pwm_out(self, channel): """Create an instance of a PWMOut-like class that mimics the built-in CircuitPython PWMOut class but is associated with the TLC5947 channel that is specified. This PWMOut class has a duty_cycle property which you can read and write with a 16-bit value to control the channel. Note there will be quantization error as the chip only supports 12-bit PWM, if this is problematic use the item accessor approach to update the raw 12-bit channel values. """ return self.PWMOut(self, channel)
# Define index and length properties to set and get each channel's raw # 12-bit value (useful for changing channels without quantization error # like when using the PWMOut mock class). def __len__(self): """Retrieve the total number of PWM channels available.""" return _CHANNELS * self._n # number channels times number chips. def __getitem__(self, key): """Retrieve the 12-bit PWM value for the specified channel (0-max). max depends on the number of boards. """ if key < 0: # allow reverse adressing with negative index key = key + _CHANNELS * self._n return self._get_gs_value(key) # does parameter checking def __setitem__(self, key, val): """Set the 12-bit PWM value (0-4095) for the specified channel (0-max). max depends on the number of boards. If auto_write is enabled (the default) then the chip PWM state will immediately be updated too, otherwise you must call write to update the chip with the new PWM state. """ if key < 0: # allow reverse adressing with negative index key = key + _CHANNELS * self._n self._set_gs_value(key, val) # does parameter checking