12 KiB

IS31FL3743A Driver

I²C 18x11 LED matrix driver by Lumissil. Supports a maximum of four drivers, each controlling up to 198 single-color LEDs, or 66 RGB LEDs.

IS31FL3743A Datasheet

Usage

The IS31FL3743A driver code is automatically included if you are using the LED Matrix or RGB Matrix feature with the is31fl3743a driver set, and you would use those APIs instead.

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

COMMON_VPATH += $(DRIVER_PATH)/led/issi
SRC += is31fl3743a-mono.c # For single-color
SRC += is31fl3743a.c # For RGB
I2C_DRIVER_REQUIRED = yes

Basic Configuration

Add the following to your config.h:

Define Default Description
IS31FL3743A_SDB_PIN Not defined The GPIO pin connected to the drivers' shutdown pins
IS31FL3743A_I2C_TIMEOUT 100 The I²C timeout in milliseconds
IS31FL3743A_I2C_PERSISTENCE 0 The number of times to retry I²C transmissions
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_1 Not defined The I²C address of driver 0
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_2 Not defined The I²C address of driver 1
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_3 Not defined The I²C address of driver 2
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_4 Not defined The I²C address of driver 3
IS31FL3743A_SYNC_1 IS31FL3743A_SYNC_NONE The sync configuration for driver 0
IS31FL3743A_SYNC_2 IS31FL3743A_SYNC_NONE The sync configuration for driver 1
IS31FL3743A_SYNC_3 IS31FL3743A_SYNC_NONE The sync configuration for driver 2
IS31FL3743A_SYNC_4 IS31FL3743A_SYNC_NONE The sync configuration for driver 3
IS31FL3743A_CONFIGURATION 0x01 The value of the configuration register
IS31FL3743A_SW_PULLDOWN IS31FL3743A_PDR_2K_OHM_SW_OFF The SWx pulldown resistor value
IS31FL3743A_CS_PULLUP IS31FL3743A_PUR_2K_OHM_CS_OFF The CSx pullup resistor value
IS31FL3743A_GLOBAL_CURRENT 0xFF The global current control value

I²C Addressing

The IS31FL3743A has 16 possible 7-bit I²C addresses, depending on how the ADDR1 and ADDR2 pins are connected.

To configure this, set the IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_n defines to one of the following in your config.h, where n denotes the driver index:

Define Value
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_GND_GND 0x20
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_GND_SCL 0x21
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_GND_SDA 0x22
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_GND_VCC 0x23
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_SCL_GND 0x24
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_SCL_SCL 0x25
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_SCL_SDA 0x26
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_SCL_VCC 0x27
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_SDA_GND 0x28
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_SDA_SCL 0x29
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_SDA_SDA 0x2A
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_SDA_VCC 0x2B
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_VCC_GND 0x2C
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_VCC_SCL 0x2D
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_VCC_SDA 0x2E
IS31FL3743A_I2C_ADDRESS_VCC_VCC 0x2F

Multi-Driver Synchronization

Multiple IS31FL3743A drivers can be synchronized by connecting the SYNC pins together. One driver must be designated as the "master", and the others configured as "slave".

To do this, set the IS31FL3743A_SYNC_n defines accordingly in your config.h, where n denotes the driver index:

Define Value
IS31FL3743A_SYNC_NONE No synchronization
IS31FL3743A_SYNC_MASTER Driver configured as master
IS31FL3743A_SYNC_SLAVE Driver configured as slave

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:

#define IS31FL3743A_SW_PULLDOWN IS31FL3743A_PDR_2K_OHM_SW_OFF
#define IS31FL3743A_CS_PULLUP IS31FL3743A_PUR_2K_OHM_CS_OFF

Valid values for IS31FL3743A_SW_PULLDOWN are:

Define Resistance
IS31FL3743A_PDR_0_OHM None (default)
IS31FL3743A_PDR_0K5_OHM_SW_OFF 0.5 kΩ in SWx off time
IS31FL3743A_PDR_1K_OHM_SW_OFF 1 kΩ in SWx off time
IS31FL3743A_PDR_2K_OHM_SW_OFF 2 kΩ in SWx off time (default)
IS31FL3743A_PDR_1K_OHM 1 kΩ
IS31FL3743A_PDR_2K_OHM 2 kΩ
IS31FL3743A_PDR_4K_OHM 4 kΩ
IS31FL3743A_PDR_8K_OHM 8 kΩ

Valid values for IS31FL3743A_CS_PULLUP are:

Define Resistance
IS31FL3743A_PUR_0_OHM None (default)
IS31FL3743A_PUR_0K5_OHM_CS_OFF 0.5 kΩ in CSy off time
IS31FL3743A_PUR_1K_OHM_CS_OFF 1 kΩ in CSy off time
IS31FL3743A_PUR_2K_OHM_CS_OFF 2 kΩ in CSy off time (default)
IS31FL3743A_PUR_1K_OHM 1 kΩ
IS31FL3743A_PUR_2K_OHM 2 kΩ
IS31FL3743A_PUR_4K_OHM 4 kΩ
IS31FL3743A_PUR_8K_OHM 8 kΩ

Global Current Control

This setting controls the current sunk by the CSy 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:

#define IS31FL3743A_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:

const is31fl3743a_led_t PROGMEM g_is31fl3743a_leds[IS31FL3743A_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:

const is31fl3743a_led_t PROGMEM g_is31fl3743a_leds[IS31FL3743A_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 is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_init(uint8_t index)

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

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The driver index.

void is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_update_pwm_buffers() after you are finished.

Arguments

  • int index
    The LED index (ie. the index into the g_is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_update_pwm_buffers() after you are finished.

Arguments

  • int index
    The LED index (ie. the index into the g_is31fl3743a_leds array).
  • uint8_t value
    The brightness value to set.

void is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_update_scaling_registers() after you are finished.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The LED index (ie. the index into the g_is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_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 is31fl3743a_update_scaling_registers() after you are finished.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The LED index (ie. the index into the g_is31fl3743a_leds array).
  • uint8_t value
    The scaling value for the LED.

void is31fl3743a_update_pwm_buffers(uint8_t index)

Flush the PWM values to the LED driver.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The driver index.

void is31fl3743a_update_scaling_registers(uint8_t index)

Flush the scaling register values to the LED driver.

Arguments

  • uint8_t index
    The driver index.