From 3e5642c33677ed15acd64b3e7aae9f298b0550b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Clement Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:12:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] - Added README describing the mockup --- PoC/cheap_random/README | 120 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 120 insertions(+) create mode 100644 PoC/cheap_random/README diff --git a/PoC/cheap_random/README b/PoC/cheap_random/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee3818a --- /dev/null +++ b/PoC/cheap_random/README @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ +The LED Panel is a 16x32 panel. It is to be used vertically. + + +^ UP + +|- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| + +We flipped it 90 degrees ClockWise (CW) +> UP +|- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| +|- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| + +The Library of course uses the regular orientation. Consider this: + +matrix.drawRect(x,y, sizeX, sizeY, matrix.Color888(255,255,255)); + +x,y are the starting co-ordinates starting from top-left + +sizeX, sizeY will be the size of the rectangle we want to draw. + +Everything is in pixel (px) logically 1px == 1LED + +The ColorXXX() functions are used to define the color "spectrum" + +Color333() - 3bit color representation +Color444() - 4bit color representation +Color888() - 8bit color representation + +To simulate a grayscale is pretty difficult and needs some hacking: + +http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/256colour.png + +We have 20 windows at our disposal. + +I chose the cheapeast and dirties path possible for the PoC and the following map gives you an overview of the addressing of the windows on the mock-up: + +> UP +|- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| +|X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X| +|X X X X | +|X W X W X W X W | +|X X X X | +|X 1 X 6 X 11 X 16 | +|X X X X | +|X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X| +|X X X X | +|X W X W X W X W | +|X X X X | +|X 2 X 7 X 12 X 17 | +|X X X X | +|X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X| +|X X X X | +|X W X W X W X W | +|X X X X | +|X 3 X 8 X 13 X 18 | +|X X X X | +|X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X| +|X X X X | +|X W X W X W X W | +|X X X X | +|X 4 X 9 X 14 X 19 | +|X X X X | +|X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X| +|X X X X | +|X W X W X W X W | +|X X X X | +|X 5 X 10 X 15 X 20 | +|X X X X | +|X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X| +|X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X| +|X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X|