TPM2 is a protocol designed for LED (matrices) communications. Details about TPM2 can be found here (german) or here (english). This is a generic Arduino implementation of the protocol, it uses the serial part only, also called TPM2.serial. It should work on any Arduino.
If you are searching for network support, take a look at the alternatives below.
The amount of free RAM defines the number or LEDs. An Arduino Uno with 2 KiByte RAM can only handle a finite number of LEDs. Use a bigger Arduino (e.g. Mega 2560) for more LEDs.
As usual, place this repository into the Arduino library folder,
e.g. ~/Documents/Arduino/libraries/ for macOS or ~/Arduino/libraries/ for Linux. Or use the Arduino-IDE to import the zip-file.
Smart LEDs like WS2812 (NeoPixels) or similar devices need a lot of current. In most cases 10 LEDs will exceed the capabilities of a USB 2 port.
Short example for 3-color (RGB) LEDs in full white.
| LED(s) | Current |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60 mA |
| 10 | 600 mA |
| 100 | 6000 mA |
WS2812 are 5 Volt LEDs, so driving the data-Pin with 5 V is necessary. In most cases 3.3 V will work, too. But that is not good engineering. More details can be found in Adafruits Best Practices guide.
TPM2 with Adafruit's NeoPixel library.
TPM2 with the FastLED library.
- TPM2.net: TPM2 over UDP packets.
- Art-Net(tm): For example, my ArtnetWifi library.
GPL v2 only