Re: C++ to python for LED Matrix

2014-02-01 Thread Michael Torrie
Yes you could use Python for this sort of thing. The link you posted is just using a kernel spi driver that Python can write to just as well as C++ can (via it's /dev/spidev0.0 file). There is a python library that can talk to SPI in Python on the pi: http://www.100randomtasks.com/simple-spi-on-

C++ to python for LED Matrix

2014-02-01 Thread Liam Knott
Hey folks, So the last week or so I've been searching this site for information on how to control and program a LED Matrix (or a number of them) for a project. A few Topics have caught my eye, with me originally having in mind using a Maxim MAX7221 to control the matrix, but none more than Klaa