/* -*- mode: c; c-basic-offset: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*- * Copyright (C) 2013 Henner Zeller * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation version 2. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see * * Controlling 16x32 or 32x32 RGB matrixes via GPIO. It allows daisy chaining * of a string of these, and also connecting a parallel string on newer * Raspberry Pis with more GPIO pins available. * * This is a C-binding (for the C++ library) to allow easy binding and * integration with other languages. The symbols are exported in librgbmatrix.a * and librgbmatrix.so. You still need to call the final link with * * See examples-api-use/c-example.c for a usage example. * */ #ifndef RPI_RGBMATRIX_C_H #define RPI_RGBMATRIX_C_H #include #include #include #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif struct RGBLedMatrix; struct LedCanvas; struct LedFont; /** * Parameters to create a new matrix. * * To get the defaults, non-set values have to be initialized to zero, so you * should zero out this struct before setting anything. */ struct RGBLedMatrixOptions { /* * Name of the hardware mapping used. If passed NULL here, the default * is used. */ const char *hardware_mapping; /* The "rows" are the number of rows supported by the display, so 32 or 16. * Default: 32. * Corresponding flag: --led-rows */ int rows; /* The "cols" are the number of columns per panel. Typically something * like 32, but also 64 is possible. Sometimes even 40. * cols * chain_length is the total length of the display, so you can * represent a 64 wide display as cols=32, chain=2 or cols=64, chain=1; * same thing. * Flag: --led-cols */ int cols; /* The chain_length is the number of displays daisy-chained together * (output of one connected to input of next). Default: 1 * Corresponding flag: --led-chain */ int chain_length; /* The number of parallel chains connected to the Pi; in old Pis with 26 * GPIO pins, that is 1, in newer Pis with 40 interfaces pins, that can * also be 2 or 3. The effective number of pixels in vertical direction is * then thus rows * parallel. Default: 1 * Corresponding flag: --led-parallel */ int parallel; /* Set PWM bits used for output. Default is 11, but if you only deal with * limited comic-colors, 1 might be sufficient. Lower require less CPU and * increases refresh-rate. * Corresponding flag: --led-pwm-bits */ int pwm_bits; /* Change the base time-unit for the on-time in the lowest * significant bit in nanoseconds. * Higher numbers provide better quality (more accurate color, less * ghosting), but have a negative impact on the frame rate. * Corresponding flag: --led-pwm-lsb-nanoseconds */ int pwm_lsb_nanoseconds; /* The lower bits can be time-dithered for higher refresh rate. * Corresponding flag: --led-pwm-dither-bits */ int pwm_dither_bits; /* The initial brightness of the panel in percent. Valid range is 1..100 * Corresponding flag: --led-brightness */ int brightness; /* Scan mode: 0=progressive, 1=interlaced * Corresponding flag: --led-scan-mode */ int scan_mode; /* Default row address type is 0, corresponding to direct setting of the * row, while row address type 1 is used for panels that only have A/B, * typically some 64x64 panels */ int row_address_type; /* Corresponding flag: --led-row-addr-type */ /* Type of multiplexing. 0 = direct, 1 = stripe, 2 = checker (typical 1:8) */ int multiplexing; /* In case the internal sequence of mapping is not "RGB", this contains the * real mapping. Some panels mix up these colors. */ const char *led_rgb_sequence; /* Corresponding flag: --led-rgb-sequence */ /* A string describing a sequence of pixel mappers that should be applied * to this matrix. A semicolon-separated list of pixel-mappers with optional * parameter. */ const char *pixel_mapper_config; /* Corresponding flag: --led-pixel-mapper */ /* * Panel type. Typically just NULL, but certain panels (FM6126) require * an initialization sequence */ const char *panel_type; /* Corresponding flag: --led-panel-type */ /** The following are boolean flags, all off by default **/ /* Allow to use the hardware subsystem to create pulses. This won't do * anything if output enable is not connected to GPIO 18. * Corresponding flag: --led-hardware-pulse */ char disable_hardware_pulsing; char show_refresh_rate; /* Corresponding flag: --led-show-refresh */ char inverse_colors; /* Corresponding flag: --led-inverse */ /* Limit refresh rate of LED panel. This will help on a loaded system * to keep a constant refresh rate. <= 0 for no limit. */ int limit_refresh_rate_hz; /* Corresponding flag: --led-limit-refresh */ }; /** * Runtime options to simplify doing common things for many programs such as * dropping privileges and becoming a daemon. */ struct RGBLedRuntimeOptions { int gpio_slowdown; // 0 = no slowdown. Flag: --led-slowdown-gpio // ---------- // If the following options are set to disabled with -1, they are not // even offered via the command line flags. // ---------- // Thre are three possible values here // -1 : don't leave choise of becoming daemon to the command line parsing. // If set to -1, the --led-daemon option is not offered. // 0 : do not becoma a daemon, run in forgreound (default value) // 1 : become a daemon, run in background. // // If daemon is disabled (= -1), the user has to call // RGBMatrix::StartRefresh() manually once the matrix is created, to leave // the decision to become a daemon // after the call (which requires that no threads have been started yet). // In the other cases (off or on), the choice is already made, so the thread // is conveniently already started for you. int daemon; // -1 disabled. 0=off, 1=on. Flag: --led-daemon // Drop privileges from 'root' to 'daemon' once the hardware is initialized. // This is usually a good idea unless you need to stay on elevated privs. int drop_privileges; // -1 disabled. 0=off, 1=on. flag: --led-drop-privs // By default, the gpio is initialized for you, but if you run on a platform // not the Raspberry Pi, this will fail. If you don't need to access GPIO // e.g. you want to just create a stream output (see content-streamer.h), // set this to false. bool do_gpio_init; }; /** * Universal way to create and initialize a matrix. * The "options" struct (if not NULL) contains all default configuration values * chosen by the programmer to create the matrix. * * If "argc" and "argv" are provided, this function also reads command line * flags provided, that then can override any of the defaults given. * The arguments that have been used from the command line are removed from * the argv list (and argc is adjusted) - that way these don't mess with your * own command line handling. * * The actual options used are filled back into the "options" struct if not * NULL. * * Usage: * ---------------- * int main(int argc, char **argv) { * struct RGBLedMatrixOptions options; * memset(&options, 0, sizeof(options)); * options.rows = 32; // You can set defaults if you want. * options.chain_length = 1; * struct RGBLedMatrix *matrix = led_matrix_create_from_options(&options, * &argc, &argv); * if (matrix == NULL) { * led_matrix_print_flags(stderr); * return 1; * } * // do additional commandline handling; then use matrix... * } * ---------------- */ struct RGBLedMatrix *led_matrix_create_from_options( struct RGBLedMatrixOptions *options, int *argc, char ***argv); /* Same, but does not modify the argv array. */ struct RGBLedMatrix *led_matrix_create_from_options_const_argv( struct RGBLedMatrixOptions *options, int argc, char **argv); /** * The way to completely initialize your matrix without using command line * flags to initialize some things. * * The actual options used are filled back into the "options" and "rt_options" * struct if not NULL. If they are null, the default value is used. * * Usage: * ---------------- * int main(int argc, char **argv) { * struct RGBLedMatrixOptions options; * struct RGBLedRuntimeOptions rt_options; * memset(&options, 0, sizeof(options)); * memset(&rt_options, 0, sizeof(rt_options)); * options.rows = 32; // You can set defaults if you want. * options.chain_length = 1; * rt_options.gpio_slowdown = 4; * struct RGBLedMatrix *matrix = led_matrix_create_from_options_and_rt_options(&options, &rt_options); * if (matrix == NULL) { * return 1; * } * // do additional commandline handling; then use matrix... * } * ---------------- */ struct RGBLedMatrix *led_matrix_create_from_options_and_rt_options( struct RGBLedMatrixOptions *opts, struct RGBLedRuntimeOptions * rt_opts); /** * Print available LED matrix options. */ void led_matrix_print_flags(FILE *out); /** * Simple form of led_matrix_create_from_options() with just the few * main options. Returns NULL if that was not possible. * The "rows" are the number of rows supported by the display, so 32, 16 or 8. * * Number of "chained_display"s tells many of these are daisy-chained together * (output of one connected to input of next). * * The "parallel_display" number determines if there is one or two displays * connected in parallel to the GPIO port - this only works with newer * Raspberry Pi that have 40 interface pins. * * This creates a realtime thread and requires root access to access the GPIO * pins. * So if you run this in a daemon, this should be called after becoming a * daemon (as fork/exec stops threads) and before dropping privileges. */ struct RGBLedMatrix *led_matrix_create(int rows, int chained, int parallel); /** * Stop matrix and free memory. * Always call before the end of the program to properly reset the hardware */ void led_matrix_delete(struct RGBLedMatrix *matrix); /** * Get active canvas from LED matrix for you to draw on. * Ownership of returned pointer stays with the matrix, don't free(). */ struct LedCanvas *led_matrix_get_canvas(struct RGBLedMatrix *matrix); /** Return size of canvas. */ void led_canvas_get_size(const struct LedCanvas *canvas, int *width, int *height); /** Set pixel at (x, y) with color (r,g,b). */ void led_canvas_set_pixel(struct LedCanvas *canvas, int x, int y, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b); /** Clear screen (black). */ void led_canvas_clear(struct LedCanvas *canvas); /** Fill matrix with given color. */ void led_canvas_fill(struct LedCanvas *canvas, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b); /*** API to provide double-buffering. ***/ /** * Create a new canvas to be used with led_matrix_swap_on_vsync() * Ownership of returned pointer stays with the matrix, don't free(). */ struct LedCanvas *led_matrix_create_offscreen_canvas(struct RGBLedMatrix *matrix); /** * Swap the given canvas (created with create_offscreen_canvas) with the * currently active canvas on vsync (blocks until vsync is reached). * Returns the previously active canvas. So with that, you can create double * buffering: * * struct LedCanvas *offscreen = led_matrix_create_offscreen_canvas(...); * led_canvas_set_pixel(offscreen, ...); // not shown until swap-on-vsync * offscreen = led_matrix_swap_on_vsync(matrix, offscreen); * // The returned buffer, assigned to offscreen, is now the inactive buffer * // fill, then swap again. */ struct LedCanvas *led_matrix_swap_on_vsync(struct RGBLedMatrix *matrix, struct LedCanvas *canvas); uint8_t led_matrix_get_brightness(struct RGBLedMatrix *matrix); void led_matrix_set_brightness(struct RGBLedMatrix *matrix, uint8_t brightness); // Utility function: set an image from the given buffer containting pixels. // // Draw image of size "image_width" and "image_height" from pixel at // canvas-offset "canvas_offset_x", "canvas_offset_y". Image will be shown // cropped on the edges if needed. // // The canvas offset can be negative, i.e. the image start can be shifted // outside the image frame on the left/top edge. // // The buffer needs to be organized as rows with columns of three bytes // organized as rgb or bgr. Thus the size of the buffer needs to be exactly // (3 * image_width * image_height) bytes. // // The "image_buffer" parameters contains the data, "buffer_size_bytes" the // size in bytes. // // If "is_bgr" is 1, the buffer is treated as BGR pixel arrangement instead // of RGB with is_bgr = 0. void set_image(struct LedCanvas *c, int canvas_offset_x, int canvas_offset_y, const uint8_t *image_buffer, size_t buffer_size_bytes, int image_width, int image_height, char is_bgr); // Load a font given a path to a font file containing a bdf font. struct LedFont *load_font(const char *bdf_font_file); // Read the baseline of a font int baseline_font(struct LedFont *font); // Read the height of a font int height_font(struct LedFont *font); // Creates an outline font based on an existing font instance struct LedFont *create_outline_font(struct LedFont *font); // Delete a font originally created from load_font. void delete_font(struct LedFont *font); int draw_text(struct LedCanvas *c, struct LedFont *font, int x, int y, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b, const char *utf8_text, int kerning_offset); int vertical_draw_text(struct LedCanvas *c, struct LedFont *font, int x, int y, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b, const char *utf8_text, int kerning_offset); void draw_circle(struct LedCanvas *c, int x, int y, int radius, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b); void draw_line(struct LedCanvas *c, int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b); #ifdef __cplusplus } // extern C #endif #endif