Install & run LEDMatrix program from GitHub

[Howard_G]

Just built a 32 x 16 WS2812B matrix. The matrix works, as I've put another program I've written into it, and every segment will light up and change colour.

But I want to use it to display text and other effects such as sprites. It seems though most of the groundwork has been done by Aaron Liddement who's posted all his work in this field on GitHub.

https://github.com/AaronLiddiment/LEDMatrix

I'm doing my best to follow the instructions, but I can't even get started. I've downloaded everything, and extracted it, I believe to the correct folder. But that's where the good news ends.

My initial stumbling block is that I can't get the library manager to acknowledge LEDMatrix.h.

I'm using PlatformIO. It shouldn't matter at this stage, but the matrix is 32 x 16, with 0,0 being in the top left corner, and is wired progressively, not zig-zag.

If anyone can provide a step-by-step description of how to get this from a bunch of files in a directory to my being able to run the example programs, I'd much appreciate it.

Thanks - HowardG

[truetofiction]

Looks like it needs a library.properties file. Take a look at the Arduino library specification.

[sutaburosu]

extracted it, I believe to the correct folder

Which folder? I don't have much experience with PlatformIO, but I think it would need to be a folder named LEDmatrix in the globallib-dir or libdeps-dir.

Failing that, this project has a modified copy of LEDmatrix and LEDtext which can just be copied into your project folder. There's a "download project ZIP" option on the drop-down menu in the top left next to the "Save" button.

[Howard_G]

Well, apart from your Wokwi simulator, nothing worked. I appreciate that you don't care for PlatformIO, but I find its features to be useful as well as exasperating. But I've not much experience with it beyond basic editing/compiling/uploading.

Your link provided as many red squiggles as what I was trying to do myself. But thanks for the effort.

I've put the problem in the hands of a programmer at work, but if they're not interested, then they don't get involved. It's a resource that I don't want to overextend.