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Hacky code for controlling a Max7219 using an Arduino with the LedControl library.
#include "LedControl.h"
#define DIN 2
#define CLK 3
#define LOAD 4
LedControl lc=LedControl(DIN, CLK, LOAD, 1);
unsigned long delaytime=20;
void setup() {
lc.shutdown(0,false);
lc.setIntensity(0,15);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
}
void loop() {
countdown();
swipeColumns();
swipeRows();
lightLedsRandomly();
flashAllLeds();
oscillateBrightness();
growingSquares();
hoHoHo();
christmasTree();
windmill();
sineWave();
car();
delay(1000);
}
void car() {
byte car[4]={B00111100, B11111110, B11111111, B01000100};
for(int i=8; i>=0; i--) {
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0, 4, car[0]>>i);
lc.setRow(0, 5, car[1]>>i);
lc.setRow(0, 6, car[2]>>i);
lc.setRow(0, 7, car[3]>>i);
delay(100);
}
delay(500);
for(int i=0; i<=8; i++) {
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0, 4, car[0]<<i);
lc.setRow(0, 5, car[1]<<i);
lc.setRow(0, 6, car[2]<<i);
lc.setRow(0, 7, car[3]<<i);
delay(100);
}
}
void sineWave() {
for(int i=0; i<200; i++) {
lc.clearDisplay(0);
for(int x=0; x<8; x++) {
float y = (sin((float)(x+i)/1.57)*3.1)+3.57;
if (y - (int)y >= 0.5) {
y = ceil(y);
} else {
y = floor(y);
}
lc.setLed(0, (int)(y), x, true);
}
delay(60);
}
}
void windmill() {
for(int i=0; i<40; i++) {
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0,0,B01000001);
lc.setRow(0,1,B00100010);
lc.setRow(0,2,B00100100);
lc.setRow(0,3,B00011000);
lc.setRow(0,4,B01011000);
lc.setRow(0,5,B10001000);
lc.setRow(0,6,B00000100);
lc.setRow(0,7,B00000010);
delay(100);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0,0,B00001000);
lc.setRow(0,1,B00001000);
lc.setRow(0,2,B00001000);
lc.setRow(0,3,B11111000);
lc.setRow(0,4,B00011111);
lc.setRow(0,5,B00010000);
lc.setRow(0,6,B00010000);
lc.setRow(0,6,B00010000);
delay(100);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
for (int x=0; x<8; x++) {
lc.setLed(0, x, x, true);
}
for (int x=7; x>=0; x--) {
lc.setLed(0, 7-x, x, true);
}
delay(100);
}
}
void christmasTree() {
lc.setRow(0,0,B00011000);
lc.setRow(0,1,B00011000);
lc.setRow(0,2,B00111100);
lc.setRow(0,3,B00111100);
lc.setRow(0,4,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,5,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,6,B00011000);
lc.setRow(0,7,B00111100);
delay(200);
for(int i=0; i<40; i++) {
lc.setRow(0,1,B00001000);
lc.setRow(0,4,B01111100);
lc.setRow(0,5,B00111110);
delay(50);
lc.setRow(0,1,B00011000);
lc.setRow(0,4,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,5,B01111110);
delay(50);
}
lc.clearDisplay(0);
for (int x=0; x<8; x++) {
lc.setLed(0, x, x, true);
delay(100);
}
for (int x=7; x>=0; x--) {
lc.setLed(0, 7-x, x, true);
delay(100);
}
delay(1000);
}
void hoHoHo() {
for(int i=0; i<3; i++) {
lc.setRow(0,0,B10000000);
lc.setRow(0,1,B10000000);
lc.setRow(0,2,B10000000);
lc.setRow(0,3,B10000110);
lc.setRow(0,4,B11101111);
lc.setRow(0,5,B10101001);
lc.setRow(0,6,B10101111);
lc.setRow(0,7,B10100110);
delay(1000);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
delay(500);
}
}
void growingSquares() {
for(int i=0; i<5; i++) {
lc.setRow(0,3,B00011000);
lc.setRow(0,4,B00011000);
delay(70);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0,2,B00111100);
lc.setRow(0,3,B00111100);
lc.setRow(0,4,B00111100);
lc.setRow(0,5,B00111100);
delay(70);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0,1,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,2,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,3,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,4,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,5,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,6,B01111110);
delay(70);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0,0,B11111111);
lc.setRow(0,1,B11111111);
lc.setRow(0,2,B11111111);
lc.setRow(0,3,B11111111);
lc.setRow(0,4,B11111111);
lc.setRow(0,5,B11111111);
lc.setRow(0,6,B11111111);
lc.setRow(0,7,B11111111);
delay(70);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0,1,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,2,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,3,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,4,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,5,B01111110);
lc.setRow(0,6,B01111110);
delay(70);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0,2,B00111100);
lc.setRow(0,3,B00111100);
lc.setRow(0,4,B00111100);
lc.setRow(0,5,B00111100);
delay(70);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setRow(0,3,B00011000);
lc.setRow(0,4,B00011000);
delay(70);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
delay(200);
}
}
void oscillateBrightness() {
for(int row=0;row<8;row++) {
lc.setRow(0,row,B11111111);
}
for(int j = 0; j<5; j++) {
for(int i=0; i<16; i++) {
lc.setIntensity(0, i);
delay(60);
}
for(int i=15; i>=0; i--) {
lc.setIntensity(0, i);
delay(60);
}
lc.shutdown(0, true);
delay(200);
lc.shutdown(0, false);
}
lc.clearDisplay(0);
lc.setIntensity(0, 15);
}
void flashAllLeds() {
for(int i=0;i<5;i++) {
for(int row=0;row<8;row++) {
lc.setRow(0,row,B11111111);
}
delay(200);
lc.clearDisplay(0);
delay(200);
}
}
void lightLedsRandomly() {
lc.clearDisplay(0);
// Light all leds randomly.
for(int i=0; i<100; i++) {
lc.setLed(0, random(0, 8), random(0, 8), true);
delay(30);
}
// Light different leds randomly
for(int j=0; j<50; j++) {
lc.clearDisplay(0);
for(int i=0; i<100; i++) {
lc.setLed(0, random(0, 8), random(0, 8), true);
}
delay(50);
}
}
void swipeColumns() {
for(int i=0; i<2; i++) {
for(int col=0;col<8;col++) {
delay(delaytime);
lc.setColumn(0,col,B11111111);
delay(delaytime);
lc.setColumn(0,col,(byte)0);
}
for(int col=7;col>=0;col--) {
delay(delaytime);
lc.setColumn(0,col,B11111111);
delay(delaytime);
lc.setColumn(0,col,(byte)0);
}
}
for(int col=0;col<8;col++) {
delay(delaytime);
lc.setColumn(0,col,B11111111);
}
delay(200);
}
void swipeRows() {
lc.clearDisplay(0);
for(int i=0; i<2; i++) {
for(int row=0;row<8;row++) {
delay(delaytime);
lc.setRow(0,row,B11111111);
delay(delaytime);
lc.setRow(0,row,(byte)0);
}
for(int row=7;row>=0;row--) {
delay(delaytime);
lc.setRow(0,row,B11111111);
delay(delaytime);
lc.setRow(0,row,(byte)0);
}
}
for(int row=0;row<8;row++) {
delay(delaytime);
lc.setRow(0,row,B11111111);
}
delay(200);
}
void countdown() {
byte five[8]={B0,B111100,B100000,B111000,B100,B100,B111000,B0};
byte four[8]={B0,B100100,B100100,B100100,B111110,B100,B100,B0};
byte three[8]={B0,B111100,B100,B111100,B100,B111100,B0,B0};
byte two[8]={B0,B111100,B100,B111100,B100000,B111100,B0,B0};
byte one[8]={B0,B1000,B11000,B1000,B1000,B1000,B1000,B0};
byte go[8]={B0,B100111,B1010101,B110111,B10000,B1010000,B100000,B0};
showCountdownFrame(five);
showCountdownFrame(four);
showCountdownFrame(three);
showCountdownFrame(two);
showCountdownFrame(one);
showCountdownFrame(go);
}
void showCountdownFrame(byte frame[]) {
lc.setIntensity(0, 0);
delay(100);
for(int i=0; i<8; i++) {
lc.setRow(0, i, frame[i]);
}
// Show
for(int i=0; i<16; i++) {
lc.setIntensity(0, i);
delay(50);
}
// Oscillate intensity
for(int j = 0; j<3; j++) {
for(int i=15; i>5; i--) {
lc.setIntensity(0, i);
delay(20);
}
for(int i=5; i<16; i++) {
lc.setIntensity(0, i);
delay(20);
}
}
}
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