diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index a0a6773..4184579 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -20,3 +20,14 @@ If you need support for RGB888 (24bpp) and need to/can run on Teensy 3.1/3.2/3.5 ESP32 chips (not supported by RGB-matrix-Panel), please look at https://github.com/marcmerlin/SmartMatrix_GFX which offers a GFX compatibility layer on top of https://github.com/pixelmatix/SmartMatrix + +If you have RGBPanels of up to at least 256x256 or unsupported panels (AB or AC, or using FM6126A), and you'd +like to use them, another driver is needed. +You can use https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix/ , however it requires you to use a raspberry pi, which is a problem if your current code is using Adafruit::GFX. + +Thankfully, there is now a solution from Marc MERLIN: +http://marc.merlins.org/perso/arduino/post_2020-01-01_Running-FastLED_-Adafruit_GFX_-and-LEDMatrix-code-on-High-Resolution-RGBPanels-with-a-Raspberry-Pi.html explains the new solution in https://github.com/marcmerlin/ArduinoOnPc-FastLED-GFX-LEDMatrix +This solution allows you to build arduino code so that it works on linux and uses these layers: +- https://github.com/marcmerlin/ArduinoOnPc-FastLED-GFX-LEDMatrix +- https://github.com/marcmerlin/Framebuffer_GFX is the base arduino framebuffer that also supports more 2D arduino code in addition to Adafruit::GFX +- https://github.com/marcmerlin/FastLED_RPIRGBPanel_GFX is the driver that bridges that framebuffer and the APIs it supports (FastLED, Adafruit::GFX, and LEDMatrix), with rpi-rgb-led-matrix for display