Public Member Functions
void	SetLogCallback (ZeDMD_LogCallback callback, const void *userData)

void	IgnoreDevice (const char *const ignore_device)
	Ignore a serial device when searching for ZeDMD.

void	SetDevice (const char *const device)
	Use a specific serial device for ZeDMD.

bool	Open ()
	Open the connection to ZeDMD.

bool	Open (uint16_t width, uint16_t height)
	Open the connection to ZeDMD.

bool	OpenWiFi (const char *ip, int port)
	Open a WiFi connection to ZeDMD.

void	Close ()
	Close connection to ZeDMD.

void	SetFrameSize (uint16_t width, uint16_t height)
	Set the frame size.

uint16_t	GetWidth ()
	Get the physical panel width.

uint16_t	GetHeight ()
	Get the physical panel height.

void	SetPalette (uint8_t *pPalette, uint8_t numColors)
	Set the palette.

void	SetPalette (uint8_t *pPalette)
	Set the 4 color palette.

void	SetDefaultPalette (uint8_t bitDepth)
	Set the default palette.

uint8_t *	GetDefaultPalette (uint8_t bitDepth)
	Get the default palette.

void	LedTest ()
	Test the panels attached to ZeDMD.

void	EnableDebug ()
	Enable debug mode.

void	DisableDebug ()
	Disable debug mode.

void	SetRGBOrder (uint8_t rgbOrder)
	Set the RGB order.

void	SetBrightness (uint8_t brightness)
	Set the brightness.

void	SetWiFiSSID (const char *const ssid)
	Set the WiFi SSID.

void	SetWiFiPassword (const char *const password)
	Set the WiFi Password.

void	SetWiFiPort (int port)
	Set the WiFi Port.

void	SaveSettings ()
	Save the current setting.

void	EnablePreDownscaling ()
	Enable downscaling on the client side.

void	DisablePreDownscaling ()
	Disable downscaling on the client side.

void	EnablePreUpscaling ()
	Enable upscaling on the client side.

void	DisablePreUpscaling ()
	Disable downscaling on the client side.

void	EnableUpscaling ()
	Enable upscaling on ZeDMD itself.

void	DisableUpscaling ()
	Disable upscaling on ZeDMD itself.

void	EnforceStreaming ()
	Enforce zone streaming.

void	DisableRGB24Streaming ()
	Disable zone streaming for RGB24.

void	ClearScreen ()
	Clear the screen.

void	RenderGray2 (uint8_t *frame)
	Render a 2 bit gray scaled frame.

void	RenderGray4 (uint8_t *frame)
	Render a 4 bit gray scaled frame.

void	RenderColoredGray6 (uint8_t frame, uint8_t rotations)
	Render a 6 bit frame.

void	RenderColoredGray6 (uint8_t frame, uint8_t palette, uint8_t *rotations)
	Render a 6 bit frame.

void	RenderRgb24 (uint8_t *frame)
	Render a RGB24 frame.

void	RenderRgb24EncodedAs565 (uint8_t *frame)
	Render a RGB24 frame.

void	RenderRgb565 (uint16_t *frame)
	Render a RGB565 frame.

Member Function Documentation

◆ ClearScreen()

void ZeDMD::ClearScreen ( )

Clear the screen.

Turn off all pixels of ZeDMD, so a blank black screen will be shown.

◆ Close()

void ZeDMD::Close ( )

Close connection to ZeDMD.

◆ DisableDebug()

void ZeDMD::DisableDebug ( )

Disable debug mode.

See also: EnableDebug()

◆ DisablePreDownscaling()

void ZeDMD::DisablePreDownscaling ( )

Disable downscaling on the client side.

See also: EnablePreDownscaling()

◆ DisablePreUpscaling()

void ZeDMD::DisablePreUpscaling ( )

Disable downscaling on the client side.

See also: EnablePreUpscaling()

◆ DisableRGB24Streaming()

void ZeDMD::DisableRGB24Streaming ( )

Disable zone streaming for RGB24.

By default, "zone streaming" is used for RenderRgb24(). That could be turned off using this function.

See also: EnforceStreaming()

◆ DisableUpscaling()

void ZeDMD::DisableUpscaling ( )

Disable upscaling on ZeDMD itself.

See also: EnableUpscaling()

◆ EnableDebug()

void ZeDMD::EnableDebug ( )

Enable debug mode.

ZeDMD will display various debug information as overlay to the displayed frame.

See also: https://github.com/PPUC/ZeDMD

◆ EnablePreDownscaling()

void ZeDMD::EnablePreDownscaling ( )

Enable downscaling on the client side.

If enabled, the content will centered and scaled down to fit into the physical dimensions of the ZeDMD panels, before the content gets send to ZeDMD, if required.

◆ EnablePreUpscaling()

void ZeDMD::EnablePreUpscaling ( )

Enable upscaling on the client side.

If enabled, the content will centered and scaled up to fit into the physical dimensions of the ZeDMD panels, before the content gets send to ZeDMD, if required.

◆ EnableUpscaling()

void ZeDMD::EnableUpscaling ( )

Enable upscaling on ZeDMD itself.

If enabled and required, the content will centered and scaled up to fit into the physical dimensions of the ZeDMD panels by ZeDMD itself. Compared to EnablePreUpscaling(), less data needs to be send to ZeDMD and this might resut in a higher frame rate. But this optimized variant won't work with zone streaming modes.

See also: EnforceStreaming(); DisableRGB24Streaming(); RenderRgb24EncodedAs565()

◆ EnforceStreaming()

void ZeDMD::EnforceStreaming ( )

Enforce zone streaming.

ZeDMD has two different render modes. One renders entire frames. This is the classic way and works pretty well. The other one is "zone streaming" which will be enable by this function. Zone streaming divides a frame into rectangular zones and only updates zones that have changes compared to the previous frame. This method results in less data that needs to be transfered and in smoother animations. But it takes a bit longer if the entire frame changes. Zone streaming is the default for RenderRGB24() and RenderRgb24EncodedAs565(). All other modes use the classic way by default unless EnforceStreaming() is called.

See also: RenderGray2(); RenderGray4(); RenderColoredGray6(); RenderRgb24(); DisableRGB24Streaming()

◆ GetDefaultPalette()

uint8_t * ZeDMD::GetDefaultPalette ( uint8_t bitDepth )

Get the default palette.

Get the values of a default palette of shades of orange.

Parameters

bitDepth the bit depth, 2 means 4 colors, 4 means 16 colors

Returns: RGB array

◆ GetHeight()

uint16_t ZeDMD::GetHeight ( )

Get the physical panel height.

Get the height of the physical dimensions of the LED panels.

Returns: height

◆ GetWidth()

uint16_t ZeDMD::GetWidth ( )

Get the physical panel width.

Get the width of the physical dimensions of the LED panels.

Returns: width

◆ IgnoreDevice()

void ZeDMD::IgnoreDevice ( const char *const ignore_device )

Ignore a serial device when searching for ZeDMD.

While searching for a ZeDMD any serial ports are tested. This could cause trouble with other devices attached via USB or serial ports. Using this mfunction, a serial device could be excluded from the scan. This function could be called multiple times to ignore multiple devices. Another option to limit the searching is to use SetDevice().

See also: SetDevice(); Open()

Parameters

ignore_device the device to ignore

◆ LedTest()

void ZeDMD::LedTest ( )

Test the panels attached to ZeDMD.

Renders a sequence of full red, full green and full blue frames.

◆ Open() [1/2]

bool ZeDMD::Open ( )

Open the connection to ZeDMD.

Open a cennection to ZeDMD. Therefore all serial ports will be scanned. Use IgnoreDevice() to exclude one or more specific serial devices during that scan. Use SetDevice() to omit the the scan and to use a specific seriel device instead.

See also: IgnoreDevice(); SetDevice()

◆ Open() [2/2]

bool ZeDMD::Open	(	uint16_t	width,
		uint16_t	height )

Open the connection to ZeDMD.

Backward compatibiility version of Open() which additionally sets the frame size. Use Open() and SetFrameSize() instead.

See also: Open(); SetFrameSize()

Deprecated

Parameters

width	the frame width
height	the frame height

◆ OpenWiFi()

bool ZeDMD::OpenWiFi	(	const char *	ip,
		int	port )

Open a WiFi connection to ZeDMD.

ZeDMD could be connected via WiFi instead of USB. The WiFi settings need to be stored in ZeDMD's EEPROM first using a USB connection.

See also: Open(); SetWiFiSSID(); SetWiFiPassword(); SetWiFiPort(); SaveSettings()

Parameters

ip	the IPv4 address of the ZeDMD device
port	the port

◆ RenderColoredGray6() [1/2]

void ZeDMD::RenderColoredGray6	(	uint8_t *	frame,
		uint8_t *	palette,
		uint8_t *	rotations )

Render a 6 bit frame.

Renders a 6 bit(indexed) frame using 64 colors. In oposite to standrad RenderColoredGray6(), the colors will not be used from the current palette set via SetPalette() but form the one provided to this function. ZeDMD is able to rotate parts of the palette natively as defined by the Serum format until the next frame is received.

Parameters

frame	the indexed frame
palette	the colors to use
rotations	optional rotation command array according to the Serum format

◆ RenderColoredGray6() [2/2]

void ZeDMD::RenderColoredGray6	(	uint8_t *	frame,
		uint8_t *	rotations )

Render a 6 bit frame.

Renders a 6 bit(indexed) frame using 64 colors. The colors will be used from the current palette set via SetPalette(). ZeDMD is able to rotate parts of the palette natively as defined by the Serum format until the next frame is received.

See also: SetPalette()

Parameters

frame	the indexed frame
rotations	optional rotation command array according to the Serum format

◆ RenderGray2()

void ZeDMD::RenderGray2 ( uint8_t * frame )

Render a 2 bit gray scaled frame.

Renders a 2 bit gray scaled (indexed) frame using 4 colors. The colors will be used from the current palette set via SetPalette().

See also: SetPalette()

Parameters

frame the indexed frame

◆ RenderGray4()

void ZeDMD::RenderGray4 ( uint8_t * frame )

Render a 4 bit gray scaled frame.

Renders a 4 bit gray scaled (indexed) frame using 16 colors. The colors will be used from the current palette set via SetPalette().

See also: SetPalette()

Parameters

frame the indexed frame

◆ RenderRgb24()

void ZeDMD::RenderRgb24 ( uint8_t * frame )

Render a RGB24 frame.

Renders a true color RGB frame. By default the zone streaming mode is used. The encoding is RGB888.

See also: DisableRGB24Streaming()

Parameters

frame the RGB frame

◆ RenderRgb24EncodedAs565()

void ZeDMD::RenderRgb24EncodedAs565 ( uint8_t * frame )

Render a RGB24 frame.

Renders a true color RGB frame. Only zone streaming mode is supported. The encoding is RGB565.

Parameters

frame the RGB frame

◆ RenderRgb565()

void ZeDMD::RenderRgb565 ( uint16_t * frame )

Render a RGB565 frame.

Renders a true color RGB565 frame. Only zone streaming mode is supported.

Parameters

frame the RGB565 frame

◆ SaveSettings()

void ZeDMD::SaveSettings ( )

Save the current setting.

Saves all current setting within ZeDMD's EEPROM to be used as defualt at its next start.

See also: https://github.com/PPUC/ZeDMD; SetRGBOrder(); SetBrightness(); SetWiFiSSID(); SetWiFiPassword(); SetWiFiPort()

Parameters

brightness a value between 0 and 15

◆ SetBrightness()

void ZeDMD::SetBrightness ( uint8_t brightness )

Set the brightness.

Set the brightness of the LED panels.

See also: https://github.com/PPUC/ZeDMD

Parameters

brightness a value between 0 and 15

◆ SetDefaultPalette()

void ZeDMD::SetDefaultPalette ( uint8_t bitDepth )

Set the default palette.

Use a default palette of shades of orange to render gray scaled content.

See also: RenderGray2(); RenderGray4()

Parameters

bitDepth the bit depth, 2 means 4 colors, 4 means 16 colors

◆ SetDevice()

void ZeDMD::SetDevice ( const char *const device )

Use a specific serial device for ZeDMD.

Instead of serching through all serial devices for a ZeDMD, just use this device.

See also: Open()

Parameters

device the device

◆ SetFrameSize()

void ZeDMD::SetFrameSize	(	uint16_t	width,
		uint16_t	height )

Set the frame size.

Set the frame size of the content that will be displayed next on the ZeDMD device. Depending on the settings and the physical dimensions of the LED panels, the content will by centered and scaled correctly.

See also: EnablePreDownscaling(); EnablePreUpscaling(); EnableDownscaling(); EnableUpscaling()

Parameters

width	the frame width
height	the frame height

◆ SetPalette() [1/2]

void ZeDMD::SetPalette ( uint8_t * pPalette )

Set the 4 color palette.

Backward compatibility version of SetPalette() to directly set the 4 color palette.

See also: RenderGray4()

Parameters

pPalette	the palette as RGB array
numColors	4, 16, or 64 colors palette

◆ SetPalette() [2/2]

void ZeDMD::SetPalette	(	uint8_t *	pPalette,
		uint8_t	numColors )

Set the palette.

Set the color palette to use to render gray scaled content. This library stores and tracks changes to 4, 16 and 64 color palettes individually.

See also: RenderGray2(); RenderGray4()

Parameters

pPalette	the palette as RGB array
numColors	4, 16, or 64 colors palette

◆ SetRGBOrder()

void ZeDMD::SetRGBOrder ( uint8_t rgbOrder )

Set the RGB order.

ZeDMD supports different LED panels. Depending on the panel, the RGB order needs to be adjusted.

See also: https://github.com/PPUC/ZeDMD

Parameters

rgbOrder a value between 0 and 5

◆ SetWiFiPassword()

void ZeDMD::SetWiFiPassword ( const char *const password )

Set the WiFi Password.

Set the WiFi Password ZeDMD should use to connect.

See also: https://github.com/PPUC/ZeDMD

Parameters

password the password

◆ SetWiFiPort()

void ZeDMD::SetWiFiPort ( int port )

Set the WiFi Port.

Set the Port ZeDMD should listen at over WiFi.

See also: https://github.com/PPUC/ZeDMD

Parameters

port the port

◆ SetWiFiSSID()

void ZeDMD::SetWiFiSSID ( const char *const ssid )

Set the WiFi SSID.

Set the WiFi SSID ZeDMD should connect with.

See also: https://github.com/PPUC/ZeDMD

Parameters

brightness a value between 0 and 15

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

src/ZeDMD.h
src/ZeDMD.cpp

Public Member Functions

Member Function Documentation

◆ ClearScreen()

◆ Close()

◆ DisableDebug()

◆ DisablePreDownscaling()

◆ DisablePreUpscaling()

◆ DisableRGB24Streaming()

◆ DisableUpscaling()

◆ EnableDebug()

◆ EnablePreDownscaling()

◆ EnablePreUpscaling()

◆ EnableUpscaling()

◆ EnforceStreaming()

◆ GetDefaultPalette()

◆ GetHeight()

◆ GetWidth()

◆ IgnoreDevice()

◆ LedTest()

◆ Open() [1/2]

◆ Open() [2/2]

◆ OpenWiFi()

◆ RenderColoredGray6() [1/2]

◆ RenderColoredGray6() [2/2]

◆ RenderGray2()

◆ RenderGray4()

◆ RenderRgb24()

◆ RenderRgb24EncodedAs565()

◆ RenderRgb565()

◆ SaveSettings()

◆ SetBrightness()

◆ SetDefaultPalette()

◆ SetDevice()

◆ SetFrameSize()

◆ SetPalette() [1/2]

◆ SetPalette() [2/2]

◆ SetRGBOrder()

◆ SetWiFiPassword()

◆ SetWiFiPort()

◆ SetWiFiSSID()