Introduction

Python library interfacing LED matrix displays with the MAX7219 driver (using SPI) and WS2812 & APA102 NeoPixels (inc Pimoroni Unicorn pHat/Hat and Unicorn Hat HD) on the Raspberry Pi and other Linux-based single board computers - it provides a Pillow-compatible drawing canvas, and other functionality to support:

• multiple cascaded devices
• LED matrix, seven-segment and NeoPixel variants
• scrolling/panning capability,
• terminal-style printing,
• state management,
• dithering to monochrome,
• Python 3.6+ is supported

A LED matrix can be acquired for a few pounds from outlets like Banggood. Likewise 7-segment displays are available from Ali-Express or Ebay.

See also

Further technical information for the specific devices can be found in the datasheets below:

• MAX7219
• WS2812
• WS2812B
• APA102