IntroductionΒΆ

Python library interfacing LED matrix displays with the MAX7219 driver (using SPI), WS2812 NeoPixels (using DMA) and TM1637 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 2.7 and 3.4+ are both supported
max7219 matrix

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: