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WS2812 Open

Initialize the WS2812 controller.

LabVIEW

Command Packet

  • WS2812 Open
  • WS2812 Open Response
    • WS2812 Open
    Description Initialize one or more WS2812 LEDs.
    Size 10
    Format
    -
    -
    0
    1
    7
    6
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    2
    1
    0
    7
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    0
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    0
    N/A
    SoF : 0xFF
    PACKET SIZE
    2
    3
    4
    5
    7
    6
    5
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    0
    7
    6
    5
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    1
    0
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    0
    7
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    1
    0
    PACKET NUM
    CMD : 0x0160
    6
    7
    8
    9
    7
    6
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    1
    0
    7
    6
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    4
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    0
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    1
    0
    7
    6
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    1
    0
    NUMLEDS
    DATA CHANNEL
    CHECKSUM
    SoF Start of Frame. Always 0xFF.
    PACKET SIZE Packet Size In Bytes
    PACKET NUM The Current Packet Number. This value increments with each new packet.
    CMD WS2812 Open Command.
    NUMLEDS Number of WS2812 LEDs
    DATA CHANNEL Channel number of data pin.
    CHECKSUM Checksum. Computed by adding all of the bytes in the packet in U8 form ignoring rollover.

    LINX Device

    Developer Note

    It's likely that this will allocate memory on the device.

    Response Packet

    WS2812 Open Response
    Description LINX device's response to WS2812 Open command
    Size 6 Bytes
    Format
    -
    -
    0
    1
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    N/A
    SoF : 0xFF
    PACKET SIZE
    2
    3
    4
    5
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    7
    6
    5
    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    PACKET NUM
    STATUS
    CHECKSUM
    SoF Start of Frame. Always 0xFF.
    PACKET SIZE Total packet size in bytes.
    PACKET NUM The packet number of the packet that generated the response.
    STATUS See Return Status section below.
    CHECKSUM Checksum. Computed by adding all of the bytes in the packet in U8 form ignoring rollover.

    Return Status

    Status Description
    0x81 Failed To Allocate Memory

    See return_status for universal return statuses.

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