Arduino Wiring & Test

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You can easily wire this breakout to any microcontroller, we'll be using an Arduino. For another kind of microcontroller, as long as you have I2C pins available, just check out the library, then port the code.

Wiring

Use this wiring if you want to connect via I2C interface

  • Connect Vin to the power supply, 3-5V is fine. Use the same voltage that the microcontroller logic is based off of. For most Arduinos, that is 5V
  • Connect GND to common power/data ground
  • Connect the SCL pin to the I2C clock SCL pin on your Arduino. On an UNO & '328 based Arduino, this is also known as A5, on a Mega it is also known as digital 21 and on a Leonardo/Micro, digital 3
  • Connect the SDA pin to the I2C data SDA pin on your Arduino. On an UNO & '328 based Arduino, this is also known as A4, on a Mega it is also known as digital 20 and on a Leonardo/Micro, digital 2

Download Adafruit_IS31FL3731 library

To begin reading sensor data, you will need to download Adafruit_IS31FL3731 from our github repository. You can do that by visiting the github repo and manually downloading or, easier, just click this button to download the zip

Rename the uncompressed folder Adafruit_IS31FL3731 and check that the Adafruit_IS31FL3731 folder contains Adafruit_IS31FL3731.cpp and Adafruit_IS31FL3731.h

Place the Adafruit_IS31FL3731 library folder your arduinosketchfolder/libraries/ folder.
You may need to create the libraries subfolder if its your first library. Restart the IDE.

We also have a great tutorial on Arduino library installation at:
http://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-all-about-arduino-libraries-install-use

Install Adafruit GFX

You will need to do the same for the Adafruit_GFX library available here

 Rename the uncompressed folder Adafruit_GFX and check that the Adafruit_GFX folder contains Adafruit_GFX.cpp and Adafruit_GFX.h

Place the Adafruit_GFX library folder your arduinosketchfolder/libraries/ folder like you did with the IS31FL library

Load Demo

Open up File->Examples->Adafruit_IS31FL3731->swirldemo and upload to your Arduino wired up to the driver & matrix

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Upload to your Arduino, you'll see the LED display swirl different brightnesses!

ASSEMBLY Library Reference
This guide was first published on Mar 09, 2016. It was last updated on Mar 09, 2016. This page (Arduino Wiring & Test) was last updated on Sep 15, 2019.