P5 8S 64x32 Outdoor (510T-2212) Panel - Multiplex Mapper

[briggsm]

I found a panel that none of the Multiplex options (0-18) worked for, so I had to create a new one for it in multiplex-mappers.cc.

I don't really have a deep understanding of what I'm doing, but I managed to get it working. I want to document it here, so others might benefit, and I'd like to create a pull-request to have it added to this library.

Here's the code I added to multiplex-mappers.cc:

class P5Outdoor8S64x32MultiplexMapper : public MultiplexMapperBase
{
public:
  P5Outdoor8S64x32MultiplexMapper() : MultiplexMapperBase("P5Outdoor8S64x32", 2) {}

  void MapSinglePanel(int x, int y, int *matrix_x, int *matrix_y) const
  {
    // *matrix_y = 0;   // Change between 0 to 15!
    // *matrix_x = 0; // Change between 0 to 127!

    if (y >= 0 && y < 8) {
      *matrix_y = y;
    } else if (y >= 8 && y < 16) {
      *matrix_y = y - 8;
    } else if (y >= 16 && y < 24) {
      *matrix_y = y - 8;
    } else if (y >= 24 && y < 32) {
      *matrix_y = y - 16;
    }

    int incrFactor = x / 4;
    if ((y >= 0 && y < 8) || (y >= 16 && y < 24)) {
      *matrix_x = x + (incrFactor * 4) + 4;
    } else if ((y >= 8 && y < 16) || (y >= 24 && y < 32)) {
      *matrix_x = x + (incrFactor * 4);
    }
  }
};

static MuxMapperList *CreateMultiplexMapperList()
{
  MuxMapperList *result = new MuxMapperList();

  // Here, register all multiplex mappers from above.
  .
  .
  .
  result->push_back(new P5Outdoor8S64x32MultiplexMapper());
  return result;
}

This panel uses a 'Row Address Type' of 0: --led-row-addr-type=0

So the configuration options that I use are: --led-cols=64 --led-rows=32 --led-row-addr-type=0 --led-multiplexing=19 --led-slowdown-gpio=2 led-multiplexing of 19: The Multiplex Mapper I specified in this post. led-slowdown-gpio of 2: sometimes needs to be 3 depending on the quality of my power supply / power cable!

To figure out the multiplexing code, I setup a spreadsheet, so I could see the pattern, then figure out the right math that would map the pixels correctly. (Anybody, please feel free to simplify my math if it can be - or make it perform better). Here is an image of the spreadsheet that shows how the pixels are mapped on my panel:

Out of curiosity, does anybody know what this type of mapping is called? (stripe, zstripe, checkered, spiral, etc.) I have no idea - looks really weird to me. Must be for speed or brightness, I guess.

Also for reference, here's a picture of the back of my panel:

What other info can I give to help distinguish this panel from other similar panels?

[veryslow]

Hi, I just discover your post, and I guess I fighted with the same kind of outdoor panels from Eagerled (P5-O8S-SMD2727-64x32). I wrote a mapping in an algebric way, if it helps :

void MapSinglePanel(int x, int y, int *matrix_x, int *matrix_y) const {
   int pix_nb = x+(y*64);
   *matrix_x = ((((pix_nb%64)/4)+1)*8)-((((pix_nb%1024)/512)+1)*4)+(pix_nb%4);
   *matrix_y = ((pix_nb/64)%8)+((pix_nb/1024)*8);

cheers, fabrice.