progress:RGB data to LPD8806

based on code by pbhurges found here:

http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=24731#p128613

Processing:

import processing.video.*;import processing.serial.*;

//Video Stuff Capture video;int pixelCols = 1;int pixelRows = 1;int pixelWidth;int pixelHeight;

float r;float g;float b;

static final int nLEDs = 8,latchLen = (nLEDs + 63) / 64;…

SPI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_Peripheral_Interface_Bus#Mode_Numbers

Daisy chain SPI configuration

Daisy-chained SPI bus:master and cooperative slaves Some products with SPI bus are designed to be capable of being connected in a daisy chain configuration,the first slave output being connected to the second slave input,etc. The SPI port of each slave is designed …

*char

http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/String

Arrays of strings It is often convenient,when working with large amounts of text,such as a project with an LCD display,to setup an array of strings. Because strings themselves are arrays,this is in actually an example of a two-dimensional array. In the code below,the asterisk …

Thesis Progress –serial communication

Arduino Code:

/* Serial Event example

When new serial data arrives,this sketch adds it to a String. When a newline is received,the loop prints the string and clears it.

A good test for this is to try it with a GPS receiver that sends out …