DLPDLCR230NPEVM: single LED firmware needed

Hello Valentina,

Welcome to DLP forum and thank you for your interest in DLP technology.

Single LED feature is supported by our Advance Light Control Product line.

https://www.ti.com/dlp-chip/advanced-light-control/overview.html

The DLP230NP + DLPC3436 chipset are targeted for video and display application.  Single LED configuration is not supported in this product line.

regards,

Vivek

Hello Vivek,

Many thanks for letting me know.

I have read on the DLPC3436 Programmer's guide  the following commands to disable the blue and green LED and enable only the RED one:

register 52h

bit 2 (Write) 0h = Blue LED disabled

bit 1 (Write) 0h = Green LED disabled

bit 0 (Write) 1h = Red LED enabled

Could I just write these commands on a batch file to enable/disable LEDs or do I have to implement it in another way? If so how?

Many thanks for your help,

Valentina

Hi Chris,

Many thanks for this, I am using a Raspberry Pi and wrote a script like you suggested, but it seems to produce two vertical red bands instead of a full red screen, do you know why this is?

I am attaching my full script and a picture (link below) of what comes out of the projector so you can get a better idea.

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# Texas Instruments DLP LightCrafter 230NP EVM Python Support Code - sample00_template.py - Last Updated June 4th, 2020
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import struct
import time

from enum import Enum

import sys, os.path
python_dir = (os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')))
sys.path.append(python_dir)
from api.dlpc343x_xpr4 import *
from api.dlpc343x_xpr4_evm import *
from linuxi2c import *
import i2c

class Set(Enum):
    Disabled = 0
    Enabled = 1

def main():

        gpio_init_enable = False         # Set to FALSE to disable default initialization of Raspberry Pi GPIO pinouts. TRUE by default.
        i2c_time_delay_enable = False    # Set to FALSE to prevent I2C commands from waiting. May lead to I2C bus hangups with some commands if FALSE.
        i2c_time_delay = 0.8             # Lowering this value will speed up I2C commands. Too small delay may lead to I2C bus hangups with some commands.
        protocoldata = ProtocolData()

        def WriteCommand(writebytes, protocoldata):
            '''
            Issues a command over the software I2C bus to the DLPDLCR230NP EVM.
            Set to write to Bus 7 by default
            Some commands, such as Source Select (splash mode) may perform asynchronous access to the EVM's onboard flash memory.
            If such commands are used, it is recommended to provide appropriate command delay to prevent I2C bus hangups.
            '''
            # print ("Write Command writebytes ", [hex(x) for x in writebytes])
            if(i2c_time_delay_enable): 
                time.sleep(i2c_time_delay)
            i2c.write(writebytes)       
            return

        def ReadCommand(readbytecount, writebytes, protocoldata):
            '''
            Issues a read command over the software I2C bus to the DLPDLCR230NP EVM.
            Set to read from Bus 7 by default
            Some commands, such as Source Select (splash mode) may perform asynchronous access to the EVM's onboard flash memory.
            If such commands are used, it is recommended to provide appropriate command delay to prevent I2C bus hangups.
            '''
            # print ("Read Command writebytes ", [hex(x) for x in writebytes])
            if(i2c_time_delay_enable): 
                time.sleep(i2c_time_delay)
            i2c.write(writebytes) 
            readbytes = i2c.read(readbytecount)
            return readbytes

        # ##### ##### Initialization for I2C ##### #####
        # register the Read/Write Command in the Python library
        DLPC343X_XPR4init(ReadCommand, WriteCommand)
        i2c.initialize()
        if(gpio_init_enable): 
            InitGPIO()
        # ##### ##### Command call(s) start here ##### #####

        # Enable red LED and disable blue and green ones
        Summary = WriteRgbLedEnable(True, False, False) 

        # ##### ##### Command call(s) end here ##### #####
        i2c.terminate()


if __name__ == "__main__" : main()

vertical red bands picture

Hi Valentina,

There is no issue with the code. I have a few questions:

1. What test pattern is expected to display ?

2. What is the input source for the DLPC3436 ? 

For attaching images, please attach the image directly to the message and not link a google drive.

Thank you,

Chris

Hi Chris,

I was expecting an all-red filled screen, as the red LED is the only one enabled.

What do you mean as the input source for the DLPC3436? I am using the I2C interface if that's what you mean.

Many thanks for your help,

Valentina