TLC5925: 3 cascaded TLC input and output problems

Hi Billy,

    Actually, I don't understand what your problem is? Can you clarify it more clearly?

   Besides, the schematic is not clear enough.

Hi!, I am very sorry for the confusing statements.

Ok, i'll try my best to sort my explanation and problem.

The above picture is a 26 seven segment board, that is controlled by three TLC5925

The Data, clock, and latch pins of the board are connected from an arduino board. the connection goes as. Arduino -> TLC 3 ->TLC 2 ->TLC 1

the clock and latch are all connected across the three TLCs. while the main data pin is connected to the TLC 3, then that TLC  has its data output to TLC 2, then TLC 1.

TLC 2 has the scan (ground) control over scan segments 1 (from the bottom row of seven segments) up to segment 16 in the top row . 

my problem arises as I needed to control only certain seven segments at specific points.  nlike in the picture below

(i hope you get the picture, sorry)

now all of these things are controlled by another board that contains the keypad, simple tact switch.

MY PROBLEM IS in my arduino program, I cant seem to control where the seven segments should appear. I was able to control that characters and symbols that appears in every  seven segment, but it appears in random positions. I'll attach my program in the file section. 

NOW MY MAIN QUESTION IS for TLC5925, given that it is a 16 channel led driver, how many bits per string should i input. I normally put 8, because I tried to put 16 bits but it seems to have no effect. 

i think its getting random because all three TLCs are giving an output at the same time,  I know - but still i cant get my head around how to do the program

//
//2x10 Keypad, 7 Segment Display and 74HC5925 IC Experiment #1
//
/*
          7 segment coding MSDFIRST 
          Note: 0=High; 1= low -> because of 3 TLC
  Symbol    a b c d e f g       hex         dec    
    0         10001000           88          136
    1         11101011           Eb          235
    2         01001100           4C          76
    3         01001001           49          73
    4         00101011           2B          43
    5         00011001           19          25
    6         00011000           18          24
    7         11001011           CB          203
    8         00001000           8           8
    9         00001011           B           11
    A         00001010           A           10
    b         00111000           38          56
    C         10011100           9C          156


wiring ports
              26 seven segment board to IXduino
                    Data = 3
                    Clock = 2
                    latch = 1

2 x 10 Keypad
Rows = set to LOW             columns
R2 = A2                       C2 = 6
R4 = 9                        C3 = 5
                              C4 = 7
                              C5 = 8
                              C6 = A1
                              C7 = A4
                              C8 = A3
                              C9 = Ao


*/
#include <Keypad.h>

const int latchPin = 1; 
const int clockPin = 2;
const int dataPin = 3; 

//display           0,  1,   2,   3,   4,   5,   6,   7,   8,   9,   A,  b,   C,   d,   E,   F
int keymap[16] = { 
  0B11101011, 
  0B01001100, 
  0B01001001, 
  0B00101011, 
  0B00011001, 
  0B00011000, 
  0B11001011, 
  0B00001000, 
  0B00001011, //9
  0B10001000, //0
  0B00001010, //A
  0B00111000, //b
  0B10011100, //C
  0B01100100, //d
  0B00011100, //E
  0B00011110
  };


const byte ROWS = 2;
const byte COLS = 8;
char hexaKeys[ROWS][COLS] = {
  {'1', '2', '3', 'A', '4', '5', '6', 'B'},
  {'7', '8', '9', 'C', '*', '0', '#', 'D'}

};

byte rowPins[ROWS] = {A2, 9};
byte colPins[COLS] = {6, 5, 7, 8, A1, A3, A4, A0};

Keypad customKeypad = Keypad( makeKeymap(hexaKeys), rowPins, colPins, ROWS, COLS);

void setup ()
{
  //set pins to output
  pinMode(latchPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(clockPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(dataPin, OUTPUT);

  Serial.begin(9600);
  displayKey('0');
}
void loop()
{
  readKey();
}

void readKey() {
  char key = customKeypad.getKey();
  if (key != NO_KEY)
  {
    displayKey(key);
  }
}

void displayKey(char key) {
  Serial.write(key);
  int keycode = 0;
  switch (key) {
    case '0':
      keycode = keymap[0];
      break;
    case '1':
      keycode = keymap[1];
      break;
    case '2':
      keycode = keymap[2];
      break;
    case '3':
      keycode = keymap[3];
      break;
    case '4':
      keycode = keymap[4];
      break;
    case '5':
      keycode = keymap[5];
      break;
    case '6':
      keycode = keymap[6];
      break;
    case '7':
      keycode = keymap[7];
      break;
    case '8':
      keycode = keymap[8];
      break;
    case '9':
      keycode = keymap[9];
      break;
    case 'A':
      keycode = keymap[10];
      break;
    case 'B':
      keycode = keymap[11];
      break;
    case 'C':
      keycode = keymap[12];
      break;
    case 'D':
      keycode = keymap[13];
      break;
    case '*':
      keycode = keymap[14];
      break;
    case '#':
      keycode = keymap[15];
      break;
    default:
      keycode = 0;
      break;
  }
  digitalWrite(latchPin, LOW); 
  shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, MSBFIRST, keycode);
 
  digitalWrite(latchPin, HIGH); 
}

Thank you for responding sir!

I will do what you suggested

Hi Billy,

    Hope to hear good news.