NeoPixel/WS2812B on Trigorilla (RAMPS 1.4)

Hi guys,

I would like to add an RGB strip to my printer that can be controlled via Marlin. There's already a lot to find, but mostly for regular RGB strips, which use 3 pins on the board and have to be equipped with transistors.

Now since Marlin has support for NeoPixel/WS2812B LEDs, that would simplify the whole thing. Power the strip externally with 5V and add only one wire for control on board, as far as I understand it. Has anyone had any experience with the Trigorilla board? And if yes, which pin would be suitable?

Best regards,
David

The controller is two busy to control NeoPixel/WS2812B strips

It can just barely handle 1 or 2 of them, let alone a strip.

The timing requirements are two strict and interfere with the timing requirements of printer.

Thank you for the answer! Guess I will hook it up to my Raspberry and control it via OctoPrint then.

The DotStar LED strips from AdaFruit are a better bet, because they accept standard SPI protocol. This means that the timing of the signal to them isn't critical, also it can be done using DMA.

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The DotStar LED strips from AdaFruit are a better bet, because they accept standard SPI protocol. This means that the timing of the signal to them isn't critical, also it can be done using DMA.

Thanks for the suggestion, although those do not seem to be natively supported by Marlin.