Hello all! Just wondering if anyone out there has successfully used FastLED with the new TeensyLC yet? Any quirks to watch out for? Compatibility issues? I will try WS2812B first, then APA102 later. Thanks!
Teensy lc support has been started on the 3.1 branch, however only the 4-wire led chipset (ws2801, lpd8806, apa102) are supported. I don’t have support for the ws2811/tm1809/etc working yet.
Cool! I will test with the WS2801 this weekend. Any problem from your perspective with me installing the new Arduino v1.6.1 and the new Teensyduino v1.21 along with FastLED v3.1 (hopefully 3 bleeding edge versions makes a right!)? Also, let me know if I can assist you in any way with the WS2811 testing as things evolve.
Awesome! How does the lc match up to the 3.1 in terms of refresh rate?
Honestly, if you care at all about performance, stick with the teensy3.1.
For more than about 500 to 1000 LEDs, where performance matters, the extra $8 is only a tiny fraction of the cost of so many LEDs and power supplies. Teensy-LC ought easily to outperform 8 bit AVR, but if you want things fast, get the Cortex-M4. The dual bus structure from CPU core to switch bus matrix, higher clock speed, extra math instructions, and more capable peripherals (like SPI with FIFO) really do make quite a difference if you have a demanding application.