JoeN:
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@JoeN: As for the MAX6955, I feel like it would be more effort then its worth to make a whole new library, though i'm still definitely considering it, thanks!
Who needs a library when you can just bitbang the bits that the chip wants at it? That is what I did when I wanted to figure out how the MAX7219 worked. Read the datasheet and you will find that the bits you have to send at these chips are simpler than you would expect.
SAMPLE THE PART. You can get two. I know this for a fact. If you don't end up using it, ...?
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Ill for sure sample it, nothing to loose there. Though i'm more of a hardware guy, so it still seems like quite a bit of effort for something that costs over twice that of the atmega.