Controlling two LPD8806 60-LED strips with a Leo

Other Hardware LEDs and Multiplexing
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I'm trying to sketch up the code for controlling two LPD8806, 60-LED strips but I keep getting an error I don't understand.

Here's the code I'm trying:

#include "LPD8806.h"
#include "SPI.h"

int nLEDs1 = 60;
int nLEDs2 = 60;

int s1dataPin = 2;
int s2dataPin = 4;
int s1clockPin = 3;
int s2clockPin = 5;

LPD8806 strip1 = LPD8806(nLEDs1, s1dataPin, s1clockPin);
LPD8806 strip2 = LPD8806(nLEDs2, s2dataPin. s2clockPin);

void setup() {
  strip1.begin();
  strip2.begin();

  strip1.show();
  strip2.show();
}

void loop() {
  colorChase1(strip1.Color(127,  0,  0), 100);
  colorChase2(strip2.Color(127,  0,  0), 100); 
  colorChase1(strip1.Color(  0,127,  0), 100); 
  colorChase2(strip2.Color(  0,127,  0), 100); 
  colorChase1(strip1.Color(  0,  0,127), 100);
  colorChase2(strip2.Color(  0,  0,127), 100); 
  colorChase1(strip1.Color(127,127,127), 100);
  colorChase2(strip2.Color(127,127,127), 100); 
}

void colorChase1(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait) {
  int i;

  for(i=0; i<strip1.numPixels(); i++) strip1.setPixelColor(i, 0);

  for(i=0; i<strip1.numPixels(); i++) {
    strip1.setPixelColor(i, c); 
    strip1.show();              
    strip1.setPixelColor(i, 0); 
    delay(wait);
  }

  strip1.show();
}

void colorChase2(uint32_t c, uint8_t wait) {
  int i;
  

  for(i=0; i<strip2.numPixels(); i++) strip2.setPixelColor(i, 0);


  for(i=0; i<strip2.numPixels(); i++) {
    strip2.setPixelColor(i, c);
    strip2.show();              
    strip2.setPixelColor(i, 0); 
    delay(wait);
  }

  strip2.show(); 
}

The error I'm getting is:

13: error: request for member 's2clockPin' in 's2dataPin', which is of non-class type 'int'

And this error stays the same if I use s2clockPin and s2dataPin for strip1.

Am I on the right track with this code?
If not, how do I run two strips in parallel without hooking them up in series and without using a second board?

2

Hi friend,where did you get the stripe?from greeled?wanna try some.

3

If not, how do I run two strips in parallel without hooking them up in series and without using a second board?

Use FastLED, that works for sure.

https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED
/wiki/Multiple-Controller-Examples

If you want to run strips timewise parallel (= very fast for high fps) get WS2812s + a Teensy and use the OctoWS2812 library.

Helmuth