Led Array max7219 brightness control of individual Led

Other Hardware LEDs and Multiplexing
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Hello everyone,
is it possible to control the brightness of a single led of an LED array with the max7219.
I have tried to use the library LEDControl and as far as I know there is only the function setIntensity(), which sets the brightness for a whole array.

2

No.

3

Basically it can't, as @jim-p said. However, you can try to simulate this behavior by quickly changing which LEDs are lit by the matrix. For example, if you have 2 LEDs and let's say 40 times per second you set new data to the MAX7219 chip, but let's say in these 40 times only 20 of them LED 1 is lit and LED 2 is lit during all 40 times, it should appear that LED 1 is lit quite a lot weaker than LED 2. However, this will make your program more complex. You can use LEDs similar to WS2812 or PL9823, so you can independently determine what color and how bright it should be.

4

Ok, thank you.