64x32 Flexible RGB LED Matrix - 5mm with Matrix Portal flick

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64x32 Flexible RGB LED Matrix - 5mm with Matrix Portal flick

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Finally got around to testing out an LED matrix with Matrix Portal, but I'm having an issue where the top left quarter (approximately, it is slightly more area than that) is flickering and displaying the wrong colors. I've tried a few different projects, get the same static across all tests. Power is being supplied by the Matrix Portal. I'm a software person not a hardware person, so not really sure what to try to fix this.

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Re: 64x32 Flexible RGB LED Matrix - 5mm with Matrix Portal f

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try installing the simpletest UF2 here
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-mat ... /downloads
what does it look like with that on?

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Re: 64x32 Flexible RGB LED Matrix - 5mm with Matrix Portal f

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My guess is it isn't supposed to look like this
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Re: 64x32 Flexible RGB LED Matrix - 5mm with Matrix Portal f

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Any more help on this?

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Re: 64x32 Flexible RGB LED Matrix - 5mm with Matrix Portal f

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hi just to check, how are you powering the matrixportal + matrix?

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Re: 64x32 Flexible RGB LED Matrix - 5mm with Matrix Portal f

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Via the USB from the computer.

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