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[sasukenebe100]

Hello,

I receiving an error message when I try to add the Neopixel library to my Photon Redboard. I was unable to find definitive information online in regards to this. Not sure if having a Redboard as opposed to just a Photon could be causing the problem?
Any information or help would be greatly appreciated. I have posted the error message below. (it lists multiple issues).

Thanks,
Gary



neopixel/neopixel.cpp:60:4: error: #error "*** PLATFORM_ID not supported by this library. PLATFORM should be Core or Photon ***"
#error "*** PLATFORM_ID not supported by this library. PLATFORM should be Core or Photon ***"
^

In file included from neopixel/neopixel.cpp:50:0:
neopixel/neopixel.h: In constructor 'Adafruit_NeoPixel::Adafruit_NeoPixel(uint16_t, uint8_t, uint8_t)':
neopixel/neopixel.h:99:5: warning: 'Adafruit_NeoPixel::pixels' will be initialized after [-Wreorder]
*pixels; // Holds LED color values (3 bytes each)
^
neopixel/neopixel.h:95:5: warning: 'const uint8_t Adafruit_NeoPixel::type' [-Wreorder]
type; // Pixel type flag (400 vs 800 KHz)
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:65:1: warning: when initialized here [-Wreorder]
Adafruit_NeoPixel::Adafruit_NeoPixel(uint16_t n, uint8_t p, uint8_t t) :
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp: In member function 'void Adafruit_NeoPixel::show()':
This looks like an error in neopixel library. Would you like to create an issue on GitHub to let the author know?
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This looks like an error in neopixel library. Would you like to create an issue on GitHub to let the author know?
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This looks like an error in neopixel library. Would you like to create an issue on GitHub to let the author know?
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This looks like an error in neopixel library. Would you like to create an issue on GitHub to let the author know?
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This looks like an error in neopixel library. Would you like to create an issue on GitHub to let the author know?
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This looks like an error in neopixel library. Would you like to create an issue on GitHub to let the author know?
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neopixel/neopixel.cpp:63:48: error: 'pinHI' was not declared in this scope
#define pinSet(_pin, _hilo) (_hilo ? pinHI(_pin) : pinLO(_pin))
^

neopixel/neopixel.cpp:135:9: note: in expansion of macro 'pinSet'
pinSet(pin, HIGH); // HIGH
^
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neopixel/neopixel.cpp:63:62: error: 'pinLO' was not declared in this scope
#define pinSet(_pin, _hilo) (_hilo ? pinHI(_pin) : pinLO(_pin))
^

neopixel/neopixel.cpp:135:9: note: in expansion of macro 'pinSet'
pinSet(pin, HIGH); // HIGH
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:63:48: error: 'pinHI' was not declared in this scope
#define pinSet(_pin, _hilo) (_hilo ? pinHI(_pin) : pinLO(_pin))
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:271:9: note: in expansion of macro 'pinSet'
pinSet(pin, HIGH); // HIGH
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:63:62: error: 'pinLO' was not declared in this scope
#define pinSet(_pin, _hilo) (_hilo ? pinHI(_pin) : pinLO(_pin))
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:271:9: note: in expansion of macro 'pinSet'
pinSet(pin, HIGH); // HIGH
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:63:48: error: 'pinHI' was not declared in this scope
#define pinSet(_pin, _hilo) (_hilo ? pinHI(_pin) : pinLO(_pin))
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:429:9: note: in expansion of macro 'pinSet'
pinSet(pin, HIGH); // HIGH
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:63:62: error: 'pinLO' was not declared in this scope
#define pinSet(_pin, _hilo) (_hilo ? pinHI(_pin) : pinLO(_pin))
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:429:9: note: in expansion of macro 'pinSet'
pinSet(pin, HIGH); // HIGH
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:63:48: error: 'pinHI' was not declared in this scope
#define pinSet(_pin, _hilo) (_hilo ? pinHI(_pin) : pinLO(_pin))
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:565:7: note: in expansion of macro 'pinSet'
pinSet(pin, LOW); // LOW
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:63:62: error: 'pinLO' was not declared in this scope
#define pinSet(_pin, _hilo) (_hilo ? pinHI(_pin) : pinLO(_pin))
^
neopixel/neopixel.cpp:565:7: note: in expansion of macro 'pinSet'
pinSet(pin, LOW); // LOW
^
make[1]: *** [../build/target/user/platform-8neopixel/neopixel.o] Error 1
make: *** [user] Error 2

[darrellg]

I receiving an error message when I try to add the Neopixel library to my Photon Redboard. I was unable to find definitive information online in regards to this. Not sure if having a Redboard as opposed to just a Photon could be causing the problem?
Any information or help would be greatly appreciated.

The Neopixel library is full of assembly code that is specific to the 8-bit AVR microcontrollers. It won't work on other platforms without extensive modification.

[sasukenebe100]

It was my understanding that this library i was using was specific to spark core and photon.

[darrellg]

The stuff you pasted in your first post says that you are using the Adafruit Neopixel library. Read the first two paragraphs at https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neo ... no-library regarding that library's compatibility. The Photon uses an ARM Cortex micro.

[sasukenebe100]

Thanks for the responses. I think this library is not the library you are referring to. It is a library specifically for spark core and photon. Either way, I have good news: I got my code working by commenting out all #if statements concerning the PRODUCT_ID. The library now works like a charm!