---
title: "JazzLights Library"
url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/viktor/projects/jazzlights-library/"
markdown_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/viktor/projects/jazzlights-library/md"
type: "UCC: User Created Content"
author: "David Schinazi"
author_url: "https://github.com/DavidSchinazi/jazzlights"
editor: "WIZnet"
editor_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/"
original_author: "David Schinazi"
original_url: "https://github.com/DavidSchinazi/jazzlights"
published: "2023-08-07"
language: "en"
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# JazzLights Library

> This library contains the LED software that runs on TechnoGecko vehicles and furry LED vests

Original author: David Schinazi (source: https://github.com/DavidSchinazi/jazzlights)

## Article

## JazzLights Library

This library contains the LED software that runs on [TechnoGecko](https://www.technogecko.org/) vehicles and furry LED vests. The Arduino software is C++ built using [PlatformIO](https://platformio.org/). The Raspberry Pi version for vehicles currently uses Rust, though we are planning on switching those to Arduino.

## Installation on Arduino for vests

First install PlatformIO for your favorite editor [here](https://platformio.org/platformio-ide). If you're not sure which editor to pick, we recommend VSCode (Visual Studio Code). That'll also install the `pio` command-line tool.

If you've installed PlatformIO more than a few weeks ago, make sure to update your tools by running `pio pkg update`.

To install the software on an M5Stack ATOM Matrix ([available for purchase here](https://shop.m5stack.com/collections/m5-atom/products/atom-matrix-esp32-development-kit)), you can run: `pio run -e atom_matrix -t upload`

This project focuses on the M5Stack ATOM Matrix but other ESP32 and ESP8266 boards are also supported.

## Installation on Raspberry Pi for vehicles

First [install the rust/cargo toolchain](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install), then from the `jazzlights/tglight` directory you can run `cargo run -- --timestamp --config ./etc/tglight-from-robot.toml`

## Debugging

See [DEBUGGING.md](https://github.com/DavidSchinazi/jazzlights/blob/main/DEBUGGING.md).

## Contributing

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/DavidSchinazi/jazzlights/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).

## Acknowledgements

This project initially started off as a fork of [unisparks](https://github.com/unisparks/unisparks) by Dmitry Azovtsev and Igor Chernyshev.

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Source: https://maker.wiznet.io/viktor/projects/jazzlights-library/