This week the team and I worked on the Raspberry Pi and the LED strip. I ran small test scripts on my laptop and on the Pi to learn the LED API and how to address colors. I brought up basic patterns and started checking timing and per-tile addressing. Early signs look fine, and I have more checks to finish.
I also worked on how to connect to the Pi. I tried SSH and a direct wired setup and wrote down the steps for each. I fixed a few small network and permission issues while testing.
Our last part arrived on Thursday, so full assembly can start next week. I plan to help assemble the switch matrix and bring up a small section first. I’ll write a simple scan test and check that the switch events map to the right LEDs. After that, we’ll scale to more tiles.