Pixelblaze Output Expander

Designed to expand output options for the Pixelblaze, this driver board can also be driven by just about any micro over serial UART. Drive 8 to 64 channels of addressable LEDs over a serial port from Pixelblaze or an Arduino/Pi with 600/800 pixels per channel. These LEDs (and compatibles) are supported: WS2811 / WS2812 / WS2813 / WS2815 / SK6812 / NeoPixel APA102 / SK9822 / DotStar It can be used with just about any microcontroller's serial (UART) port(s), Raspberry Pi, USB serial adapters, and even software serial implementations.  All outputs are level-shifted to 5V with 100 ohm resistors to limit current and match impedance for twisted pair like CAT 5/CAT 6. The protocol allows for up to 8 driver boards to run from the same serial line, with cuttable jumpers to set the address. Pixel data is buffered, and displayed simultaneously across all channels, and includes CRC error checking to prevent glitches. Each channel can have its own color ordering, and can support a mix of RGB and