Information
Protocontroller V1.1 Information
Section titled “Protocontroller V1.1 Information”Pinout
Section titled “Pinout”
Power Setup
Section titled “Power Setup”The full controller can be powered 3 different ways, two of which should be done, one should be prevented.
Powering the ESP32 for Programming
Section titled “Powering the ESP32 for Programming”The ESP32 can be connected directly with the onboard USB Micro port, no changes need to be made to use it. It can be plugged in and programmed as-is.
Powering the Teensy 4.0 for Programming
Section titled “Powering the Teensy 4.0 for Programming”For programming the Teensy 4.0, the bottom VIN from VUSB trace needs to be cut as to not provide power to the LED boards and cause damage while programming.
Powering the Controller for Usage
Section titled “Powering the Controller for Usage”To use the controller, 5V must be provided to the XT30 connector. Make sure you follow the standards for the XT30 polarity!
Programming
Section titled “Programming”For detailed programming instructions, please refer to the ProtoTracer documentation. The ProtoTracer documentation covers:
- Visual Studio Code and PlatformIO setup
- Downloading and configuring ProtoTracer
- WS35 LED Panel configuration
- Uploading firmware to the Teensy 4.0