From 5d82be2f5d0f339505e4b9bbcaf292e340a4f9f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Bowden Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:35:38 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add link to linux mcu neopixels config docs (#5402) The reference to the linux mcu was helpful to understand what a linux mcu was but didn't help with understanding the technical reasons why it's not supported. Signed-off-by: Karl Bowden --- docs/Config_Reference.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/Config_Reference.md b/docs/Config_Reference.md index cc44f0ad..416b1196 100644 --- a/docs/Config_Reference.md +++ b/docs/Config_Reference.md @@ -2602,7 +2602,10 @@ sections with a "neopixel" prefix). See the [command reference](G-Codes.md#led) for more information. Note that the [linux mcu](RPi_microcontroller.md) implementation does -not currently support directly connected neopixels. +not currently support directly connected neopixels. The current design +using the Linux kernel interface does not allow this scenario because +the kernel GPIO interface is not fast enough to provide the required +pulse rates. ``` [neopixel my_neopixel]