rpi_ws281x not compatible with pi 5

[mundo1979]

Board Name

Raspberry Pi 5

Steps

Output of example from here- https://learn.adafruit.com/neopixels-on-raspberry-pi/python-usage:

File "/root/test.py", line 64, in
pixels.show()
File "/root/env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/adafruit_pixelbuf.py", line 204, in show
return self._transmit(self._post_brightness_buffer)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/neopixel.py", line 180, in _transmit
neopixel_write(self.pin, buffer)
File "/root/env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/neopixel_write.py", line 42, in neopixel_write
return _neopixel.neopixel_write(gpio, buf)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/root/env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/adafruit_blinka/microcontroller/bcm283x/neopixel.py", line 83, in neopixel_write
raise RuntimeError(
RuntimeError: ws2811_init failed with code -3 (Hardware revision is not supported)
swig/python detected a memory leak of type 'ws2811_t *', no destructor found.

Description

The error appears to be from rpi_ws281x

The issue is currently being worked on:
jgarff/rpi_ws281x#528

Additional information

No response

[makermelissa]

Yep, we're aware of it. Thanks. It doesn't sound like it will happen very soon. In the mean time, you might want to try out https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_NeoPixel_SPI.

[stephinson]

@makermelissa I also faced a similar problem and tried SPI, as you suggested. See here

[makermelissa]

Another option to try if you don't want to wait for the driver to be fixed, is to have use a NeoDriver (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5766) to separately control the lights.

[stephinson]

Another option to try if you don't want to wait for the driver to be fixed, is to have use a NeoDriver (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5766) to separately control the lights.

I bought an Arduino Uno instead for now