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Explain which Pis work, link to Pi5
Link to #1603
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The python bindings are work in progress and being updated as of 2025/11, please subscribe to this bug and help out if you can:
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https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix/issues/1749
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Rpi Hardware Support
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While this code should still work on rPi1 or Rpi0, those are underpowered and not recommended. An ESP32 is cheaper and faster.
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Rpi2 is honestly old and slow too.
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Rpi3 / Rpi3a / Rpi0 2wl will work for most displays but will be slow if you are rotating a huge display in a mapper (Rpi0 2wl is a slightly faster version of Rpi3)
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Rpi4 is the fastest supported chip which will need a higher slowdown gpio value to avoid overwhelming panels (if they display garbage)
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Rpi5 is not officially supported as of 2025/11, but see https://github.com/hzeller/rpi-rgb-led-matrix/issues/1603
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Let's do it
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