FEZ Cerberus LED control via Network

NETMF & Gadgeteer
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Hey guys,
Curious to know if the FEZ Cerberus will support what I’m wanting to accomplish here.
I’m wanting to connect the ENC28 module and also connect a “LED RGB Strip - Addressable, Sealed (1M)” found at https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12027?gclid=CITxpeD8osQCFQqFaQodMJkAwg

I’m not sure, but I believe this LED strip will need a SPI signal as will the ENC28 module. I’ve noticed the FEZ Cerberus has a shared SPI signal on port 5 and 6.

I’ve never used a shared SPI signal… any idea if this will work ?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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I guess I could use one of these
https://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/502

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You will need something to control the CS on the LED strip as it doesnt have anything else the traffic from the ENC28 will cause a Disco on the LED strip.

So add an AND gate to the strip or similar to mimic a CS pin.

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Or have a cheap ESP8266 or other serial based wifi device and have the SPI all for the LED-Strip …

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Thank you both!
Would this work too?
https://www.ghielectronics.com/catalog/product/502