Add underglow feature docs + DT fixes

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&spi1 { &spi1 {
compatible = "nordic,nrf-spi"; compatible = "nordic,nrf-spi";
/* Cannot be used together with i2c0. */
status = "okay"; status = "okay";
mosi-pin = <6>; mosi-pin = <6>;
// Unused pins, needed for SPI definition, but not used by the ws2812 driver itself. // Unused pins, needed for SPI definition, but not used by the ws2812 driver itself.

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# Uncomment the following line to enable the Kyria OLED Display # Uncomment the following line to enable the Kyria OLED Display
# CONFIG_ZMK_DISPLAY=y # CONFIG_ZMK_DISPLAY=y
# Uncomment the following lineto enable RGB underglow
# CONFIG_ZMK_RGB_UNDERGLOW=y

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--- ---
title: RGB Underglow title: RGB Underglow
sidebar_label: RGB Underglow
--- ---
TODO: Documentation on RGB underglow. RGB underglow is a feature used to control "strips" of RGB LEDs. Most of the time this is called underglow and creates a glow underneath the board using a ring of LEDs around the edge, hence the name. However, this can be extended to be used to control anything from a single LED to a long string of LEDs anywhere on the keyboard.
ZMK supports all the RGB LEDs supported by Zephyr. Here's the current list supported:
- WS2812-ish (WS2812B, WS2813, SK6812, or compatible)
- APA102
- LPD880x (LPD8803, LPD8806, or compatible)
Of the compatible types, the WS2812 LED family is by far the most popular type. Currently each of these types of LEDs are expected to be run using SPI with a couple of exceptions.
Here you can see the RGB underglow feature in action using WS2812 LEDs.
<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2KJkq8ssDU0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen width="100%"></iframe>
## Enabling RGB Underglow
To enable RGB underglow on your board or shield, simply enable the `ZMK_RGB_UNDERGLOW` configuration value in the `.conf` file of your user config directory as such:
```
CONFIG_ZMK_RGB_UNDERGLOW=y
```
If your board or shield does not have RGB underglow configured, refer to [Adding RGB Underglow to a Board](#adding-rgb-underglow-to-a-board).
## Configuring RGB Underglow
There are various Kconfig options used to configure the RGB underglow feature. These can all be set in the `.conf` file.
| Option | Description | Default |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `ZMK_RGB_UNDERGLOW_HUE_STEP` | Hue step in degrees of 360 used by RGB actions | `10` |
| `ZMK_RGB_UNDERGLOW_SAT_STEP` | Saturation step in percent used by RGB actions | `10` |
| `ZMK_RGB_UNDERGLOW_BRT_STEP` | Brightness step in percent used by RGB actions | `10` |
## Adding RGB Underglow to a Board
RGB underglow is always added to a board, not a shield. This is a consequence of needing to configure SPI to control the LEDs.
If you have a shield with RGB underglow, you must add a `boards/` directory within your shield folder to define the RGB underglow individually for each board that supports the shield.
Inside the `boards/` folder, you define a `<board>.overlay` for each different board.
For example, the Kyria shield has a `boards/nice_nano.overlay` file that defines the RGB underglow for the `nice_nano` board specifically.
The first step to adding support for underglow is to select you SPI output. With nRF52 boards, you can just use `&spi1` and define the pins you want to use.
For other boards, you must select an SPI definition that has the `MOSI` pin as your data pin going to your LED strip.
Here's an example of an nRF52 SPI definition:
```
&spi1 {
compatible = "nordic,nrf-spi";
status = "okay";
mosi-pin = <6>;
// Unused pins, needed for SPI definition, but not used by the ws2812 driver itself.
sck-pin = <5>;
miso-pin = <7>;
led_strip: ws2812@0 {
compatible = "worldsemi,ws2812-spi";
label = "WS2812";
/* SPI */
reg = <0>; /* ignored, but necessary for SPI bindings */
spi-max-frequency = <4000000>;
/* WS2812 */
chain-length = <10>; /* number of LEDs */
spi-one-frame = <0x70>;
spi-zero-frame = <0x40>;
};
};
```
:::info
If you are configuring SPI for an nRF52840 (or other nRF52) based board, double check that you are using pins that aren't restricted to low frequency I/O.
Ignoring these restrictions may result in poor wireless performance. You can find the list of low frequency I/O pins [here](https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fps_nrf52840%2Fpin.html&cp=4_0_0_6_0).
:::
Here's another example for a non-nRF52 board on `spi1`:
```
&spi1 {
led_strip: ws2812@0 {
compatible = "worldsemi,ws2812-spi";
label = "WS2812";
/* SPI */
reg = <0>;
spi-max-frequency = <5250000>;
/* WS2812 */
chain-length = <10>; /* number of LEDs */
spi-one-frame = <0x70>; /* make sure to configure this properly for your SOC */
spi-zero-frame = <0x40>; /* make sure to configure this properly for your SOC */
};
};
```
Once you have your `led_strip` properly defined you need to add it to the root devicetree node `chosen` element:
```
/ {
chosen {
zmk,underglow = &led_strip;
};
};
```
Finally you need to enable the `ZMK_RGB_UNDERGLOW` configuration value in the `.conf` file of your board (or set a default in the `Kconfig.defconfig`):
```
CONFIG_ZMK_RGB_UNDERGLOW=y
```