Implemented support for the TLC5971 as an output component (#6494)

esphome/components/tlc5971/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# this component is for the "TLC5971 12-Channel, 12-Bit PWM LED Driver" [https://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tlc5971.pdf],
+# which is used e.g. on [https://www.adafruit.com/product/1455]. The code is based on the TLC5947 component by @rnauber.
+
+import esphome.codegen as cg
+import esphome.config_validation as cv
+from esphome import pins
+from esphome.const import (
+    CONF_CLOCK_PIN,
+    CONF_DATA_PIN,
+    CONF_ID,
+    CONF_NUM_CHIPS,
+)
+
+
+CODEOWNERS = ["@IJIJI"]
+
+tlc5971_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("tlc5971")
+TLC5971 = tlc5971_ns.class_("TLC5971", cg.Component)
+
+MULTI_CONF = True
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
+    {
+        cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(TLC5971),
+        cv.Required(CONF_DATA_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
+        cv.Required(CONF_CLOCK_PIN): pins.gpio_output_pin_schema,
+        cv.Optional(CONF_NUM_CHIPS, default=1): cv.int_range(min=1, max=85),
+    }
+).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
+
+
+async def to_code(config):
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
+    await cg.register_component(var, config)
+
+    data = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_DATA_PIN])
+    cg.add(var.set_data_pin(data))
+    clock = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_CLOCK_PIN])
+    cg.add(var.set_clock_pin(clock))
+
+    cg.add(var.set_num_chips(config[CONF_NUM_CHIPS]))