diff --git a/experimental/devices/sn3218/doc.go b/experimental/devices/sn3218/doc.go
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+// Copyright 2018 The Periph Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Package sn3218 controls a SN3218 LED driver with 18 LEDs over an i2c bus.
+//
+// Datasheet
+//
+// http://www.si-en.com/uploadpdf/s2011517171720.pdf
+package sn3218
diff --git a/experimental/devices/sn3218/example_test.go b/experimental/devices/sn3218/example_test.go
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+// Copyright 2018 The Periph Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package sn3218_test
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"periph.io/x/periph/conn/i2c/i2creg"
+	"periph.io/x/periph/experimental/devices/sn3218"
+	"periph.io/x/periph/host"
+)
+
+func Example() {
+	if _, err := host.Init(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	b, err := i2creg.Open("")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer b.Close()
+
+	d, err := sn3218.New(b)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer d.Halt()
+
+	// By default, the device is disabled and brightness is 0 for all LEDs
+	// So let's set the brightness to a low value and enable the device to
+	// get started
+	d.BrightnessAll(1)
+	d.Sleep()
+
+	// Switch LED 7 on
+	if err := d.Switch(7, true); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error while switching LED", err)
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(1000 * time.Millisecond)
+}
diff --git a/experimental/devices/sn3218/sn3218.go b/experimental/devices/sn3218/sn3218.go
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+// Copyright 2018 The Periph Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package sn3218
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"periph.io/x/periph/conn/i2c"
+)
+
+const (
+	i2cAddress             = 0x54
+	cmdEnableOutput        = 0x00
+	cmdSetBrightnessValues = 0x01
+	cmdEnableLeds          = 0x13
+	cmdUpdate              = 0x16
+	cmdReset               = 0x17
+)
+
+// Dev is a handler to sn3218 controller.
+type Dev struct {
+	i2c        i2c.Dev
+	on         [18]bool
+	brightness [18]byte
+}
+
+// New returns a handle to a SN3218 LED driver.
+func New(bus i2c.Bus) (*Dev, error) {
+	d := &Dev{
+		i2c: i2c.Dev{Bus: bus, Addr: i2cAddress},
+	}
+	if err := d.reset(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return d, nil
+}
+
+// Halt resets the registers and switches the driver off.
+func (d *Dev) Halt() error {
+	return d.reset()
+}
+
+// WakeUp returns from sleep mode and switches the channels according to the states in the register of SN3218.
+func (d *Dev) WakeUp() error {
+	_, err := d.i2c.Write([]byte{cmdEnableOutput, 0x01})
+	return err
+}
+
+// Sleep sends SN3218 to sleep mode while keeping the states in the registers.
+func (d *Dev) Sleep() error {
+	_, err := d.i2c.Write([]byte{cmdEnableOutput, 0x00})
+	return err
+}
+
+// GetState returns the state (on/off) and the brightness (0..255) of the
+// Channel 0..17.
+func (d *Dev) GetState(channel int) (bool, byte, error) {
+	if channel < 0 || channel >= 18 {
+		return false, 0, errors.New("channel number out of range 0..17")
+	}
+	return d.on[channel], d.brightness[channel], nil
+}
+
+// Switch switched the channel (0..18) to state (on/off).
+func (d *Dev) Switch(channel int, state bool) error {
+	if channel < 0 || channel >= 18 {
+		return errors.New("channel number out of range 0..17")
+	}
+	d.on[channel] = state
+	return d.updateStates()
+}
+
+// SwitchAll switches all channels accoring to the state (on/off).
+func (d *Dev) SwitchAll(state bool) error {
+	for i := 0; i < 18; i++ {
+		d.on[i] = state
+	}
+	return d.updateStates()
+}
+
+// Brightness sets the brightness of led (0..17) to value (0..255).
+func (d *Dev) Brightness(channel int, value byte) error {
+	if channel < 0 || channel >= 18 {
+		return errors.New("channel number out of range 0..17")
+	}
+	d.brightness[channel] = value
+	return d.updateBrightness()
+}
+
+// BrightnessAll sets the brightness of all channels to the value (0..255).
+func (d *Dev) BrightnessAll(value byte) error {
+	for i := 0; i < 18; i++ {
+		d.brightness[i] = value
+	}
+	return d.updateBrightness()
+}
+
+// Reset resets the registers to the default values.
+func (d *Dev) reset() error {
+	_, err := d.i2c.Write([]byte{cmdReset, 0xFF})
+	d.on = [18]bool{}
+	d.brightness = [18]byte{}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (d *Dev) stateArrayToInt() uint {
+	var result uint = 0
+	for i := uint(0); i < uint(18); i++ {
+		state := uint(1)
+		if !d.on[i] {
+			state = uint(0)
+		}
+		result |= (state << i)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func (d *Dev) update() error {
+	_, err := d.i2c.Write([]byte{cmdUpdate, 0xFF})
+	return err
+}
+
+func (d *Dev) updateStates() error {
+	mask := d.stateArrayToInt()
+	cmd := [...]byte{cmdEnableLeds, byte(mask & 0x3F), byte((mask >> 6) & 0x3F), byte((mask >> 12) & 0X3F)}
+	if _, err := d.i2c.Write(cmd[:]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return d.update()
+}
+
+func (d *Dev) updateBrightness() error {
+	cmd := [19]byte{cmdSetBrightnessValues}
+	copy(cmd[1:], d.brightness[:])
+	if _, err := d.i2c.Write(cmd[:]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return d.update()
+}
diff --git a/experimental/devices/sn3218/sn3218_test.go b/experimental/devices/sn3218/sn3218_test.go
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+// Copyright 2018 The Periph Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package sn3218
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"periph.io/x/periph/conn/i2c/i2ctest"
+)
+
+func setup() *i2ctest.Record {
+	return &i2ctest.Record{
+		Bus: nil,
+		Ops: []i2ctest.IO{},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	_, err := New(bus)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("New should not return error", err)
+	}
+	if len(bus.Ops) > 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 0 operation to I2CBus, got ", len(bus.Ops))
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[0].W, []byte{0x17, 0xFF}) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected: 0x17, 0xFF (reset), got: ", bus.Ops[0].W)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHalt(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	dev, _ := New(bus)
+	err := dev.Halt()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Halt should not return error, but did", err)
+	}
+	if len(bus.Ops) != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 2 operations, got", len(bus.Ops))
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[1].W, []byte{0x17, 0xFF}) {
+		t.Fatal("I2C write different than expected (reset)")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWakeUp(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	dev, _ := New(bus)
+	dev.WakeUp()
+	if len(bus.Ops) != 2 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 2 operations, got", len(bus.Ops))
+	}
+	if bus.Ops[1].Addr != 0x54 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected: Write to address 0x54, got: ", bus.Ops[1].Addr)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[1].W, []byte{0x00, 0x01}) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected: 0x00, 0x01, got: ", bus.Ops[1].W)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSleep(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	dev, _ := New(bus)
+	dev.Sleep()
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[1].W, []byte{0x00, 0x00}) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected: 0x00, 0x00, got: ", bus.Ops[1].W)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetState(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	dev, _ := New(bus)
+	state, brightness, err := dev.GetState(0)
+	if state != false || brightness != 0 || err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected: false, 0, nil, got: ", state, brightness, err)
+	}
+	if _, _, err := dev.GetState(-1); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected error, but error is nil")
+	}
+	if _, _, err := dev.GetState(18); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected error, but error is nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSwitch(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	dev, _ := New(bus)
+	err := dev.Switch(7, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected: err == nil, got:", err)
+	}
+	if state, _, _ := dev.GetState(7); !state {
+		t.Fatal("Expected: LED on, but was off")
+	}
+	dev.Switch(7, false)
+	if state, _, _ := dev.GetState(7); state {
+		t.Fatal("Expected: LED off, but was on")
+	}
+	if len(bus.Ops) != 5 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 5 i2c writes, got: ", len(bus.Ops))
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[1].W, []byte{0x13, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00}) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 0x13, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, got:", bus.Ops[1].W)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[2].W, []byte{0x16, 0xFF}) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 0x16, 0xFF got:", bus.Ops[2].W)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[3].W, []byte{0x13, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 0x13, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, got: ", bus.Ops[3].W)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[4].W, []byte{0x16, 0xFF}) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 0x16, 0xFF got:", bus.Ops[4].W)
+	}
+	if err = dev.Switch(19, true); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Tried to switch LED out of range and expected error, but error is nil...")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestSetGlobalBrightness(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	dev, _ := New(bus)
+	dev.BrightnessAll(100)
+	for i := 0; i < 17; i++ {
+		if dev.brightness[i] != 100 {
+			t.Fatal("Brightness of LED", i, " should be 100, but is", dev.brightness[i])
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(bus.Ops) != 3 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 3 operations on I2C, got", len(bus.Ops))
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[1].W, []byte{0x01, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64}) {
+		t.Fatal("Write operation to I2C different than expected")
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[2].W, []byte{0x16, 0xFF}) {
+		t.Fatal("Expected update command, but got something else")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetBrightness(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	dev, _ := New(bus)
+	if _, brightness, _ := dev.GetState(9); brightness != 0 {
+		t.Fatal("Brightness should be 0, but it's not")
+	}
+	if err := dev.Brightness(9, 8); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("There should be no error, but it is", err)
+	}
+	if _, brightness, _ := dev.GetState(9); brightness != 8 {
+		t.Fatal("Brightness should be 8, but it's not")
+	}
+	if len(bus.Ops) != 3 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 3 i2c operations, got", len(bus.Ops))
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[1].W, []byte{1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}) {
+		t.Fatal("Write operation to I2C different than expected")
+	}
+	if err := dev.Brightness(42, 100); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected error because channel out of range, but error was nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSwitchAll(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	dev, _ := New(bus)
+	dev.SwitchAll(true)
+	for i := 0; i < 17; i++ {
+		if state, _, _ := dev.GetState(i); !state {
+			t.Fatal("LED should be on, but is off: ", i)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(bus.Ops) != 3 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 3 operations on I2C, got", len(bus.Ops))
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[1].W, []byte{19, 63, 63, 63}) {
+		t.Fatal("Data written to bus different than expected")
+	}
+
+	dev.SwitchAll(false)
+	for i := 0; i < 17; i++ {
+		if state, _, _ := dev.GetState(i); state {
+			t.Fatal("LED should be off, but is on: ", i)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(bus.Ops) != 5 {
+		t.Fatal("Expected 4 operations on I2C, got", len(bus.Ops))
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(bus.Ops[3].W, []byte{19, 0, 0, 0}) {
+		t.Fatal("Data written to bus different than expected")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBoolArrayToInt(t *testing.T) {
+	bus := setup()
+	dev, _ := New(bus)
+
+	result := dev.stateArrayToInt()
+	if result != 0 {
+		t.Error("Expected: 0, got: ", result)
+	}
+
+	dev.on[0] = true
+	result = dev.stateArrayToInt()
+	if result != 1 {
+		t.Error("Expected: 1, got: ", result)
+	}
+
+	dev.on[1] = true
+	result = dev.stateArrayToInt()
+	if result != 3 {
+		t.Error("Expected: 3, got ", result)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 18; i++ {
+		dev.on[i] = true
+	}
+	result = dev.stateArrayToInt()
+	if result != 262143 {
+		t.Error("Expected: 262143, got ", result)
+	}
+}