StripVariant.ino

Demonstrates how to use a different strip type.

Demonstrates how to use a different strip type.

/*
 *  Project     FastLED NeoPixel Library
 *  @author     David Madison
 *  @link       github.com/dmadison/FastLED_NeoPixel
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#include <FastLED_NeoPixel.h>
 
 // Which pin on the Arduino is connected to the LEDs?
#define DATA_PIN 6
 
// How many LEDs are attached to the Arduino?
#define NUM_LEDS 60
 
// LED brightness, 0 (min) to 255 (max)
#define BRIGHTNESS 50
 
/*
* Instead of using the typical FastLED_NeoPixel class for WS2812B LEDs,
* we're going to use the FastLED_NeoPixel_Variant class. This provides more
* flexibility with how the data is organized, but requires a bit more setup.
* 
* The two main differences are that:
*     * LED data is stored externally and passed in the constructor
*     * Controller creation must be done "by hand" in setup()
* 
* In the global namespace we are going to define two things: the CRGB array
* that contains the LED data, and the strip object itself (passing the LEDs
* to the constructor).
*/
CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];
FastLED_NeoPixel_Variant strip(leds, NUM_LEDS);
 
 
void setup() {
    /*
    * Instead of using the plain 'strip.begin()', we need to pass the
    * CLEDController reference returned by the 'FastLED.addLeds()' call. This
    * lets the strip use 'show()' and brightness independent of the rest of
    * program and any other present LED strips.
    * 
    * Although this is using the typical WS2812B strip setup, you can customize
    * it for any strip configuration, including strips that use SPI (data + clock).
    */
    strip.begin(FastLED.addLeds<WS2812B, DATA_PIN, GRB>(leds, NUM_LEDS));
    strip.setBrightness(BRIGHTNESS);
}
 
void loop() {
    rainbow(10);  // run a rainbow animation, 10 ms between each of the 256 colors
}
 
void rainbow(unsigned long wait) {
    // iterate through all 8-bit hues, using 16-bit values for granularity
    for (unsigned long firstPixelHue = 0; firstPixelHue < 65536; firstPixelHue += 256) {
        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < strip.numPixels(); i++) {
            unsigned long pixelHue = firstPixelHue + (i * 65536UL / strip.numPixels()); // vary LED hue based on position
            strip.setPixelColor(i, strip.gamma32(strip.ColorHSV(pixelHue)));  // assign color, using gamma curve for a more natural look
        }
        strip.show();
        delay(wait);
    }
}