Did a search, but most information on grouping was for running effects, which is not what I’m after.
For an RGB pixel strip, is it possible to configure WLED to have all even RGB pixels as one RGB device to Home assistant, and all odd RGB pixels as another? If it’s dependent on which controller IC is used, please let me know which one to choose as the hardware is not built yet so I’m free to choose.
It might be a bit overkill to use WLED for this, but I don’t want to split the PCB into having two separate data lines for odd/even and use two controllers, as it would complicate the PCB design a lot.
I could be wrong, but I think the ability to choose access to individual pixels (or groups of pixels) is going to be tied to segment definitions which is where the reference to effects comes in.
There may be a way to get HA to “pre-choose” a segment definition or perhaps a preset before making choices.
What’s your use case, what are you trying to accomplish?
If I can segment it and have the effect of “static” running, it would be mission accomplished.
I’m trying to create pastel colors, which seems almost unattainable in a world of saturated RGB colors, especially color wheels which will only mix two channels at once. Mixing R, G, B and white, all at the same time will get me halfway. RGB+WW+CW even closer. Problem is, 99 % of all “RGB+CCT” only allows RGB OR CCT, not both at the same time. Worse yet, no native support for mixing RGB and CCT in Home assistant.
Therefore, due to my lack of programming skills, cheat by driving ideally amber, warm white and cold white as “RGB” for all Home assistant cares and just two RGB groups and write values to all six channels. There won’t be a color wheel to help me, but I would be able to send any value I want.