Overlapping segments cause LEDs to flicker even if a segment is disabled

Questions
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Dear community,
Consider the example:

  • Segment1: LEDs 0-10 (switch on and selected)
  • Segment2: LEDs 0-5 (switched off and deselected)

In this combination when the effect is applied to Segment1, LEDs 0-5 (overlapping region) start flickering. This is unexpected, because Segment2 is not active. I would suppose that Segment2 should be completely ignored in this case.

When I remove Segment2, the running effect on Segment1 immediately continues to run without any issues.

Note that I am not trying to run same/different effect on Segment1 and Segment2 simultaneously (as mentioned in LEDs Flashing with Segments and Segment-layering without flickering).

WLED v0.13.3

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Segments cannot overlap (unless you are interleaving or something). If you want more than one, you need to set them up as separate presets.

3

Thanks. After playing around I think I got the idea or presets. I think UI can display a warning that presets overlap and mention a solution (“create a separate preset for another combination of segments”).

P.S. Have you got an idea if FAQ advice in My Segments are gone after a reboot is up-to-date? It mentions “Favorites tab in the web UI”, but I think it should read “Presets”.