Sync by Preset number or name?

Questions
1

Is there a way to sync devices just based on preset number or name?

For example, if I call up preset 5 on device A, could it also call up preset 5 on Device B?

I’m not looking to sync the presets across just devices, just the recall of them.

The issue is I have once device that is 2D, and another that is 1D. Not all effects that are available in 2D are available in 1D. So I made complementary effects in a 1D effect on the other device. The issue is even when I set them both up to run in a playlist, they eventually get out of sync.

If I could just have the primary device call up the preset numbers on the secondary device then they would stay in sync.

Thank you!

2

No. This has been discussed in the past and will most likely not happen.

3

That’s unfortunate. Seems like it would be a simple feature to implement.

4

Then please do it. Correctly!
:smiley:

5

If I knew how to code, I would :slightly_smiling_face:

6

Then how can you judge " it would be a simple feature to implement"?
Actually it is not without breaking existing compatibility.

7

So even if sending a present command to one WLED instance triggered another, and possibly another, there are delays in there (small ones) that would add up.

That said, if what you really want to do is make a collection of WLED instances all start a given present # at the same time, you can do this via MQTT. When MQTT is setup, there is a per-device and group topic. If you set all the WLED instances to use the same MQTT group topic name, you can send a single MQTT preset message and all devices in that group will kick over the same preset at the same time.

Unfortunately, I do not think the clocks in the WLED instance are going to be precise enough that the effects don’t drift over time. If the time scale between kicking over a new preset is in the minutes category, this will prolly be OK. But if you are thinking hours or longer, they will drift.

If you need perfect sync, maybe look into the WLED DMX support and using a player that drives them which will keep everything in sync (though the effects are entirely in the player after that).

Gerry