Added option "Group_Leds" to group LEDs for increased performance.

[macadamiaz]

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[dmadison]

Hi! Thanks for the PR. I like the concept but I'm not fond of the implementation. If you're willing to rewrite it to use a macro to set the group and then copy the data when the LEDs are latched rather than when the byte stream is read I'd be happy to merge it.

[macadamiaz]

...If you're willing to rewrite it to use a macro to set the group and then copy the data when the LEDs are latched rather than when the byte stream is read I'd be happy to merge it.

I basically just hacked it in, as i'm not proficient at all in FastLED / Arduino / C. So what you're asking is way beyond my knowledge. If you or anyone wants to improve the implementation i'd appreciate it!

However, as it is i'm using it daily with a 232 LED Strip and getting a very high framerate / smoothness with it (which wasn't possible without grouping), so it does actually work.

[dmadison]

I've added grouping in PR #36, which has been merged and is now part of the latest release (v2.1.0). Uncomment the #define GROUPING line to enable the feature, the grouping is calculated automatically based on the data sent to the strip.

Thank you for the suggestion, and let me know if it works for you!

[macadamiaz]

I'm now using your updated sketch with automatic grouping, it's working great, thanks! Love the way you implemented it with the automatic grouping!
I put a note on top of my fork recommending it and archived my fork, as it's no longer needed.

[dmadison]

Wonderful! I'm glad that it works for you, and thanks for following-up.