Add paired WS281x RGB+WW bus type - #5803
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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The PR adds a localized RGB+WW pair mapping that exposes 30 logical bulbs over 60 physical pixels. A remaining code description may be too broad about physical-length accounting for other digital types, so maintainer follow-up is warranted, but no merge-blocking correctness risk is currently identified. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant BusManager
participant PolyBus
participant WhitePixel
participant RGBPixel
BusManager->>PolyBus: allocate two physical pixels per logical RGBW pixel
BusManager->>WhitePixel: write white-only output
BusManager->>RGBPixel: write RGB-only output
WhitePixel-->>BusManager: read white channel
RGBPixel-->>BusManager: read RGB channels
BusManager-->>BusManager: reconstruct logical RGBW value
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In `@wled00/bus_manager.cpp`:
- Around line 210-215: Update BusDigital to expose a physical standby-count
query that returns the doubled count for TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR buses and the
normal length otherwise. In BusManager::applyABL(), replace busd.getLength() in
both the global ABL minimum-current comparison and resulting value with this
physical count, preserving existing behavior for non-paired buses.
- Around line 244-246: Mask the color-order value to its lower nibble for
TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR, preventing W-swap bits from affecting physical RGB
channels. Apply this consistently in the brightness loop and the pair write and
read paths around getPixelColorOrder, while preserving the existing RGB channel
order for other strip types.
In `@wled00/const.h`:
- Line 359: Update the comment on TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR to include a space
immediately after the // marker, preserving the existing text.
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@coderabbitai what is the difference between this PR and the RGBCCT bus types already supported in WLED? Lines 363 to 365 in 8584eb3 Line 631 in 8584eb3 |
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echo '=== Focused symbol map ==='
ast-grep outline wled00/bus_manager.cpp --items all --match 'Bus|RGB|CCT|Physical|Length' --view expanded || true
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echo '=== Relevant type definitions and implementation contexts ==='
rg -n -C 8 \
'TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR|TYPE_[A-Z0-9_]*RGBCCT|TYPE_WS2812_CCT|RGBCCT|getPhysicalLength|hasWhite|setPixelColor|getPixelColor|estimateCurrent|autoWhite' \
wled00/bus_manager.cpp \
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wled00/bus_wrapper.h \
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The new type is therefore not another native RGBCCT bus type. It is a mapping layer for a string where one visible bulb consumes two addressable RGB pixels. For each logical WLED RGBW pixel, the PR:
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@coderabbitai we are currently re-writing the bus driver; intending to replace NPB with our own driver. Is this PR compatible with #5704 ? |
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echo '=== PR 5803 implementation map and relevant contexts ==='
ast-grep outline wled00/bus_manager.cpp --items all --match 'Bus|Pixel|Length|Current' --view expanded
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rg -n -C 10 \
'TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR|getPhysicalLength|setPixelColor|getPixelColor|estimateCurrent|autoWhite|allocate|BusDigital' \
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git show origin/pr-5704:wled00/bus_manager.h > /tmp/pr5704_bus_manager.h
git show origin/pr-5704:wled00/bus_wrapper.h > /tmp/pr5704_bus_wrapper.h
git show origin/pr-5704:wled00/const.h > /tmp/pr5704_const.h
git show origin/pr-5704:wled00/src/WLEDpixelBus/WLEDpixelBus.h > /tmp/pr5704_WLEDpixelBus.h
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echo '=== PR 5704 paired-type availability and digital-bus handling ==='
rg -n -C 10 \
'TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR|TYPE_WS2812_RGBW|TYPE_WS2812_RGB|hasWhite|hasCCT|setPixelColor|getPixelColor|estimateCurrent|getPhysicalLength|allocate|Busses|BusDigital' \
/tmp/pr5704_bus_manager.cpp /tmp/pr5704_bus_manager.h /tmp/pr5704_bus_wrapper.h /tmp/pr5704_const.h
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'TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR|getPhysicalLength|setPixelColor|getPixelColor|estimateCurrent|allocate|BusDigital' \
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The feature itself is compatible with the new driver architecture. It does not require NeoPixelBus-specific behavior. A port is required in
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| if (bus->isDigital() && bus->isOk()) { | ||
| BusDigital &busd = static_cast<BusDigital&>(*bus); | ||
| uint32_t busLength = busd.getLength(); | ||
| uint32_t busLength = busd.getPhysicalLength(); |
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why? This seems to affect all busses, not just the new paired type.
@coderabbitai does this change create side-effects for other LED drivers?
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@softhack007, I verified the implementation.
getPhysicalLength() returns _len for every existing digital LED type. It returns _len * 2 only for TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR.
Therefore, Line 1535 has no functional side effect for other LED drivers. Their ABL calculation remains unchanged.
For TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR, the doubled value is required because each logical RGBW bulb has two physical WS281x LEDs. The value sets both:
- The per-bus ABL demand:
busLength * getLEDCurrent(). - The minimum standby-current allowance: one mA per physical LED.
This change is correct. I withdraw the concern.
@softhack007 I agree that this finding should be withdrawn, but I couldn't resolve this review thread on the repository platform, so it remains open. Please retry or resolve it manually.
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| busd.applyBriLimit(0); // apply per bus ABL limit, updates _milliAmpsTotal if limit reached | ||
| milliAmpsSum += busd.getUsedCurrent(); | ||
| totalLEDs += busd.getLength(); // sum total number of LEDs for global Limit | ||
| totalLEDs += busd.getPhysicalLength(); // sum total number of physical LEDs for global Limit |
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same here - this change affects all LED drivers
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@softhack007 TYPE_FW1906 could be identical to this PR, did not check the details. |
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@softhack thanks for the feedback! I'll look at integrating with the new driver as an alternative pass on this next. Thank you for letting me know about that. Additionally, I'll do a pass on this PR to validate our changes are isolated to our WS281x RGB+WW Pair. This will be just to close out the PR with complete code, since it sounds like the new driver is true future path. As a side note - It's quite an interesting light in that it has two physical chips per bulb (my 30 lights have 60 addressable chips). There's a dedicated RGB led, then a second dedicated warm-to-cool light in each bulb. I think this is the first example in the configs of such a layout, but I could be wrong! Because this is a new layout style, it's inevitable that some code outside of the 'boxed' WS281x RGB+WW Pair config will be touched in this PR |
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Thanks again for the review notes. I updated the PR body with a dedicated explanation of why this is separate from the existing RGBCCT/FW1906-style types. Short version: So WLED exposes 30 logical RGBW bulbs for effects/presets/API/HA, while the bus layer allocates and writes 60 physical WS281x pixels. I also clarified the ABL/current-limit concern. Existing digital bus types still return On FW1906 specifically: I agree it is the closest current analogue, but the current WLED path models it as RGBCCT/CCT ( For PR #5704, I am keeping that as the next plan after this PR-specific cleanup. The question there is whether the new custom channel mapping can express one logical bulb as RGB plus W,W,W across two WS281x addresses, or whether the same small pair-mapping concept still belongs in |
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In `@wled00/bus_manager.h`:
- Around line 268-269: Update the comment above getPhysicalLength to scope the
1:1 physical-length statement only to digital bus types that
physicalLengthForType leaves unchanged; explicitly exclude TYPE_WS2812_1CH_X3,
whose IC_INDEX_WS2812_1CH_3X mapping represents one IC controlling three LEDs.
- Around line 267-269: Update handleSettingsSet() to reject or clamp
TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR lengths to UINT16_MAX / 2 before constructing BusConfig,
while preserving existing length handling for other bus types and ensuring
physicalLengthForType() cannot overflow.
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| // ABL counts physical LED chips; existing digital buses remain 1:1 with logical length. | ||
| uint16_t getPhysicalLength() const { return physicalLengthForType(_type, _len); } |
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Narrow the 1:1 physical-length comment.
wled00/bus_manager.cpp:337-369 maps TYPE_WS2812_1CH_X3 through IC_INDEX_WS2812_1CH_3X(pix) and states that one IC controls three LEDs. Therefore, the comment at Line 268 is not accurate for every existing digital type. Limit the comment to the types covered by this conversion.
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- // ABL counts physical LED chips; existing digital buses remain 1:1 with logical length.
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| // ABL counts physical LED chips; existing digital buses remain 1:1 with logical length. | |
| uint16_t getPhysicalLength() const { return physicalLengthForType(_type, _len); } | |
| // Paired RGBW buses use two physical pixels per logical LED; other types keep their existing length semantics. | |
| uint16_t getPhysicalLength() const { return physicalLengthForType(_type, _len); } |
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In `@wled00/bus_manager.h` around lines 268 - 269, Update the comment above
getPhysicalLength to scope the 1:1 physical-length statement only to digital bus
types that physicalLengthForType leaves unchanged; explicitly exclude
TYPE_WS2812_1CH_X3, whose IC_INDEX_WS2812_1CH_3X mapping represents one IC
controlling three LEDs.
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| _milliAmpsTotal = ((uint64_t)_colorSum * actualMilliampsPerLed) / clrUnitsPerChannel + getLength(); // add 1mA standby current per LED to total (WS2812: ~0.7mA, WS2815: ~2mA) | ||
| uint16_t standbyMilliamps = getPhysicalLength(); // add 1mA standby current per LED to total (WS2812: ~0.7mA, WS2815: ~2mA) | ||
| if (_type == TYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIR && _milliAmpsPerLed < 255) { | ||
| actualMilliampsPerLed *= 2; |
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Summary
WS281x RGB+WW Pairdigital LED type for strings where each logical RGBW bulb is backed by two WS281x pixels2nand logical white to raw physical2n+1Working Settings Used For Hardware Validation
Tested on Govee S14 Outdoor String Lights 2, two 15-bulb strings connected end-to-end:
A normal single segment should use logical bulb indexes:
Empirical Basis
The tested Govee S14 strings are not native one-address RGBW pixels. Each visible bulb is two sequential WS281x pixels. With WLED hardware
Reversedoff, raw physical order was verified as:Earlier stock-WLED workaround notes that described even indexes as warm-white were observed with WLED hardware
Reversedenabled, which flips logical segment parity before writing to the strip. The new bus type keeps reverse operating on logical bulb order while preserving RGB/W order inside each two-pixel pair.How This Differs From RGBCCT/FW1906
The payoff of
WS281x RGB+WW Pairis that WLED keeps one visible bulb as one logical RGBW pixel even though the string consumes two ordinary 3-channel WS281x addresses per bulb.This PR exposes the tested fixture as 30 logical RGBW bulbs:
In plain terms, the warm-white side is driven by setting all three RGB channels equally on the second physical address. It is not a native WW/CW/CCT channel on one multi-channel LED IC.
WS281x RGB+WW Pairin this PRBusDigitalhasCCT()hasWhite()FW1906 is the closest existing analogue because it also carries multiple color channels in one logical LED. I have not hardware-tested FW1906 as a stock workaround yet. From the current code path, though, FW1906 is modeled as RGBCCT (
hasCCT() == true) and writes native RGB/WW/CW data. The S14 fixture tested here is not a native CCT IC: it is two separately addressable RGB WS281x pixels, one used for RGB and one used as the warm-white emitter. The goal of this PR is therefore not to add another RGBCCT protocol, but to keep effects, palettes, presets, JSON API, and Home Assistant operating on the visible bulb count while the bus layer expands each logical RGBW bulb to two physical pixels.That distinction also explains the ABL changes. ABL is WLED's automatic brightness/current limiting. Existing digital bus types still report their normal
_lenfromgetPhysicalLength(). OnlyTYPE_WS2812_RGBW_PAIRreports_len * 2, because ABL standby/current accounting needs to count physical WS281x chips, not only logical bulbs. For all other digital types, the ABL math remains 1:1 with the previous bus length.For PR #5704, I agree the new driver may be the better future path. I am treating that as the next plan after this PR-specific cleanup: evaluate whether the new custom channel mapping can represent one logical bulb as RGB plus W,W,W over two WS281x addresses, or whether the same pair-mapping concept still needs a small
BusDigitallayer there. This PR remains scoped to making the existing-driver implementation correct, narrow, and reviewable.Validation
esp32devbuild succeeded before changesesp32devbuild succeeded after changesnpm testpassed0-15lit exactly 15 visible bulbs while15-30stayed offThis remains a draft for maintainer/bot feedback while the remaining boot preset and Home Assistant checks are validated.
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