// Initializing the LED-strip
void LEDS::ledStripInit()
{
_ledStrip.setCPUmax(40);
_ledStrip.begin();
_ledStrip.show();
}
void setup() {
// The Arduino needs to clock out the data to the pixels
// this happens in interrupt timer 1, we can change how often
// to call the interrupt. setting CPUmax to 100 will take nearly all all the
// time to do the pixel updates and a nicer/faster display,
// especially with strands of over 100 dots.
// (Note that the max is 'pessimistic', its probably 10% or 20% less in reality)
strip.setCPUmax(50); // start with 50% CPU usage. up this if the strand flickers or is slow
// initialise our LED strip
strip.begin();
// make the first pixel red as an indicator that it is awaiting data
strip.setPixelColor(0, 10, 0, 0);
// turn all the other pixels on so we know they're working
for(uint16_t i = 1; i < stripLength; ++i)
strip.setPixelColor(i, 5, 5, 5);
strip.show();
Serial.begin(serialRate);
}