Color Palette

Color Palette

#include "FastLED.h"
#define NumPixels 51       // number of LEDs in strip - count starts at 0, not 1
#define DataRate_Mhz 12     // how fast data refreshes at - [----CHECK THIS----] - slower rates are more successful when timing is not essential!!!!!
#define DataPin 11         // data pin
#define ClockPin 13        // clock Pin

CRGB leds[NumPixels];

uint8_t i;
uint8_t startPoint = 0;
uint8_t brightness = 10;

TBlendType blendingType; //tBlendType is a data type like int/char/uint8_t etc., used to choose LINERBLEND and NOBLEND

DEFINE_GRADIENT_PALETTE(tejkaranPalette ){ // this one works
0,    0,    0,    0,    //
16,   255,  0,    0,    // red
32,   0,    0,    0,    //
48,   255,  128,  0,    // orange
64,   0,    0,    0,    //
80,   255,  255,  0,    // yellow
96,   0,    0,    0,    //
112,  0,    255,  0,    // green
128,  0,    0,    0,    //
144,  0,    128,  255,  // cyan
160,  0,    0,    0,    //
176,  0,    0,    255,  // blue
192,  0,    0,    0,    //
208,  255,  0,    255,  // indigo
224,  0,    0,    0,    //
250,  255,  0,    127,  // violet
255,  0,    0,    0,    //
}; //

DEFINE_GRADIENT_PALETTE(tejkaranPaletteTwo ){
0,    0,    0,    0,    //
10,   255,  0,    0,    // red
20,   0,    0,    0,    //
30,   255,  128,  0,    // orange
40,   0,    0,    0,    //
50,   255,  255,  0,    // yellow
60,   0,    0,    0,    //
70,   128,  255,  0,    // light green
80,   0,    0,    0,    //
90,   0,    255,  0,    // green
100,  0,    0,    0,    //
110,  0,    255,  128,  // turquoise
120,  0,    0,    0,    //
130,  0,    255,  255,  // cyan
140,  0,    0,    0,    //
150,  0,    128,  255,  // light blue
160,  0,    0,    0,    //
170,  0,    0,    255,  // blue
180,  0,    0,    0,    //
190,  127,  0,    255,  // purple
200,  0,    0,    0,    //
210,  255,  0,    255,  // pink
220,  0,    0,    0,    //
230,  255,  0,    127,  // indigo
240,  0,    0,    0,    //
250,  128,  128,  128,  // grey
255,  0,    0,    0, }; //


// http://soliton.vm.bytemark.co.uk/pub/cpt-city/ocal/tn/spectrums-rainbow-002.png.index.html
DEFINE_GRADIENT_PALETTE( spectrums_rainbow_002_gp ) {
   12, 255,  0,  0,
   38, 255, 97,  0,
   63, 255,255,  0,
   89,   0,255,  0,
  114,   0, 55,  0,
  140,   0,255,255,
  165,   0,  0,255,
  191,  10,  0, 47,
  216, 213, 57,214,
  242, 255,  0,  0,};
// not sure why but this Rainbow does not work

CRGBPalette16 currentPalette(tejkaranPalette);

void setup()
{
  delay(2000);                                      // saftey first  
  FastLED.addLeds<APA102,DataPin,ClockPin,BGR,DATA_RATE_MHZ(DataRate_Mhz)>(leds,NumPixels);   //.setCorrection(CRGB( 255, 255, 240));
  fill_solid(leds, NumPixels, CRGB(0,0,0));         // fill all black
  FastLED.show();                                   // show 
  Serial.begin(115200);                             // monitor speed
  blendingType = NOBLEND;                       // options are LINEARBLEND or NOBLEND - linear is 'cleaner'
}

void loop() 
{
// startPoint says where in the strip you want to start. This info is then passed to the fillStrip function
// which then uses 'startPoint' int as the start point. +=4(or whatever number) every go to get it moving, 
// but it will start at 'startPoint' every time. This increases by 1 to get it moving.
// There are two moving parts. The beginning position(startPoint) and the in motion move (paletteMovement)

  
  startPoint = startPoint + 1; //set as 0 to see the palette gradient change; +1 to get it moving
  fillStrip(startPoint);
  FastLED.show();
  FastLED.delay(1000/NumPixels);
}

// The function ,fillStrip, goes through for all the leds, starting at the startPoint == paletteMovement
void fillStrip(uint8_t paletteMovement) //make the variable paletteMovement here because then it can be changed to be startPoint at the beginnign every time
{
  for(int i = 0; i < NumPixels; i++) 
  {
    leds[i] = ColorFromPalette(currentPalette, paletteMovement, brightness, blendingType);
    paletteMovement += 4 ; //value between 0 and 10, how much of the lights should be lit up at once, 0 being all
  }
}