Special Request to fill NeoPixel strip with one third red, one third white and one third blue.

CD77_Special_Request_Red_White_and_Blue_using_CRGBSet.ino

// special request - fill NeoPixel strip with one third red, one third white and one third blue.
// by Chemdoc77

//This was run on a Teensy 3.6 using the Arduino 1.8.3 and the Teensyduino 1.37


#include "FastLED.h"
#define NUM_LEDS 240
#define Data_Pin 6
#define chipset NEOPIXEL
#define BRIGHTNESS 20  //set the strips brightness from 1 to 255


CRGB rawleds[NUM_LEDS];
CRGBSet leds(rawleds, NUM_LEDS);
CRGBSet leds1(leds(0,79));
CRGBSet leds2(leds(80,159));
CRGBSet leds3(leds(160,239));

struct CRGB * ledarray[] ={leds1, leds2, leds3}; 
CRGB colorarry[]=  {CRGB::Red,CRGB::White, CRGB::Blue};

uint16_t x=0;  // needed so one can use x outside of a for statement


void setup() { 
 delay(2000); // power-up safety delay 
FastLED.addLeds<chipset, Data_Pin>(leds, NUM_LEDS); 
 FastLED.setBrightness(BRIGHTNESS);
 FastLED.setMaxPowerInVoltsAndMilliamps(5,1000);

}

void loop() { 
cd77_arrayfill_RWB_all_one_color(3,450); // lights up the whole strip with one color at a time and repeats z times.
cd77_arrayfill_RWB_all(450); //lights up each segment and keeps it on until the end of the animation.
cd77_arrayfill_RWB_each_alone(450); // lights up each segment and keeps it on until the end of the animation.
cd77_arrayfill_RWB_all_each_array_together(3, 450);


 }
 
 //================ New Function =====================

void cd77_arrayfill_RWB_all(uint16_t wait){
  
   for ( x=0; x<3; x++){
  fill_solid(ledarray[x], 80, colorarry[x]);
   FastLED.delay(wait);
   }
   fill_solid( leds, NUM_LEDS, CRGB::Black);
   FastLED.delay(wait);
   
   
}

void cd77_arrayfill_RWB_each_alone(uint16_t wait){
  
  for ( x=0; x<3; x++){
  fill_solid(ledarray[x], 80, colorarry[x]);
   FastLED.delay(wait);
 
   fill_solid( ledarray[x], 80, CRGB::Black);
   FastLED.show();
    }
   
}

void cd77_arrayfill_RWB_all_one_color(uint16_t repeat, uint16_t wait){
  
  for(uint16_t z=0; z<repeat; z++){
   for ( x=0; x<3; x++){
  fill_solid( leds, NUM_LEDS, colorarry[x]);
   FastLED.delay(wait);
   fill_solid( leds, NUM_LEDS, CRGB::Black);
   FastLED.delay(wait);
  }
   
 }
}


void cd77_arrayfill_RWB_all_each_array_together(uint16_t repeat, uint16_t wait){
   for(uint16_t z=0; z<repeat; z++){
   for ( x=0; x<3; x++){
  fill_solid( ledarray[x], 80, colorarry[x]);
   }
   FastLED.delay(wait);
   fill_solid( leds, NUM_LEDS, CRGB::Black);
     FastLED.delay(wait);
   }
}

Hi Doug-Manning :

I need to see your sketch so that I can help you. Can you please post your sketch on either Pastbin or GitHub Gist and send me the link so that I can help you.

Best Regards,
Chemdoc77