i was playing arround with this four lines, also in different orders:
memcpy(leds,readbuffer,NUM_LEDS*sizeof(CRGB))
FastLEDshowESP32()
matrix->print (datestring)
matrix->show()
The display above is the “dirty-looking” clock (which is working) and the lower display is the animation … behind the clock is no animation … but there are some confusing flickers
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@Stef_Weicks can I see your code ?
ah now i understand what you mean … ! you thought i want to display the time on specific panels… and behind the clock there is no animation…right?
now i got it working with no animation behind… i thought … the animation is displayed and in a frame between, the clock is displayed … so the clock and the animation is merged 
but i think i will do so the picture will start flickering?
@Stef_Weicks not really sure if I understand what you mean
normally you should be able to display the time on the top of the animation$
show me your code
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this pic is if i commend this line
FastLED.addLeds<WS2812B, PIN1, GRB>(leds, 0*PIXEL_PER_PIN, PIXEL_PER_PIN);
because :
FastLED.addLeds<NEOPIXEL,PIN1>(matrixleds, NUMMATRIX);
the clock is running on the same pin
@Stef_Weicks yes i know you need to use the same leds ‘buffer’ you want to have the time superposed on you animation. Right ?
yes if its possible
@Stef_Weicks try this
@Stef_Weicks reload the program there was a change missing
@Stef_Weicks if the display is there but the order of the blocks is not correct
try this
FastLED_NeoMatrix *matrix = new FastLED_NeoMatrix(matrixleds,16,16,5,2,
NEO_TILE_TOP + NEO_TILE_LEFT + NEO_TILE_ROWS +NEO_TILE_ZIGZAG+
NEO_MATRIX_TOP + NEO_MATRIX_LEFT +
NEO_MATRIX_COLUMNS + NEO_MATRIX_ZIGZAG );
instead of the other one
yes display is there… but i had some problems with my Clock… moment i´ll try
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Yes now it´s working perfect!!! Thanks a lot!
now i have to do some fonts … i hope i´m getting this alone
@Stef_Weicks can you make a small video of it ? I would like to see it run with your animation
there is 1 problem i think… i can´t set the brightness because my right two panels need more current … and i did 200 instead of 100 … but the leds donnt light brighter… 
of course i will make some videos …at this time i have only 1 animation on my stick … so i will make later more of this! 
@Stef_Weicks
this is because you are using
matrix->setBrightness(40); (the function from the martrix to set the brightness and we are using the fastled.show method
so instead of
matrix->setBrightness(40);
use
FastLED.setBrightness(100);
oh ok … the clock is set with the same one …
above i set it with
#define BRIGHTNESS 150
and than i did
matrix->setBrightness(100);