Hi all I just got my first Teensy 3.1 with a OctoWS2811 board Can

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Hi all I just got my first Teensy 3.1 with a OctoWS2811 board
Can anyone point me to some code to get this up and running

Thanks
Greg

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Make sure you have the latest FastLED3.1 branch - and then under examples there’s Multiple/OctoWS2811Demo - (and you can see it online here - https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/tree/FastLED3.1/examples/Multiple/OctoWS2811Demo )

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Thanks Daniel

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Hrm.
I use the Octo adapter as well, but I’ve always been using

FastLED.addLeds<WS2812B, DATA_PIN, GRB>(leds, NUM_LEDS);

I’m going to assume there’s benefits to use this instead:
LEDS.addLeds(leds, NUM_LEDS_PER_STRIP);

missed that option eons ago. good reminder!

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Well, if you want parallel output, yes, there is. There are also options for 16-way parallel output, but the octo adapter only gets you level conversion on 8 pins.

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i just checked, Im actually using this parallel outpout you suggested to me a few weeks ago:

FastLED.addLeds<WS2811_PORTD,8,GRB>(leds[0], MAXNUM_LEDSPERROW);