Hi I am wondering how to repeat a pattern until 5 seconds pass. In

Chris_Stock · February 27, 2016, 4:17pm

Hi I am wondering how to repeat a pattern until 5 seconds pass. In this example, I have colorwipes being counted until the condition is met and then it goes on. The problem is the various colorwipes and other functions will have different durations. This code strobes two colors for a few hundred times and then changes to a different strobe. I have looked at various examples of millis but cant figure it out.
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Jason_Coon · February 27, 2016, 4:20pm

Have you looked at these examples? They each demonstrate a different way of sequencing patterns:

github.com

FastLED/FastLED/blob/master/examples/DemoReel100/DemoReel100.ino

#include <FastLED.h>

FASTLED_USING_NAMESPACE

// FastLED "100-lines-of-code" demo reel, showing just a few 
// of the kinds of animation patterns you can quickly and easily 
// compose using FastLED.  
//
// This example also shows one easy way to define multiple 
// animations patterns and have them automatically rotate.
//
// -Mark Kriegsman, December 2014

#if defined(FASTLED_VERSION) && (FASTLED_VERSION < 3001000)
#warning "Requires FastLED 3.1 or later; check github for latest code."
#endif

#define DATA_PIN    3
//#define CLK_PIN   4
#define LED_TYPE    WS2811

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gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/kriegsman/841c8cd66ed40c6ecaae

TimedPlaylist.ino

#include "FastLED.h"

// This sketch shows one way to define a 'timed playlist'
// of animations that automatically rotate on a custom schedule.
//
// A "ResetPlaylist" method is provided so that the playlist can be
// restarted from a custom external trigger, e.g., a button or event.
// For demonstration purposes, the playlist is reset if the
// sketch receives a letter "r" on the serial port.
//

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gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/kriegsman/a916be18d32ec675fea8

TimecodePerformance.ino

#include "FastLED.h"

// This sketch shows how to sequence a performance using HH,MM,SS.SSS timecode.
//
// A "ResetPerformance" method is provided so that the performance can be
// restarted from a custom external trigger, e.g., a button or event.
// For demonstration purposes, this Performance is reset if the
// sketch receives a letter "r" on the serial port.
//
// -Mark Kriegsman, January 2015

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Chris_Stock · February 27, 2016, 5:19pm

Yes I played around with them. That way complicates it quite a bit. It takes flexibility away. I want to mix various colors into strobes and make a variety of sequences without having to make new voids defining each one. A simpler time based switch would be best. Like while time is < 5000, do two colorwipes fast, then move on to the next time counter with a rainbowfade for 5 seconds.