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+led strip proposal
+===
+
+This proposal is to allow you to control led strip leds via firmata.
+
+An implementation of this proposal is currently available [here](https://github.com/RussTheAerialist/arduino/compare/firmata:configurable_dev...RussTheAerialist:neopixel_strip).
+
+```
+// wrapper for querying the type of LED Strip enabled on this firmata firmware
+//  responds with a LED_STRIP_CMD_QUERY response (see below)
+0  START_SYSEX         (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA      (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_QUERY (0x00)
+3  END_SYSEX           (0xF7)
+```
+
+```
+// Response packet for the QUERY
+0  START_SYSEX         (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA      (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_QUERY (0x00)
+3  LED_STRIP_TYPE      (0x00 for NEOPIXEL, 0x01 for WS2801)
+4  END_SYSEX           (0xF7)
+```
+
+
+```
+// wrapper for led strip initialize function
+//  when initialition is finished, firmata sends done response to host
+//  see done response below
+0  START_SYSEX                  (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA                (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_INIT            (0x01)
+3  LED_STRIP_INIT_PARAM_DATA_PIN 
+4  LED_STRIP_INIT_PARAM_COUNT    (lsb) // Number of pixels on the strand
+5  LED_STRIP_INIT_PARAM_COUNT    (msb)
+... Additional Strip specific configuration information
+N  END_SYSEX                 (0xF7)
+```
+
+For Neopixel, order and speed would be in the additional configuration
+information
+For WS2801, Clock Pin would be included in the additional configuratio information.
+
+```
+// wrapper for led strip set pixel function
+0  START_SYSEX                   (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA                 (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_PIXEL            (0x02)
+3  LED_STRIP_PIXEL_PARAM_LOCATION (lsb) // pos of the pixel to change, 0-based
+4  LED_STRIP_PIXEL_PARAM_LOCATION (msb)
+5  LED_STRIP_PIXEL_PARAM_RED      (lsb) // Red value 0-255
+6  LED_STRIP_PIXEL_PARAM_RED      (msb) 
+7  LED_STRIP_PIXEL_PARAM_GREEN    (lsb) // Green value 0-255
+8  LED_STRIP_PIXEL_PARAM_GREEN    (msb) 
+9  LED_STRIP_PIXEL_PARAM_BLUE     (lsb) // Blue value 0-255
+10 LED_STRIP_PIXEL_PARAM_BLUE     (msb) 
+11 END_SYSEX                     (0xF7)
+```
+
+```
+// wrapper for show function (displays the next frame on the leds)
+0  START_SYSEX                   (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA                 (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_SHOW             (0x05)
+3  END_SYSEX                     (0xF7)
+```
+
+```
+// wrapper for clear function (sets all pixels to black)
+0  START_SYSEX                   (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA                 (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_CLEAR            (0x04)
+3  END_SYSEX                     (0xF7)
+```
+
+```
+// wrapper for set brightness function (scales the brightness of all leds)
+//   this is also a response from firmata back to the host computer
+//   see query brightness below
+0  START_SYSEX                   (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA                 (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_BRIGHTNESS       (0x06)
+3  LED_STRIP_BRIGHTNESS_PARAM_VALUE (lsb) // 0-255
+4  LED_STRIP_BRIGHTNESS_PARAM_VALUE (msb) // 0-255
+5  END_SYSEX                     (0xF7)
+```
+
+```
+// wrapper for query brightness (return the current brightness value)
+//   responds with above set brightness to host computer
+0  START_SYSEX                   (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA                 (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_BRIGHTNESS       (0x06)
+3  END_SYSEX                     (0xF7)
+```
+
+```
+// done response to host computer
+0  START_SYSEX                   (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA                 (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_DONE             (0x07)
+3  END_SYSEX                     (0xF7)
+```
+
+```
+// set frame (send values for all pixels)
+//  all pixels set, and then show is called.
+//  This is to reduce the number of bytes necessary for updating all of the pixels and showing them
+//  useful if the host computer keeps copies of the led values
+//  done response is sent after the frame is shown
+//  (not currently implemented)
+0  START_SYSEX (0xF0)
+1  LED_STRIP_DATA (0x62)
+2  LED_STRIP_CMD_FRAME (0x03)
+3  ... (number of pixels * 6 bytes, RGB order, two bytes per channel with lsb, msb ordering)
+N  END_SYSEX (0xF7)
+```
+
+Strip Specific Information
+===
+
+Adafruit Neopixel (and other WS2812 strips)
+---
+
+Order and Speed are from the Adafruit Neopixel library.
+
+```
+// Order Values for the order of the rgb bytes
+NEO_RGB (0x00)
+NEO_GRB (0x01)
+NEO_BRG (0x04)
+```
+
+```
+// Speed, either 400Khz (trinket, slower processors) or 800Khz (normal)
+NEO_KHZ400 (0x00)
+NEO_KHZ800 (0x02)
+```