first upload

examples/BasicUsage/BasicUsage.ino

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+#include "SevenSegmentNeoPixel.h"
+
+#define DIGITS 4
+#define PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT 7
+#define PIN 0
+
+SevenSegmentNeoPixel display(DIGITS, PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT, PIN);
+
+void setup() {
+    display.begin();
+    display.setBrightness(50);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+    for (uint8_t d = 0; d < DIGITS; ++d) {
+        display.setDigit(d, d, display.getStrip().Color(255, 0, 0)); // Show digit index in red
+    }
+    display.show();
+    delay(1000);
+    display.clear();
+    display.show();
+    delay(500);
+}

examples/Counter/Counter.ino

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+#include <SevenSegmentNeoPixel.h>
+
+// Adjust these for your hardware setup
+#define DIGITS 1
+#define PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT 7
+#define PIN 0
+
+SevenSegmentNeoPixel display(DIGITS, PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT, PIN);
+
+void setup() {
+  display.begin();
+  display.setBrightness(50); // Adjust brightness as needed
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  static unsigned long lastUpdate = 0;
+  static unsigned long counter = 0;
+  unsigned long now = millis();
+
+  if (now - lastUpdate >= 1000) { // Update every second
+    lastUpdate = now;
+
+    // Display the counter value, right-aligned, with leading zeros
+    unsigned long value = counter;
+    for (int d = DIGITS - 1; d >= 0; d--) {
+      uint8_t digit = value % 10;
+      display.setDigit(d, digit, display.getStrip().Color(0, 150, 0)); // Green color
+      value /= 10;
+    }
+    display.show();
+
+    counter++;
+    if (counter >= pow(10, DIGITS)) counter = 0; // Roll over when max digits reached
+  }
+}

examples/RainbowCounter/RainbowCounter.ino

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+#include <SevenSegmentNeoPixel.h>
+
+#define DIGITS 1
+#define PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT 7
+#define PIN 0
+
+SevenSegmentNeoPixel display(DIGITS, PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT, PIN);
+
+uint32_t colorWheel(byte pos) {
+  pos = 255 - pos;
+  if (pos < 85) {
+    return display.getStrip().Color(255 - pos * 3, 0, pos * 3);
+  }
+  if (pos < 170) {
+    pos -= 85;
+    return display.getStrip().Color(0, pos * 3, 255 - pos * 3);
+  }
+  pos -= 170;
+  return display.getStrip().Color(pos * 3, 255 - pos * 3, 0);
+}
+
+void setup() {
+  display.begin();
+  display.setBrightness(50);
+}
+
+void loop() {
+  static unsigned long lastAnim = 0;
+  static unsigned long lastCount = 0;
+  static unsigned long counter = 0;
+  static uint16_t rainbowOffset = 0;
+  unsigned long now = millis();
+
+  // Animate rainbow every 50ms
+  if (now - lastAnim >= 50) {
+    lastAnim = now;
+
+    display.clear();
+
+    unsigned long value = counter;
+    for (int d = DIGITS - 1; d >= 0; d--) {
+      uint8_t digit = value % 10;
+      value /= 10;
+      const uint8_t* segPattern = SevenSegmentNeoPixel::getSegmentPattern(digit);
+      for (uint8_t seg = 0; seg < 7; seg++) {
+        if (segPattern && segPattern[seg]) {
+          for (uint8_t px = 0; px < PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT; px++) {
+            uint16_t globalPixel = d * 7 * PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT + seg * PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT + px;
+            uint8_t colorPos = (globalPixel * 256 / (DIGITS * 7 * PIXELS_PER_SEGMENT) + rainbowOffset) & 0xFF;
+            uint32_t color = colorWheel(colorPos);
+            display.getStrip().setPixelColor(globalPixel, color);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    display.show();
+
+    rainbowOffset += 4; // Wave speed
+  }
+
+  // Increment counter every 1000ms (1 second)
+  if (now - lastCount >= 1000) {
+    lastCount = now;
+    counter++;
+    if (counter >= pow(10, DIGITS)) counter = 0;
+  }
+}