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DMX preset mode: optional brightness without transition - #5963
When controlling WLED via DMX/Art-Net, brightness control did not work correctly during preset transitions in playlists. Every brightness change restarted the transition, and the brightness from DMX was not applied correctly.
This is fixed by this change. The new behavior is disabled by default and can be enabled with a new setting: Settings → Sync Interfaces → Network DMX input → "Preset mode: brightness without transition" (stored in cfg.json as if.live.dmx.instbri).
How it works
In DMX mode "Preset", the dimmer value goes through stateUpdated(), which starts a global brightness transition over the full transition time. Each DMX packet with a new value restarts that transition, so the brightness lags behind. With the option enabled, applyFinalBri() is called after stateUpdated() and applies the brightness immediately. stateUpdated() is still called, so UDP sync, UI updates and the power on/off handling stay as before. Spatial power on/off transitions (non-fade blending styles) are not changed.
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What the AI drafted: root cause analysis and the code change (Claude)
What I verified/tested myself: I tested the modification here on my lamps, DMX mode: Preset, with my DMX mixer
Testing and Validation
Tested on actual hardware:
ESP32-D0WD-V3 (4 MB), WLED main (17.0.0-devV5), Art-Net from a DIY DMX mixer, DMX mode "Preset"
OTA update from 16.0.1 worked
Before the fix, longer transitions of several seconds were interrupted by brightness changes. After the fix, brightness behaves as expected.
Open ends, known limitations, breaking changes:
No breaking change, the option is off by default
If a preset contains a brightness value, it overrides the DMX brightness briefly, until the next DMX packet with a changed brightness value arrives
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New Features
Added an option in Realtime settings to apply DMX preset-mode brightness immediately, without a transition. The setting is saved and restored across sessions.
In DMX mode "Preset" the dimmer channel is passed through stateUpdated(),
which starts a global brightness transition. With a transition time > 0
every incoming packet restarts that fade, so brightness lags behind the
DMX fader, especially during preset transitions.
Add an option "Preset mode: brightness without transition"
(cfg: if.live.dmx.instbri, default off). When enabled, the dimmer value
is applied immediately via applyFinalBri() after stateUpdated(), so UDP
sync and UI updates still happen. Spatial power on/off transitions are
left untouched; segment transitions (effect/palette/color) are unaffected.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The change adds a configurable option for immediate brightness application in DMX preset mode. The option appears in sync settings and is saved in configuration. When enabled, qualifying dimmer updates apply brightness immediately.
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DMX Preset Brightness
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Setting and configuration wled00/wled.h, wled00/data/settings_sync.htm, wled00/xml.cpp, wled00/set.cpp, wled00/cfg.cpp
A global flag backs the sync-settings checkbox and request field. Configuration serialization and deserialization store the flag.
When the option is enabled and the transition or power-state condition is met, changed preset-mode dimmer values apply immediately. At zero brightness, the strip is triggered.
wled/WLED#5704: Both changes affect how brightness updates reach LED outputs.
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- Line 255: Update the DMX brightness handling around applyFinalBri() so dimmer
packets do not call strip.trigger() and bypass the configured target frame
interval. Apply brightness without forcing an extra effect frame for each
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code looks fine, the rabbit's point is valid but not a deal breaker.
the question is if this workaround is a valid addition or: why does your software keep sending brightness updates during transitions? I am not sure this is the right fix.
Previous behaviour:
A playlist is playing and a transition from one preset to another is currently taking place. At that point, changing the brightness on the DMX controller no longer affected the brightness of the lamps. Throughout the entire transition, the brightness value at the start of the transition was used.
Or the transition was even completely ‘ruined’, resulting in an abrupt switch from Preset 1 to 2.
In any case, the behaviour wasn’t really satisfactory.
about "is the right fix"
I can’t actually say for certain whether the fix here addresses the issue exactly where it’s needed. For me, though, the result is absolutely perfect. Brightness changes on the DMX controller are now also processed correctly during transitions.
And the modification is, of course, optional. In other words: the previous behaviour remains exactly as it is if the corresponding configuration value isn’t set.
It would actually be nice if this were incorporated directly into WLED; then I wouldn’t always have to build my own versions here :-)
applyFinalBri() calls strip.trigger(), which forces an additional frame
for every DMX packet and bypasses the target frame interval (CodeRabbit
review remark). Set briOld16/briT16 and call applyBri() directly instead;
the new brightness is shown with the next regular frame.
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you're right. The effect can actually be reproduced via the web UI as well. It's much less noticeable there, because brightness changes in the UI don't happen "continuously". With a real fader via DMX, the brightness value is sent more or less continuously.
What actually happens is that the transition restarts from the beginning every time the brightness changes. To make this visible, I set the transition time to 10 seconds.
In other words: when I adjust the brightness and keep changing the value, the final brightness is only reached 10 seconds after the last value was sent. With a DMX fader, that means 10 seconds after the fader stops moving.
Why I think my fix is still right, or at least could be:
When brightness is set via the JSON API (HTTP/WebSocket), a transition time of 0 can be sent along with it ("tt":0). With DMX this is not possible at all, only the brightness value is sent.
Stephan
PS: One thing I have to correct: the preset does not suddenly jump from state 1 to state 2. That was simply a wrong observation on my part.
PPS: I also addressed the CodeRabbit remark about strip.trigger().
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- Around line 257-258: Update the dimmer handling around briOld16, briT16, and
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A small addendum:
I have now installed 16.0.1 again. There, adjusting the brightness was practically impossible, regardless of whether a preset change was in progress or not.
I hadn't remembered it quite like that anymore.
In current "main" it's much better, but with long transitions (e.g. in playlists) the delay is still clearly noticeable.
Without strip.trigger() a zero dimmer value may not be rendered before
handleOnOff() enters off mode (600 ms) when the frame rate is very low,
leaving a strip without relay lit until the transition ends (CodeRabbit
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regular dimmer packets still do not force extra frames.
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During a spatial power-on transition the brightness is already set to
the target at the start (handleBriChange()), but further dimmer changes
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what you want is to have FX fade at a different rate than brightness, which with my update to transitions (global, spatial, fade) would now be possible, correct? So instead of this workaround it should be implemented properly.
i can not judge if existing code is not wanted behaviour for "normal brightness transitions". For me it makes absolute sense to use the transition time for brightness-change when brightness is set with UI (or http or JSON API).
But in DMX mode using transition-time for brightness-change absolutely does not make sense. Here I want brightness to reflect the state of the fader. In exact the moment I set the fader and not after transition time.
As mentioned above. If someone wants this "realtime behaviour" with http or JSON API he can use "tt": 0 to achive this.
So for me it's not a "workaround" it just reflects the different need in DMX world.
Have you ever tried using WLED in DMX preset mode with a DMX controller. Or even better, do you have a DMX controller on your own to reproduce it?
If not, I can make a video to show you how it reacts with the fix, and how it reacts with current "main" and in 16.01
i can not judge if existing code is not wanted behaviour for "normal brightness transitions". For me it makes absolute sense to use the transition time for brightness-change when brightness is set with UI (or http or JSON API). But in DMX mode using transition-time for brightness-change absolutely does not make sense. Here I want brightness to reflect the state of the fader. In exact the moment I set the fader and not after transition time.
I do not use DMX and your suggestion makes complete sense. What I am trying to say is that with the changes I made in #5729 it would now be possible to have different transition times for global brightness and segment transitions. I think that would be the proper way to do it and hence why I think this PR is a workaround. How my proposed change would be done in the UI and how the details & backwards compatibility would work I did not yet think about.
Hi Damian,
i think your changes are great. E.g.: "Stopped segment transitions when strip brightness is set to zero." is one point I also stumbled over. But it does not heart me too much.
What I do not understand is: issue says it's merged. So it should be in in current master. But I can still see the:
"Stopped segment transitions when strip brightness is set to zero." Are there still open ToDos?
My base was current "master" and for DMX the brightness setting was not correct.
So if you have any hint where to solve my DMX needs, I can change my changes. For the moment it acts exact the way I expected it. Fader up brighter, fader down darker. No matter what actually is going on, a transition, blending.. whatever.
Stephan
PS: WLED is really a fantastic project. so powerful. And I am really happy if I can help you in some way.
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"Stopped segment transitions when strip brightness is set to zero."
that is the rabbit that sais and it is imprecise. transitions are stopped when leds are off but not all of them, spatial for example are not turned off. Can't remember if that was a deliberate choice, a backwards compatibility thing or if other things broke when doing it. Its also possible there are bugs.
What I am proposing is to change the brightness transition timing for everthing and not just DMX. IMHO WLED has way too many "handling of special cases" that were added over the years and each one needs to be maintained and held backwards compatible.
I think I'm slowly starting to understand you. You don't want to have just "one value" for transition times anymore, but separate ones for all kinds of things: effects, colors, brightness.
But if I understood that correctly, this is still something for the future.
So let me ask in return:
Could we include my code as an interim solution until then?
To put my use case simply: when I pull the fader of my DMX controller from 100% down to 0, I want the lamp to go dark immediately. At the moment this takes as long as the configured transition time, independent of whether a preset transition is currently running. During playlists it is even more noticeable, because the playlist's transition time (e.g. 10 s) applies.
So from my point of view, controlling brightness with a DMX fader is currently not really usable as soon as longer transitions are involved. My changes are quite small and are tied to a configuration option, so the default behaviour stays exactly as it is.
separate ones for all kinds of things: effects, colors, brightness.
only two, one for transitions, one for global brightness. I am not sure though it won't cause trouble as only global would get its own value and not per-segment brightness.
Could we include my code as an interim solution until then?
No, it either is a solution to be included or not included.
To put my use case simply: when I pull the fader of my DMX controller from 100% down to 0, I want the lamp to go dark immediately. At the moment this takes as long as the configured transition time, independent of whether a preset transition is currently running. During playlists it is even more noticeable, because the playlist's transition time (e.g. 10 s) applies.
@netmindz since you are more familiar with DMX: what is your take on this PR?
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What it does
When controlling WLED via DMX/Art-Net, brightness control did not work correctly during preset transitions in playlists. Every brightness change restarted the transition, and the brightness from DMX was not applied correctly.
This is fixed by this change. The new behavior is disabled by default and can be enabled with a new setting:
Settings → Sync Interfaces → Network DMX input → "Preset mode: brightness without transition" (stored in cfg.json as
if.live.dmx.instbri).How it works
In DMX mode "Preset", the dimmer value goes through
stateUpdated(), which starts a global brightness transition over the full transition time. Each DMX packet with a new value restarts that transition, so the brightness lags behind. With the option enabled,applyFinalBri()is called afterstateUpdated()and applies the brightness immediately.stateUpdated()is still called, so UDP sync, UI updates and the power on/off handling stay as before. Spatial power on/off transitions (non-fade blending styles) are not changed.AI assistance: yes
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