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Added PS Pendulum 1D effect
BobLoeffler68 Oct 25, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into pr-ps-pendulum-user-fx
BobLoeffler68 Oct 27, 2026
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Added AI comment ranges
BobLoeffler68 Oct 27, 2026
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Added guards for WLED_DISABLE_PARTICLESYSTEM1D
BobLoeffler68 Oct 27, 2026
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Removed PS from effect name, changed dampening to gravity, set usedPa…
BobLoeffler68 Oct 29, 2026
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Keep the mapped offset inside the segment.
BobLoeffler68 Oct 30, 2026
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Fall back to static FX if SEGLEN is less than 4 pixels
BobLoeffler68 Oct 30, 2026
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Added XL option to select a large pendulum, and removed "Pause" from …
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// for information how FX metadata strings work see https://kno.wled.ge/interfaces/json-api/#effect-metadata

#ifndef WLED_DISABLE_PARTICLESYSTEM1D
#include "FXparticleSystem.h" // PS Pendulum requires the 1D particle system
#endif

// paletteBlend: 0 - wrap when moving, 1 - always wrap, 2 - never wrap, 3 - none (undefined)
#define PALETTE_SOLID_WRAP (paletteBlend == 1 || paletteBlend == 3)

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static const char _data_FX_MODE_DISSOLVEPLUS[] PROGMEM = "Dissolve Plus@Repeat speed,Dissolve speed,Fill speed,Last one delay,Fade rate,Random,Complete,Last one;!,!;!;;o2=1";

#ifndef WLED_DISABLE_PARTICLESYSTEM1D
/*
/ Pendulum effect
* by Bob Loeffler and claude.ai
* First slider (speed) is for the speed of the pendulum LED going back and forth. (0 = random speed)
* Second slider (intensity) is for the X offset. In the middle means the center of the pendulum will be in the middle of the LED strip.
* Moving the slider left will move the pendulum to the left, etc. (0 = random X offset)
* Third slider (blur) is for how much of a trail the pendulum will leave.
* Fourth slider (delay) is for how long the effect will wait before restarting the pendulum movement.
* Fifth slider (gravity) is for how much the pendulum movement will be changed due to gravity. (0 = random gravity)
* Checkbox1 will select the LED color based on it's position on the strip.
* Checkbox2 will make the pendulum swing forever (a perpetual pendulum).
* Checkbox3 will select the large pendulum.
* aux0 stores the settings checksum to detect changes.
*/

// AI: below section was generated by an AI
#define PENDULUM_MIN_AMPLITUDE_SUBPX ((PS_P_RADIUS_1D * 2) / 5)

// Custom pendulum state, stored in the extra bytes after the particle system's own data
typedef struct {
int32_t currentPos; // sub-pixel position (scaled by PS_P_RADIUS_1D); matches particle.x units directly
int32_t fromPos;
int32_t toPos;
int32_t amplitude; // sub-pixel
uint16_t gravity256; // Q8 fixed point: 0-255 represents 0.0-1.0
uint32_t swingStart;
uint32_t swingDuration;
uint32_t pauseStart;
uint16_t swing_time;
uint16_t offsetX; // pixel units (kept as pixels since map() needs it that way)
uint8_t phase;
uint8_t goingLeft;
} PendulumData;
// AI: end

static void mode_Pendulum(void) {
ParticleSystem1D *PartSys = nullptr;
PendulumData *pd = nullptr;
if (SEGLEN < 4) FX_FALLBACK_STATIC;

if (SEGMENT.call == 0) {
if (!initParticleSystem1D(PartSys, 0, 1, sizeof(PendulumData)))
FX_FALLBACK_STATIC;
} else {
PartSys = reinterpret_cast<ParticleSystem1D *>(SEGENV.data);
}
if (PartSys == nullptr) FX_FALLBACK_STATIC;

PartSys->updateSystem();
pd = reinterpret_cast<PendulumData *>(PartSys->PSdataEnd);

uint16_t segLen = SEGLEN;
uint16_t segCenter = segLen / 2;
uint16_t pause_delay = map(SEGMENT.custom2, 0, 255, 500, 20000);
uint16_t sizePx = SEGMENT.check3 ? 3 : 0; // approx. particle radius in pixels; tune by eye (either 3 or 4)
uint16_t cutoff = segLen / 10 + sizePx;
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Reserve the rendered XL radius before mapping the swing.

XL mode reserves three pixels, but particle size 120 renders to a radius of approximately 4.8 pixels. On a 20-pixel segment, the leftmost mapped center is 5; the calculated amplitude is 2, so the particle reaches center 3 and its left side is clipped. On segments of 4–8 pixels, the same clearance calculation leaves zero amplitude for every mapped center. Use a clearance derived from the rendered size. If the segment cannot fit that clearance and a nonzero swing, use the static fallback or a smaller particle. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @usermods/user_fx/user_fx.cpp around lines 1660 - 1661:
Update the sizePx and cutoff clearance calculation so it reserves the rendered
particle radius in XL mode, approximately 4.8 pixels, rather than three pixels;
preserve appropriate clearance for other modes. When the segment cannot fit that
clearance with a nonzero swing, use the static fallback or a smaller particle
instead of mapping a clipped swing.

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constexpr uint8_t PHASE_STOPPED = 0U;
constexpr uint8_t PHASE_SWING = 1U;
constexpr uint8_t PHASE_PAUSED = 2U;

PartSys->setUsedParticles(1);
PartSys->setWrap(false);
PartSys->setBounce(false);

// AI: below section was generated by an AI
uint32_t loss = 255 - SEGMENT.custom1; // amount of blurring; using loss spreads out the blur across the whole 1-255 range.
loss = (loss * loss) / 255; // without this, most blur occurred near the highest setting; 0 = no blurring
if (SEGMENT.custom1 > 0 && loss < 2) loss = 2;
PartSys->setMotionBlur(255 - loss);
// AI: end

PartSys->setColorByPosition(SEGMENT.check1);

uint32_t settingssum = SEGMENT.speed + SEGMENT.intensity + SEGMENT.custom1 + SEGMENT.custom2 + SEGMENT.custom3 + SEGMENT.check2 + SEGMENT.check3;
bool settingsChanged = (SEGENV.aux0 != settingssum);

PartSys->setParticleSize(SEGMENT.check3 ? 120 : 1); // large or small particle (pendulum)

if (SEGENV.call == 0 || pd->phase == PHASE_STOPPED || settingsChanged) {
const uint8_t speed = SEGMENT.speed;
if (speed == 0) pd->swing_time = hw_random16(1000, 2400);
else pd->swing_time = map(speed, 1, 255, 2400, 400);

const uint8_t intensity = SEGMENT.intensity;
if (intensity == 0) pd->offsetX = hw_random16(cutoff, segLen - cutoff);
else pd->offsetX = map(intensity, 1, 255, cutoff, segLen - 1 - cutoff);

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Prevent zero-amplitude motion on short segments.

For SEGLEN values from 2 through 9, cutoff is zero. The mapping can therefore select an endpoint. For SEGLEN == 2, every mapped offset produces zero amplitude, so the Pendulum remains stationary. The initializer rejects only one-pixel segments, so this path is reachable. Reject segments shorter than three pixels and keep the offset inside a non-zero interior range. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @usermods/user_fx/user_fx.cpp at line 1687:
Update the Pendulum initialization path that assigns pd->offsetX: reject
segments shorter than three pixels, and constrain the mapped offset to an
interior range that guarantees non-zero motion. Preserve the existing mapping
behavior for valid longer segments.

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✅ Addressed in commit a0ad083

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Prevent zero-amplitude motion on short segments.

Even a strip that is 3 pixels long will have no animation, so I set it to 4 or more pixels. So SEGLEN < 4 will fall back to the solid/static FX.

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@BobLoeffler68 The supplied code confirms that SEGLEN < 4 now falls back to the static effect before particle-system initialization.

The endpoint case remains for lengths 4–9 because cutoff is still zero. For example, with SEGLEN == 4 and intensity 255, offsetX becomes 3 and the amplitude becomes zero. Keeping the offset inside 1..segLen-2 would address the remaining part of this finding.

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Keeping the offset inside 1..segLen-2 would address the remaining part of this finding.

I don't understand what you are suggesting that I do here.

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@BobLoeffler68 I meant to keep the center of the swing off the first and last pixels. The moving LED can still reach those pixels.

For a four-pixel segment, the pixel indexes are 0, 1, 2, 3:

  • If the center is 0 or 3, your amplitude calculation gives zero.
  • If the center is 1 or 2, the pendulum has room to swing.

The smallest change is to make cutoff at least 1. Replace:

uint16_t cutoff = segLen / 10;

with:

uint16_t cutoff = (segLen < 10) ? 1 : segLen / 10;

Keep your SEGLEN < 4 fallback and both offsetX assignments unchanged.

For lengths 4–9, this change excludes the first and last pixels from the possible center positions. It applies to both the slider and random selection. For lengths 10 and above, it preserves the existing behavior.

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// AI: below section was generated by an AI
// Gravity as Q8 fixed-point (0-256 = 0.0-1.0)
const uint8_t custom3 = SEGMENT.custom3;
uint8_t gravityPct;
if (custom3 == 0) gravityPct = hw_random8(75, 95);
else gravityPct = map(custom3, 1, 31, 95, 75);
pd->gravity256 = ((uint16_t)gravityPct * 256) / 100;

// Amplitude in pixels first, then converted to sub-pixel units
uint16_t amplitude_px;
if (pd->offsetX < segCenter) amplitude_px = pd->offsetX;
else amplitude_px = MIN(pd->offsetX, (uint16_t)(segLen - 1 - pd->offsetX));
amplitude_px = (amplitude_px > sizePx) ? (amplitude_px - sizePx) : 0; // leave room for the particle's width at each end of the swing
pd->amplitude = (int32_t)amplitude_px * PS_P_RADIUS_1D;

pd->fromPos = (int32_t)pd->offsetX * PS_P_RADIUS_1D;
pd->toPos = pd->fromPos - pd->amplitude;
pd->swingStart = strip.now;
pd->swingDuration = pd->swing_time;
pd->phase = PHASE_SWING;
pd->goingLeft = 1;
pd->currentPos = pd->fromPos;
// AI: end

PartSys->particles[0].ttl = 300;
PartSys->particleFlags[0].perpetual = true;
PartSys->particleFlags[0].fixed = true;

SEGENV.aux0 = settingssum;
}

if (pd->phase == PHASE_SWING) {
// AI: below section was generated by an AI
uint32_t elapsed = strip.now - pd->swingStart;
if (elapsed > pd->swingDuration) elapsed = pd->swingDuration;

// angle: 0 -> 32768 represents 0 -> 180 degrees in cos16_t's 16-bit angle space
uint32_t angle = pd->swingDuration ? ((uint32_t)elapsed * 32768) / pd->swingDuration : 32768;

int32_t cosT16 = cos16_t((uint16_t)angle); // inferred range: -32767..32767
int32_t frac16 = (32767 - cosT16) >> 1; // 0..32767, represents ease fraction * 32767

int32_t delta = pd->toPos - pd->fromPos; // sub-pixel
pd->currentPos = pd->fromPos + (int32_t)(((int64_t)delta * frac16) / 32767);

if (elapsed >= pd->swingDuration) {
bool perpetual = SEGMENT.check2;
if (!perpetual) {
pd->amplitude = (pd->amplitude * (int32_t)pd->gravity256) >> 8; // (Q8 fixed-point)
}
int32_t minAmplitude = SEGMENT.check3 ? PENDULUM_MIN_AMPLITUDE_SUBPX * 3 : PENDULUM_MIN_AMPLITUDE_SUBPX;
if (!perpetual && pd->amplitude < minAmplitude) {
pd->currentPos = (int32_t)pd->offsetX * PS_P_RADIUS_1D;
pd->phase = PHASE_PAUSED;
pd->pauseStart = strip.now;
} else {
int32_t offsetSubpx = (int32_t)pd->offsetX * PS_P_RADIUS_1D;
int32_t nextTo = offsetSubpx + (pd->goingLeft ? pd->amplitude : -pd->amplitude);
pd->fromPos = pd->toPos;
pd->toPos = nextTo;
pd->goingLeft = !(pd->goingLeft);
pd->swingStart = strip.now;

// duration scales with amplitude/half-segment-length, in Q8 fixed-point
int32_t halfSegSubpx = ((int32_t)(segLen - 1) * PS_P_RADIUS_1D) / 2;
int32_t ratio256 = halfSegSubpx ? (pd->amplitude * 256) / halfSegSubpx : 256;
uint32_t dur = ((uint32_t)pd->swing_time * ratio256) >> 8;
pd->swingDuration = (dur < 200) ? 200 : dur;
}
}
} else if (pd->phase == PHASE_PAUSED) {
pd->currentPos = (int32_t)pd->offsetX * PS_P_RADIUS_1D;
if (strip.now - pd->pauseStart >= pause_delay) {
pd->phase = PHASE_STOPPED;
}
}
// AI: end

PartSys->particles[0].x = pd->currentPos;
PartSys->particles[0].vx = 0;

PartSys->update();
}
static const char _data_FX_MODE_PENDULUM[] PROGMEM = "Pendulum@Speed (0=random),X Offset (0=random),Blur,Delay,Gravity (0=random), Position Color, Perpetual, XL;!,!;!;1;c2=32,c3=4,o1=1";
#endif


// AI: below section was generated by an AI
/*
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strip.addEffect(255, &mode_morsecode, _data_FX_MODE_MORSECODE);
strip.addEffect(255, &mode_2D_perlinscape, _data_FX_MODE_2D_PERLINSCAPE);
strip.addEffect(255, &mode_dissolveplus, _data_FX_MODE_DISSOLVEPLUS);
#ifndef WLED_DISABLE_PARTICLESYSTEM1D
strip.addEffect(255, &mode_Pendulum, _data_FX_MODE_PENDULUM);
#endif
strip.addEffect(255, &mode_2D_jackolantern, _data_FX_MODE_2D_JACKOLANTERN);

////////////////////////////////////////
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