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- add new global bool to check if gamma needs to be applied - restrict digital LED brightness for better color preservation - move from gamma then brightness to "restricted" brightness then gamma (except for HUB75 where brightness is at driver level - use full resolution gamma on PWM buses - skip black pixels in busDigital setPixelColor - fix brightness calculation when using gammaCorrectBri
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385-386: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueLGTM!
The realtime-aware expression correctly gates
applyGammaongammaCorrectCol,realtimeMode,arlsDisableGammaCorrection, andrealtimeOverride. TherealtimeOverridesemantics are sound: when override is active (ONCE/ALWAYS),!realtimeOverrideis false, so gamma stays enabled regardless of realtime state.The expression
gammaCorrectCol && !(realtimeMode && arlsDisableGammaCorrection && !realtimeOverride)is duplicated verbatim inudp.cppline 436. Consider extracting a small helper to prevent future divergence:♻️ Optional: extract shared helper for applyGamma computation
// In a shared header or wled.h: static inline bool computeApplyGamma() { return gammaCorrectCol && !(realtimeMode && arlsDisableGammaCorrection && !realtimeOverride); }Then both
set.cpp:385andudp.cpp:436becomeapplyGamma = computeApplyGamma();.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate. In `@wled00/set.cpp` around lines 385 - 386, The `applyGamma` realtime-aware condition is duplicated in both `set.cpp` and the corresponding logic in `udp.cpp`, so extract it into a shared helper to keep the behavior consistent. Add a small function such as `computeApplyGamma()` in a common location used by both call sites, and have both `set.cpp` and `udp.cpp` assign `applyGamma` through that helper so future changes to `gammaCorrectCol`, `realtimeMode`, `arlsDisableGammaCorrection`, or `realtimeOverride` only need to be made once.
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In `@wled00/bus_manager.cpp`:
- Around line 481-483: The PWM path is applying gamma twice:
`BusPwm::setPixelColor` currently gamma-corrects before storing into `_data[]`,
and `BusPwm::show` later applies `powf(..., gammaCorrectVal)` again. Remove the
early `gamma32` conversion in `setPixelColor` so `_data[]` stays linear, and
keep the gamma step only in `show()` when driving the PWM output.
- Around line 269-273: The BusDigital::setBrightness method is remapping a true
off value through gamma8inv when _bri is 0, which can leave digital buses driven
at a nonzero brightness. Update the brightness handling in
BusDigital::setBrightness so that an input brightness of 0 stays 0 and only
nonzero values are gamma-corrected when applyGamma is enabled, preserving true
off behavior for digital LEDs.
- Around line 276-285: Move the `_valid` check in `BusDigital::setPixelColor` so
it runs before any pixel remapping or color handling, rather than only inside
the `if (c > 0)` block. This ensures invalid buses return early for black writes
as well, preventing `PolyBus::setPixelColor()` from being called with `_busPtr`
and avoiding underflow in the `_reversed` mapping logic. Keep the fix localized
to `BusDigital::setPixelColor` and preserve the existing brightness/gamma flow
after the guard.
- Around line 290-293: The CCT packing in bus_manager.cpp is collapsing most
values because the current arithmetic in the hasCCT() block only preserves bytes
at the extremes. Update the packing logic in the code that builds wwcw for
TYPE_WS2812_WWA so cctCW and cctWW are combined into the intended 16-bit value
without masking or shifting away the low bits; keep the brightness scaling
behavior intact and ensure the resulting RGBW32(...) assignment receives nonzero
white-channel data across the normal range.
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In `@wled00/set.cpp`:
- Around line 385-386: The `applyGamma` realtime-aware condition is duplicated
in both `set.cpp` and the corresponding logic in `udp.cpp`, so extract it into a
shared helper to keep the behavior consistent. Add a small function such as
`computeApplyGamma()` in a common location used by both call sites, and have
both `set.cpp` and `udp.cpp` assign `applyGamma` through that helper so future
changes to `gammaCorrectCol`, `realtimeMode`, `arlsDisableGammaCorrection`, or
`realtimeOverride` only need to be made once.
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what I am not too sure about is the network bus: it now dow not send gamma corrected colors as it used to, see the TODO, it would be a one liner to add it back. My thought process was to not do it as receivers can decide to apply it or not. |
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In `@wled00/bus_manager.cpp`:
- Around line 283-293: The color processing order in bus_manager.cpp is wrong:
gamma32() is being applied before autoWhiteCalc() and colorBalanceFromKelvin(),
which changes the RGB result and the derived WW/CW channels. Update the logic in
the c > 0 path of the bus handling code so brightness and color
temperature/white conversion happen first, then apply gamma correction last
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@coderabbitai please propose a test plan, I already confirmed this working on digital LEDs but not on PWM, HUB75 or network. I also did not test any digital LEDs with white or CCT |
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1. Digital LEDs — RGB (already validated, include for regression)
2. Digital LEDs — White/CCT (untested)
3. PWM buses (untested)
4. HUB75 matrix (untested)
5. Network bus (E1.31/DDP/ArtNet, untested)
6. Cross-cutting checks
Let me know if you'd like me to help draft any specific test firmware builds or scripts to automate parts of this (e.g., a debug effect that sweeps brightness/color for visual verification). ✅ Action performedReview finished.
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| void BusNetwork::setPixelColor(unsigned pix, uint32_t c) { | ||
| if (!_valid || pix >= _len) return; | ||
| uint8_t ww, cw; // dummy, unused | ||
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It should be left to the receiver.
| gammaCorrectBri = false; | ||
| gammaCorrectCol = false; | ||
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| applyGamma = gammaCorrectCol && !(realtimeMode && arlsDisableGammaCorrection && !realtimeOverride); // update gamma use (disable if needed) |
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I think we should calculate this every frame in show instead of trying to maintain it when the state changes -- the places where it's set are not consistent with each other, and it's risky to spread the logic around to so many spots.
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🟠 Major · Keep the PWM CCT control channel linear. · bus_manager.cpp:579
wled00/bus_manager.cpp:579
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winKeep the PWM CCT control channel linear.
When
cctICusedis true,_data[1]on a two-channel bus or_data[4]on a five-channel bus holds the requested CCT value. This loop applies the light-output gamma curve to that control value. A requested midpoint of 127 therefore produces a duty near 22% ofpwmBriat gamma 2.2, instead of approximately 50%. Exclude the CCT control channel from gamma correction. (raw.githubusercontent.com)🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Line 1431: Update updateGammaUse() and the digital bus brightness handling to
retain requested brightness separately from cached _bri, then recompute _bri
whenever applyGamma changes. Ensure realtime gamma-mode transitions immediately
use the correct brightness without waiting for another brightness update.
In `@wled00/bus_manager.h`:
- Line 294: Assign the return value of gamma32inv to c in
BusDigital::getPixelColor before undoing brightness, so the returned color uses
the inverse-gamma-restored channel values.
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- Line 579: Update the duty calculation in the _data loop to bypass gamma
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Refresh digital brightness when gamma use changes.
updateGammaUse() can switch applyGamma without recalculating the digital bus’s cached _bri. For example, entering realtime with arlsDisableGammaCorrection enabled changes the gamma decision at the next WS2812FX::show(), but leaves _bri inverse-gamma-adjusted from normal rendering. Pixels then use the wrong brightness until another bus brightness update occurs. Keep the requested brightness separately and recompute the bus value when gamma use changes. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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In `@wled00/bus_manager.cpp` at line 1431, Update updateGammaUse() and the digital
bus brightness handling to retain requested brightness separately from cached
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🟡 Minor · Gamma-correct network-bus data before transmission. · bus_manager.cpp:735
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winGamma-correct network-bus data before transmission.
WS2812FX::show()no longer gamma-corrects colors before dispatch.BusNetwork::setPixelColor()stores the raw values, and a configured DDP bus sends them unchanged. A WLED DDP receiver disables gamma during realtime input by default because it expects gamma-corrected source data. This makes normal sender-to-WLED output emit darker, incorrect colors.Suggested fix
uint8_t ww, cw; // dummy, unused - // note: gamma correction is done by the receiver + c = gamma32(c); // apply gamma correction before sending to the receiver if (_hasWhite) c = autoWhiteCalc(c, ww, cw);🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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- Line 366: Update the return in the color restoration logic to return the
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- Line 358: In the `gamma32inv` channel-restoration path, keep ABL scaling
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Proposal for #5707
The way color dimming is done currently is a bit of a hack: apply gamma to colors, then scale them down using video scale with hue correction results in some color artefacts. The math sais to do it the other way but up to this point that resulted in color loss and very bad low brightness color resolution. I ran a lot of different tests using different gamma corrections, CIE (or sRGB) approaches with linear tails of gamma and all of them were not satisfactory. So I circled back to doing scaling before gamma which results in better colors but has the issue stated above. To fix it, we need to limit brightness which I implemented in this PR. The actual "trick" is to limit brightness such that we retain at least 2 color steps i.e. final_bri = gamm8inv(2) or larger. This is a bit of a breaking change, up for discussion.
The benefit is that gamma can now be moved down to bus level and has two positive side effects:
minor downside: the brightness slider translates to gamma8inv() table so not every brightness step yields a brightness change.
@softhack007 please check if this fits your bill ;)
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