Several cleanups

config.example.json

@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
   "red_led_entity_name": "Selsyn 1 Red LED",
   "green_led_entity_name": "Selsyn 1 Green LED",
   "backlight_entity_name": "Selsyn 1 Backlight",
-  "backlight_unit": "%"
+  "ws2812_order": "GRB"
 }

gauge_vid6008.py

@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ class Gauge:
         self._pin_step.value(0)
         utime.sleep_us(delay_us)
 
+    def steps_toward(self, value, limit=5):
+        """Return the step delta needed to move toward value, clamped to ±limit."""
+        delta = self._val_to_step(value) - self._current_step
+        return max(-limit, min(limit, delta))
+
     def get(self):
         return self._step_to_val(self._current_step)
 

gaugemqttcontinuous.py

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ _cfg = _load_config()
 
 DEBUG = _cfg.get("debug", False)
 _DEBUG = DEBUG
+_WS2812_ORDER = _cfg.get("ws2812_order", "GRB").upper()
 
 WIFI_SSID = _cfg["wifi_ssid"]
 WIFI_PASSWORD = _cfg["wifi_password"]
@@ -150,7 +151,6 @@ else:
             "ws2812_green": tuple(_cfg.get("ws2812_green", [0, 255, 0])),
         }
     )
-BL_UNIT = _cfg.get("backlight_unit", "%")
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Gauge initialization
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ _bl_dirty_since = None
 _BL_SAVE_DELAY_MS = 5000
 
 
+def _to_pixel(r, g, b):
+    """Reorder RGB to match the WS2812 variant's byte order (GRB or RGB)."""
+    if _WS2812_ORDER == "GRB":
+        return (g, r, b)
+    return (r, g, b)
+
+
 def _backlight_changed(gauge_idx, new_color, new_on, new_brightness):
     return (
         new_color != backlight_color[gauge_idx]
@@ -341,7 +348,7 @@ def set_backlight_color(gauge_idx, r, g, b, brightness=None):
     leds_per_gauge = BACKLIGHT_LEDS_PER_GAUGE + STATUS_LEDS_PER_GAUGE
     base_idx = gauge_idx * leds_per_gauge
     for j in range(BACKLIGHT_LEDS_PER_GAUGE):
-        leds_bl[base_idx + j] = (int(g * scale), int(r * scale), int(b * scale))
+        leds_bl[base_idx + j] = _to_pixel(int(r * scale), int(g * scale), int(b * scale))
     _update_status_leds(gauge_idx)
     leds_bl.write()
     _mark_bl_dirty()
@@ -361,7 +368,7 @@ def set_backlight_brightness(gauge_idx, brightness):
     leds_per_gauge = BACKLIGHT_LEDS_PER_GAUGE + STATUS_LEDS_PER_GAUGE
     base_idx = gauge_idx * leds_per_gauge
     for j in range(BACKLIGHT_LEDS_PER_GAUGE):
-        leds_bl[base_idx + j] = (int(g * scale), int(r * scale), int(b * scale))
+        leds_bl[base_idx + j] = _to_pixel(int(r * scale), int(g * scale), int(b * scale))
     _update_status_leds(gauge_idx)
     leds_bl.write()
     _mark_bl_dirty()
@@ -376,12 +383,12 @@ def _update_status_leds(gauge_idx):
     green_color = g_cfg["ws2812_green"]
 
     if status_led_red[gauge_idx]:
-        leds_bl[base_idx] = (red_color[1], red_color[0], red_color[2])
+        leds_bl[base_idx] = _to_pixel(*red_color)
     else:
         leds_bl[base_idx] = (0, 0, 0)
 
     if status_led_green[gauge_idx]:
-        leds_bl[base_idx + 1] = (green_color[1], green_color[0], green_color[2])
+        leds_bl[base_idx + 1] = _to_pixel(*green_color)
     else:
         leds_bl[base_idx + 1] = (0, 0, 0)
 
@@ -872,11 +879,7 @@ def main():
 
             client_ref.check_msg()
 
-            pending = []
-            for i, g in enumerate(gauge_objects):
-                delta = g._val_to_step(gauge_targets[i]) - g._current_step
-                steps = max(-5, min(5, delta))
-                pending.append(steps)
+            pending = [g.steps_toward(gauge_targets[i],limit=50) for i, g in enumerate(gauge_objects)]
 
             moved_any = any(s != 0 for s in pending)
             if moved_any:

ota.py

@@ -349,8 +349,6 @@ def _fetch_file_list():
                         break
             else:
                 name = entry["name"]
-                if not name.endswith(".py"):
-                    continue
                 for p in patterns:
                     p = p.rstrip("/")
                     if _match_pattern(name, p) or _match_pattern(entry["path"], p):