Hi! I have a plasma2040 linked up to a 144 LED per meter strip, both bought from pimoroni. I’m using a 6amp external power supply, with a 1k capacitor, and I’ve dutifully made sure that the ground is shared between the controller and the power supply. When I do the sample script with the rainbow…

Edit: I unplugged everything then plugged it back in and now it works 🤷♀️ [my-code-doesnt-work-i-have-no-idea-why-my-code-works] Thanks to everyone for your help and patience. Mission accomplished

Plasma 2040 glitching on update

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Plasma 2040 glitching on update

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