WLED v16.0.1

WLED Version 16.0.1 Announcement

Read the full copy at https://github.com/wled/WLED/releases/tag/v16.0.1

I'm pleased to announce that since the release of 16.0.0, approximately 50% of WLED installs have downloaded the new release, with only a tiny number of issues reported relative to the install base. Also for those of you that help by sending the install/upgrade report, we have seen only a handful of people downgrade back to 0.15.

There were few key reasons for why this was released as 16.0.0 and not 0.16.0 -

One example is that it is actually a major software change as the entire esp32 platform we run on top of is a major new version, the first time since esp32 support was added.

Another is that it better reflects the fact that WLED is almost 10 years old and has over 2 million downloads, so it’s definitely not a pre-release version 0!

Therefore I think it's fair to say we recommend ALL users upgrade to this 16.0.1 maintenance release!

New board support

• Add support for Waveshare S3 Matrix Driver board, including the waveshare_esp32s3_32MB_hub75 build in releases (by @netmindz)
• New "Seengreat" HUB75 pinout (#5662 by @softhack007)

Bug Fixes

• Bugfix in cfg loading in settings_leds.htm (by @DedeHai)
• HUB75 bugfixes for 4-scan and chained panels (by @softhack007)
• HUB75: use FM6124 driver for 4-scan panels, remove 64x64 limitation if board has PSRAM (by @softhack007)
• Improve bootup behaviour for boot presets (by @DedeHai)
• Respect "make auto segments" when resetting segments (by @DedeHai)
• Fix white channel for "Rainbow" and other color_wheel()-based effects (by @chschu)
• Restore palette wrap-around in the Palette effect (regression since 0.15.x) (by @kaibae19)
• Restore pre-16.0 looks on several FX (by @DedeHai)
• Fix brightness not being applied properly in nightlight mode (by @DedeHai)
• Fix color jump if changing mid transition (by @DedeHai)
• Apply gamma during realtime override (by @DedeHai)
• Fix ledmap parser reading past end of map array (by @DedeHai)
• Fix LED glitches on long strips for C3 (by @DedeHai)
• Bugfix in segment deconstructor (by @DedeHai)
• Update pixel buffer after changing matrix dimensions (by @DedeHai)
• Prevent Arduino core from assigning default MISO pin (by @DedeHai)
• Rename LED type description "CW" to the more commonly used "CCT" (by @DedeHai)
• Analog button fix (by @benjamw)
• Fix button label regression (by @benjamw)
• Bugfix in parsePacket(): accept short Art-Net packets (by @DedeHai)
• Align with WLEDMM extended error codes, small improvement for brownout detection (by @softhack007)
• Audioreactive bugfix: auto-suspend in all realtime modes, but stay active when "Use main segment only" (by @softhack007)
• Fixed top-LED update logic in grav* audioreactive effects (by @recliq)
• Fix KIT-VE Ethernet: PHY address should be 1, not 0 (by @Techman749)
• v16 compatibility fixes for "unreachable netservices" (by @Joeboyc2)
• Fix update page revert button (by @netmindz)
• Fix missing JavaScript function in usermod settings page (by @netmindz)
• Use NeoPixelBus version with properly initialized buffers (by @netmindz)
• DHT usermod: only abort compilation when USERMOD_DHT_MQTT and WLED_DISABLE_MQTT is set

Plus routine dependency updates.

Full Changelog

https://github.com/wled/WLED/compare/v16.0.0...v16.0.1

Code updates from:

@DedeHai @softhack007 @netmindz @chschu @kaibae19 @benjamw @recliq @Techman749 @Joeboyc2 @evanc