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+   EnergySHAPE Hardware and Software Requirements   +
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1) TESTED CONFIGURATIONS

    - Arduino IDE: 1.8.19 (Debian Trixie 13.7, Linux 6.12.107)
    - FastLED library: 3.10.3
    - Boards:
        - Arduino Nano (AVRISP mkII)
        - "Clone" Nano (AVRISP mkII, old bootloader)
        - Seeeduino Nano (AVRISP mkII)
    - LED strip: WS2812B 5050 60/m 18W/m

2) CURRENT MEASUREMENTS

    => supplied from the 5V pin of a Arduino Nano board
    
    * when using 1 flash:
       => with saturation = 128
       => with luminosity =  80
       - All 65 LEDs off:    52 mA
       - Gain value at 0:    65 mA
       - Gain value at -10: 103 mA
       - Gain value at +10:  98 mA

    * when using 2 flashes:
       => with saturation = 128
       => with luminosity =  80
       - All 65 LEDs off:    98 mA
       - Gain value at 0:   118 mA
       - Gain value at -10: 166 mA
       - Gain value at +10: 163 mA

    * when using 1 flash:
       => with saturation = 255
       => with luminosity = 255
       - All 65 LEDs off:    52 mA
       - Gain value at 0:   160 mA
       - Gain value at -10: 350 mA
       - Gain value at +10: 340 mA

3) WIRING

    See the design sketch in the documentation.

4) POWER SUPPLY

   Supplying power to 5 flashes from one Nano board that is supplied from USB provides unsufficient current.


