working version, simplified demo mode only

fs/animateLights.js

@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ let colors = {
 
 
 let LightAnimation = {
-  numberOfBulbs: 3,
-  ledPin: 4,
+  numberOfBulbs: 11,
+  ledPin: 2,
   running: false,
   mode: "demo",
+  generalBrightnessDivider: 3,
   colorSequence: [
     colors.dimmedWhite,
     colors.red,
@@ -42,11 +43,13 @@ let LightAnimation = {
 
 RPC.addHandler('HouseLightning.Start', function(args) {
   LightAnimation.running = true;
+  LightAnimation.mode = "run";
   return {result: 'ok'};
 }, null);
 
 RPC.addHandler('HouseLightning.Stop', function(args) {
-  LightAnimation.running = false;
+  LightAnimation.running = true; // first we want to turn off LEDs, thus needs stop-mode
+  LightAnimation.mode = "stop";
   return {result: 'ok'};
 }, null);
 
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ function runNeopixel(strip, shiftBy) {
   for (i=0; i<LightAnimation.numberOfBulbs; ++i) {
     colorIndex = shiftBy % LightAnimation.colorSequence.length;
     color = LightAnimation.colorSequence[colorIndex];
-    strip.setPixel(i, color.r, color.g, color.b);
+    strip.setPixel(i, color.r/LightAnimation.generalBrightnessDivider, color.g/LightAnimation.generalBrightnessDivider, color.b/LightAnimation.generalBrightnessDivider);
     // print("runNeo shift =", shiftBy, ", colorIndex =", colorIndex, ", r =", color.r, ", g =", color.g, ", b =", color.b);
     shiftBy++;
   }
@@ -150,6 +153,10 @@ Timer.set(1990 /* msec */, true /* repeat */, function() {
       runNeopixel(strip, shiftAnimation);
       shiftAnimation++;
       print("*** demo-mode, next shift=", shiftAnimation);
+    } else if (LightAnimation.mode === "stop") {
+      strip.clear();
+      strip.show();
+      LightAnimation.running = false;
     } else print("*** no-ack, mode =", LightAnimation.mode);
   } else print("*** stopped");
 }, null);