Using Has anyone tried the MH-Tiny ATTINY88 Micro Development Board (16mhz) as a NeoPixel Controller

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While doing research on the MH-Tiny ATTINY88 Micro Development Board (16mhz) for use as a simple LED controller, I noticed one of the settings in the tools menu for [Board: "ATtiny88 (Micronucleus, MH-ET t88 w/16MHz CLOCK) ] was "[tinyNeoPixel port: "Port A (pins 23~26)"]

I asked AI about it…

Highly-optimized library

The board package you're using includes a special, highly-optimized library called tinyNeoPixel. Here’s why it's different and why that menu setting exists:

  1. Ultra-Lightweight: It's written in assembly language to be extremely small and fast, using minimal Flash and RAM. This leaves more room for the rest of your code.

  2. Rock-Solid Timing: Instead of relying on software timing (which can be interrupted), it takes direct control of a hardware "port" (a group of 8 pins) to blast out the data signal. This makes the signal incredibly stable, eliminating the flickering you sometimes see with other libraries on small chips.

    3 . Simplified Configuration: The tinyNeoPixel port setting in the Tools menu is the magic link. It tells the compiler which hardware port the special library should use. This saves you from having to edit library files or use complex pre-processor directives in your code.

I’m going to be doing a NeoPixel Project with my Granddaughter for Christmas, and I was wondering if anyone has tried it, and what their experience was. I also thought this might be helpful for someone to know.

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LOL, the first human response to my 2nd all time post. I hope you don’t think I’m impressed, especially from a fellow model railroader. AI has upped the level of my MRR electronic projects dramatically. All’s this forum has done so far is disappoint. I’ll stick with AI, mankind’s greatest achievement, except for the part were it’s run by folks like you. Cranky, sarcastic, and sanctimonious is no way to go through life.

I’m actually looking forward to being kicked out of here.

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In fact, the AI ​​simply generates a ready-made solution borrowed from library examples. Take the PN532 library, for example. Just take the example from the library, and it compiles perfectly. Save it to your local folder, and voila - you've got a long-lasting headache. )))
PS Now, just force the AI ​​to compile the code.

any new information is useful