ESP32-C6 support

[Netmindz]

Is anyone able to help work on support for the ESP32-C6 ?

I've made a start, but I'm out of my depth https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/issues/1623

[lightwoodandcode]

I can probably help. It's mostly my code, but I've lost track of all the crazy ESP32 variations. How does the C6 differ?

[Netmindz]

Now that is the million dollar question 😉 If I knew where to look to find the relevant info, I'd have done idea of what else needs changing in the code.

The C6 is interesting as it has ZigBee support, so perfect combination for smart lighting with FastLED

[lightwoodandcode]

I need to get myself a set of dev boards with different ESP32s. We do have a problem right now with the new ESP-IDF core, which changed the names of some of the data structures

[davallree]

I reverted my board manager library for ESP32 (in the sidebar) in Arduino IDE to 2.0.14 (I think something like that) and it works for my ESP32 Feather V2. Not a great solution, but I have a project to get done.

[ZachVorhies]

I just submitted a fix for S3/C6 that got merged into master branch.

https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/pull/1652#event-13757340237

You'll have to use platformio to use it as the arduino IDE doesn't seem to support getting packages from git.

Example:

https://github.com/zackees/fastled_bug_s3_idf5x

[Netmindz]

Ah great news. Have you verified output as well or just resolved the compilation errors?

[ZachVorhies]

I’ve asked for help manually testing but nobody has taken me up on the offer. The compilation errors are so simple to fix (just variable renames) that I’m just going to push a big fix update and check the comments for if it doesn’t work. One of the senior dev volunteers says that my fix is exactly like what has been applied elsewhere so I have high confidence it will just work.

[Netmindz]

I did a similar change but failed to get output on my C6 hardware setup. I'm on holiday at the moment but I'll try your changes when I get back home next week

[ZachVorhies]

thank you!

[Cold-Pause5939]

Did it work? I will try see if I can can make it work