there was joyous success using asyncio instead of threads, to create non-blocking methods for animating the 7 Pixel WS2801 string.

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#TwOrb
#sepTwOrb the septactular 7 Pixel TwOrb project :)

using Micropython on a Rpi Pico W, I can get all of the LEDs to light up, but my animations that take place in a loop are blocking, even when using threads or asyncio.

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#TwOrb

Well that was disheartening

Once all assembled and connected to a Raspberry Pi Pico W, the LEDs didn't light up. It is a #TwOrb failure :(