Non blocking blinking LED with PCA9685 possible?

[chromo23]

Is there a possibility to let a led connectet to a PCA9685 blink with out using "TimerSet"?
The Pulse command ist almost the right direction but there is no repeat option. Is it non-blocking anyhow?

Edit: Similar to "LongPulse_mS"

[Ath]

AFAIK, the PcfLongpulse_MS command also shouldn't be blocking (where the Longpulse, and most likely PcfLongpulse too, are blocking), so maybe that helps in improving the performance?

Don't think the PcfLongpulse_MS command got that 'repeat' feature (though I didn't look at the source, the docs don't have that parameter), so a LoopTimerSet command would be the best starting point.

[Ath]

Hm, maybe the pcf* commands don't work with the PCA9685

[Ath]

The frequency for the PCA9685 can't be set low enough to a usable flashing frequency (23 Hz is a really fast on/off) or else the PcaPwm command could have worked here

[chromo23]

Hm, maybe the pcf* commands don't work with the PCA9685

I got confused by that too

[chromo23]

I use now the MCP23017 for relay and led output and the PCA9685 for input only.

To let the LEDs blink i use:

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MCPlongpulse_ms,1,0,1000,1000,5

Which is undocumented but works

Log output gives a warning (that's why it is probably undocumented?):

1602678: HTTP: MCPlongpulse_ms,1,0,1000,1000,5
1602683: Too many arguments: cmd=MCPlongpulse_ms Arg1=1 Arg2=0 (fixed) Arg3=1000,1000,5 ExtraArg4=1000 ExtraArg5=5 lineLength=31
1602683: Line: _MCPlongpulse_ms,1,0,1000,1000,5_
1602683: Command executed, but may fail. See: https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues/2724
1602686: MCP : port 1. Pulse H:1000 L:1000 #:5 ms