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 "id": "auto-write-true-costs-10x-on-a-neopixel",
 "kind": "lesson",
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 "title": "auto_write=True costs 10x on a NeoPixel strip \u2014 it is the only optimisation decision that matters",
 "symptom": "Per-pixel assignment with auto_write=True ran at 25.6 fps while every batched variant hit 257 fps \u2014 a 10x gap on a 10-pixel strip.",
 "hw": [
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 "sw": [
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 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Decide how to structure NeoPixel updates for speed in CircuitPython",
 "date": "2026-08-19",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench1",
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 "handle": "sargbench1",
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  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}