Kosso: Updated Aurora demo for chained virtual displays. Added a better Fire demo. Removed some old Aurora demos which just didn't work and saves some memory.

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diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Attractor.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Attractor.h
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+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from "Attractor" in "The Nature of Code" by Daniel Shiffman: http://natureofcode.com/
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Daniel Shiffman
+ * http://www.shiffman.net
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "Vector.h"
+
+class Attractor {
+public:
+    float mass;    // Mass, tied to size
+    float G;       // Gravitational Constant
+    PVector location;   // Location
+
+    Attractor() {
+        location = PVector(MATRIX_CENTRE_X, MATRIX_CENTRE_Y);
+        mass = 8;
+        G = .5;
+    }
+
+    PVector attract(Boid m) {
+        PVector force = location - m.location;   // Calculate direction of force
+        float d = force.mag();                              // Distance between objects
+        d = constrain(d, 5.0, 32.0);                        // Limiting the distance to eliminate "extreme" results for very close or very far objects
+        force.normalize();                                  // Normalize vector (distance doesn't matter here, we just want this vector for direction)
+        float strength = (G * mass * m.mass) / (d * d);      // Calculate gravitional force magnitude
+        force *= strength;                                  // Get force vector --> magnitude * direction
+        return force;
+    }
+};
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Boid.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Boid.h
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+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from "Flocking" in "The Nature of Code" by Daniel Shiffman: http://natureofcode.com/
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Daniel Shiffman
+ * http://www.shiffman.net
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+// Flocking
+// Daniel Shiffman <http://www.shiffman.net>
+// The Nature of Code, Spring 2009
+
+// Boid class
+// Methods for Separation, Cohesion, Alignment added
+
+class Boid {
+  public:
+
+    PVector location;
+    PVector velocity;
+    PVector acceleration;
+    float maxforce;    // Maximum steering force
+    float maxspeed;    // Maximum speed
+
+    float desiredseparation = 4;
+    float neighbordist = 8;
+    byte colorIndex = 0;
+    float mass;
+
+    boolean enabled = true;
+
+    Boid() {}
+
+    Boid(float x, float y) {
+      acceleration = PVector(0, 0);
+      velocity = PVector(randomf(), randomf());
+      location = PVector(x, y);
+      maxspeed = 1.5;
+      maxforce = 0.05;
+    }
+
+    static float randomf() {
+      return mapfloat(random(0, 255), 0, 255, -.5, .5);
+    }
+
+    static float mapfloat(float x, float in_min, float in_max, float out_min, float out_max) {
+      return (x - in_min) * (out_max - out_min) / (in_max - in_min) + out_min;
+    }
+
+    void run(Boid boids [], uint8_t boidCount) {
+      flock(boids, boidCount);
+      update();
+      // wrapAroundBorders();
+      // render();
+    }
+
+    // Method to update location
+    void update() {
+      // Update velocity
+      velocity += acceleration;
+      // Limit speed
+      velocity.limit(maxspeed);
+      location += velocity;
+      // Reset acceleration to 0 each cycle
+      acceleration *= 0;
+    }
+
+    void applyForce(PVector force) {
+      // We could add mass here if we want A = F / M
+      acceleration += force;
+    }
+
+    void repelForce(PVector obstacle, float radius) {
+      //Force that drives boid away from obstacle.
+
+      PVector futPos = location + velocity; //Calculate future position for more effective behavior.
+      PVector dist = obstacle - futPos;
+      float d = dist.mag();
+
+      if (d <= radius) {
+        PVector repelVec = location - obstacle;
+        repelVec.normalize();
+        if (d != 0) { //Don't divide by zero.
+          // float scale = 1.0 / d; //The closer to the obstacle, the stronger the force.
+          repelVec.normalize();
+          repelVec *= (maxforce * 7);
+          if (repelVec.mag() < 0) { //Don't let the boids turn around to avoid the obstacle.
+            repelVec.y = 0;
+          }
+        }
+        applyForce(repelVec);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // We accumulate a new acceleration each time based on three rules
+    void flock(Boid boids [], uint8_t boidCount) {
+      PVector sep = separate(boids, boidCount);   // Separation
+      PVector ali = align(boids, boidCount);      // Alignment
+      PVector coh = cohesion(boids, boidCount);   // Cohesion
+      // Arbitrarily weight these forces
+      sep *= 1.5;
+      ali *= 1.0;
+      coh *= 1.0;
+      // Add the force vectors to acceleration
+      applyForce(sep);
+      applyForce(ali);
+      applyForce(coh);
+    }
+
+    // Separation
+    // Method checks for nearby boids and steers away
+    PVector separate(Boid boids [], uint8_t boidCount) {
+      PVector steer = PVector(0, 0);
+      int count = 0;
+      // For every boid in the system, check if it's too close
+      for (int i = 0; i < boidCount; i++) {
+        Boid other = boids[i];
+        if (!other.enabled)
+          continue;
+        float d = location.dist(other.location);
+        // If the distance is greater than 0 and less than an arbitrary amount (0 when you are yourself)
+        if ((d > 0) && (d < desiredseparation)) {
+          // Calculate vector pointing away from neighbor
+          PVector diff = location - other.location;
+          diff.normalize();
+          diff /= d;        // Weight by distance
+          steer += diff;
+          count++;            // Keep track of how many
+        }
+      }
+      // Average -- divide by how many
+      if (count > 0) {
+        steer /= (float) count;
+      }
+
+      // As long as the vector is greater than 0
+      if (steer.mag() > 0) {
+        // Implement Reynolds: Steering = Desired - Velocity
+        steer.normalize();
+        steer *= maxspeed;
+        steer -= velocity;
+        steer.limit(maxforce);
+      }
+      return steer;
+    }
+
+    // Alignment
+    // For every nearby boid in the system, calculate the average velocity
+    PVector align(Boid boids [], uint8_t boidCount) {
+      PVector sum = PVector(0, 0);
+      int count = 0;
+      for (int i = 0; i < boidCount; i++) {
+        Boid other = boids[i];
+        if (!other.enabled)
+          continue;
+        float d = location.dist(other.location);
+        if ((d > 0) && (d < neighbordist)) {
+          sum += other.velocity;
+          count++;
+        }
+      }
+      if (count > 0) {
+        sum /= (float) count;
+        sum.normalize();
+        sum *= maxspeed;
+        PVector steer = sum - velocity;
+        steer.limit(maxforce);
+        return steer;
+      }
+      else {
+        return PVector(0, 0);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Cohesion
+    // For the average location (i.e. center) of all nearby boids, calculate steering vector towards that location
+    PVector cohesion(Boid boids [], uint8_t boidCount) {
+      PVector sum = PVector(0, 0);   // Start with empty vector to accumulate all locations
+      int count = 0;
+      for (int i = 0; i < boidCount; i++) {
+        Boid other = boids[i];
+        if (!other.enabled)
+          continue;
+        float d = location.dist(other.location);
+        if ((d > 0) && (d < neighbordist)) {
+          sum += other.location; // Add location
+          count++;
+        }
+      }
+      if (count > 0) {
+        sum /= count;
+        return seek(sum);  // Steer towards the location
+      }
+      else {
+        return PVector(0, 0);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // A method that calculates and applies a steering force towards a target
+    // STEER = DESIRED MINUS VELOCITY
+    PVector seek(PVector target) {
+      PVector desired = target - location;  // A vector pointing from the location to the target
+      // Normalize desired and scale to maximum speed
+      desired.normalize();
+      desired *= maxspeed;
+      // Steering = Desired minus Velocity
+      PVector steer = desired - velocity;
+      steer.limit(maxforce);  // Limit to maximum steering force
+      return steer;
+    }
+
+    // A method that calculates a steering force towards a target
+    // STEER = DESIRED MINUS VELOCITY
+    void arrive(PVector target) {
+      PVector desired = target - location;  // A vector pointing from the location to the target
+      float d = desired.mag();
+      // Normalize desired and scale with arbitrary damping within 100 pixels
+      desired.normalize();
+      if (d < 4) {
+        float m = map(d, 0, 100, 0, maxspeed);
+        desired *= m;
+      }
+      else {
+        desired *= maxspeed;
+      }
+
+      // Steering = Desired minus Velocity
+      PVector steer = desired - velocity;
+      steer.limit(maxforce);  // Limit to maximum steering force
+      applyForce(steer);
+      //Serial.println(d);
+    }
+
+    void wrapAroundBorders() {
+      if (location.x < 0) location.x = VPANEL_W - 1;
+      if (location.y < 0) location.y = VPANEL_H - 1;
+      if (location.x >= VPANEL_W) location.x = 0;
+      if (location.y >= VPANEL_H) location.y = 0;
+    }
+
+    void avoidBorders() {
+      PVector desired = velocity;
+
+      if (location.x < 8) desired = PVector(maxspeed, velocity.y);
+      if (location.x >= VPANEL_W - 8) desired = PVector(-maxspeed, velocity.y);
+      if (location.y < 8) desired = PVector(velocity.x, maxspeed);
+      if (location.y >= VPANEL_H - 8) desired = PVector(velocity.x, -maxspeed);
+
+      if (desired != velocity) {
+        PVector steer = desired - velocity;
+        steer.limit(maxforce);
+        applyForce(steer);
+      }
+
+      if (location.x < 0) location.x = 0;
+      if (location.y < 0) location.y = 0;
+      if (location.x >= VPANEL_W) location.x = VPANEL_W - 1;
+      if (location.y >= VPANEL_H) location.y = VPANEL_H - 1;
+    }
+
+    bool bounceOffBorders(float bounce) {
+      bool bounced = false;
+
+      if (location.x >= VPANEL_W) {
+        location.x = VPANEL_W - 1;
+        velocity.x *= -bounce;
+        bounced = true;
+      }
+      else if (location.x < 0) {
+        location.x = 0;
+        velocity.x *= -bounce;
+        bounced = true;
+      }
+
+      if (location.y >= VPANEL_H) {
+        location.y = VPANEL_H - 1;
+        velocity.y *= -bounce;
+        bounced = true;
+      }
+      else if (location.y < 0) {
+        location.y = 0;
+        velocity.y *= -bounce;
+        bounced = true;
+      }
+
+      return bounced;
+    }
+
+    void render() {
+      //// Draw a triangle rotated in the direction of velocity
+      //float theta = velocity.heading2D() + radians(90);
+      //fill(175);
+      //stroke(0);
+      //pushMatrix();
+      //translate(location.x,location.y);
+      //rotate(theta);
+      //beginShape(TRIANGLES);
+      //vertex(0, -r*2);
+      //vertex(-r, r*2);
+      //vertex(r, r*2);
+      //endShape();
+      //popMatrix();
+      //matrix.drawBackgroundPixelRGB888(location.x, location.y, CRGB::Blue);
+    }
+};
+
+static const uint8_t AVAILABLE_BOID_COUNT = 40;
+Boid boids[AVAILABLE_BOID_COUNT];
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo.ino b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo.ino
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+/* ------------------------- CUSTOM GPIO PIN MAPPING ------------------------- */
+// Kosso's ESP32 Matrix PCB pins
+#define R1_PIN 2
+#define G1_PIN 15
+#define B1_PIN 4
+#define R2_PIN 16
+#define G2_PIN 13
+#define B2_PIN 17
+#define A_PIN 5
+#define B_PIN 18 
+#define C_PIN 19
+#define D_PIN 27
+#define E_PIN -1
+#define LAT_PIN 21
+#define OE_PIN 23
+#define CLK_PIN 22
+
+
+/* -------------------------- Display Config Initialisation -------------------- */
+#define MATRIX_WIDTH 128  // Overall matrix dimensions if laid out end-to-end.
+#define MATRIX_HEIGHT 32
+
+#define PANEL_RES_X 64 // Number of pixels wide of each INDIVIDUAL panel module. 
+#define PANEL_RES_Y 32 // Number of pixels tall of each INDIVIDUAL panel module.
+
+#define NUM_ROWS 2 // Number of rows of chained INDIVIDUAL PANELS
+#define NUM_COLS 1 // Number of INDIVIDUAL PANELS per ROW
+
+// Virtual Panl dimensions
+#define VPANEL_W 64 // Kosso: All Pattern files have had the MATRIX_WIDTH and MATRIX_HEIGHT replaced by these.
+#define VPANEL_H 64 //
+
+// Kosso added: Button with debounce
+#define BTN_PIN 0 // Pattern advance. Using EPS32 Boot button.
+int buttonState;             // the current reading from the input pin
+int lastButtonState = LOW;   // the previous reading from the input pin
+unsigned long lastDebounceTime = 0;  // the last time the output pin was toggled
+unsigned long debounceDelay = 50;    // the debounce time; increase if the output flickers
+
+// The palettes are set to change every 60 seconds. 
+
+// Kosso added: Non-volatile memory to save last pattern index.
+#include <Preferences.h>
+Preferences preferences;
+int lastPattern = 0;
+
+
+/* -------------------------- Class Initialisation -------------------------- */
+//#include <ESP32-RGB64x32MatrixPanel-I2S-DMA.h>
+//RGB64x32MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA matrix;
+
+#include <ESP32-VirtualMatrixPanel-I2S-DMA.h>
+RGB64x32MatrixPanel_I2S_DMA matrix;
+// Added support for 'Chained' virtual panel configurations.
+VirtualMatrixPanel    virtualDisp(matrix, NUM_ROWS, NUM_COLS, PANEL_RES_X, PANEL_RES_Y, true);
+
+#include <FastLED.h>  // Used for some mathematics calculations and effects.
+
+#include "Effects.h"
+Effects effects;
+
+#include "Drawable.h"
+#include "Playlist.h"
+//#include "Geometry.h"
+
+#include "Patterns.h"
+Patterns patterns;
+
+/* -------------------------- Some variables -------------------------- */
+unsigned long ms_current  = 0;
+unsigned long ms_previous = 0;
+unsigned long ms_animation_max_duration = 60000; // 10 seconds
+unsigned long next_frame = 0;
+
+void setup()
+{
+  // Setup serial interface
+  Serial.begin(115200);
+  delay(250);
+
+  // Added a button to manually advance the pattern index.
+  pinMode(BTN_PIN, INPUT);
+  // For saving last pattern index. TO reboot with same.
+  preferences.begin("RGBMATRIX", false);
+  lastPattern = preferences.getInt("lastPattern", 0);
+  
+  matrix.setPanelBrightness(30);
+  matrix.setMinRefreshRate(200);
+  
+    
+  matrix.begin(R1_PIN, G1_PIN, B1_PIN, R2_PIN, G2_PIN, B2_PIN, A_PIN, B_PIN, C_PIN, D_PIN, E_PIN, LAT_PIN, OE_PIN, CLK_PIN );  // setup the LED matrix
+  
+  virtualDisp.fillScreen(virtualDisp.color444(0, 0, 0));
+  
+  Serial.println("**************** Starting Aurora Effects Demo ****************");
+
+  Serial.println("MATRIX_WIDTH " + String(MATRIX_WIDTH));
+  Serial.println("MATRIX_HEIGHT " + String(MATRIX_HEIGHT));
+
+#ifdef VPANEL_W
+  Serial.println("VIRTUAL PANEL WIDTH " + String(VPANEL_W));
+  Serial.println("VIRTUAL PANEL HEIGHT " + String(VPANEL_H));
+#endif
+
+   // setup the effects generator
+  effects.Setup();
+
+  delay(500);
+  Serial.println("Effects being loaded: ");
+  listPatterns();
+
+  Serial.println("LastPattern index: " + String(lastPattern));
+  
+  patterns.setPattern(lastPattern); //   // simple noise
+  patterns.start();     
+
+  Serial.print("Starting with pattern: ");
+  Serial.println(patterns.getCurrentPatternName());
+
+  preferences.end();
+
+}
+
+
+void patternAdvance(){
+    // Go to next pattern in the list (se Patterns.h)
+    patterns.stop();      
+    patterns.move(1);
+    patterns.start();  
+    // Select a random palette as well
+    effects.RandomPalette();
+    Serial.print("Changing pattern to:  ");
+    Serial.println(patterns.getCurrentPatternName());
+    Serial.println(patterns.getPatternIndex());
+    lastPattern = patterns.getPatternIndex();
+    // Save last index.
+    preferences.begin("RGBMATRIX", false);
+    preferences.putInt("lastPattern", lastPattern);
+    preferences.end();
+   
+}
+
+void loop()
+{
+    // Boot button Pattern advance with debounce
+    int reading = digitalRead(BTN_PIN);
+    if (reading != lastButtonState) {
+      lastDebounceTime = millis();
+    }
+    
+    if ((millis() - lastDebounceTime) > debounceDelay) {
+      if (reading != buttonState) {
+        buttonState = reading;
+        if (buttonState == LOW) {
+          Serial.println("NEXT PATTERN ...");
+          patternAdvance();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    lastButtonState = reading;
+    // end button debounce
+  
+    ms_current = millis();
+      
+    if ( (ms_current - ms_previous) > ms_animation_max_duration ) 
+    {
+       // patternAdvance();
+       // just auto-change the palette
+       effects.RandomPalette();
+       ms_previous = ms_current;
+    }
+ 
+    if ( next_frame < ms_current)
+      next_frame = patterns.drawFrame() + ms_current; 
+       
+}
+
+
+void listPatterns() {
+  patterns.listPatterns();
+}
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Drawable.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Drawable.h
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+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef Drawable_H
+#define Drawable_H
+
+class Drawable{
+public:
+    char* name;
+
+    virtual bool isRunnable() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    virtual bool isPlaylist() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // a single frame should be drawn as fast as possible, without any delay or blocking
+    // return how many millisecond delay is requested before the next call to drawFrame()
+    virtual unsigned int drawFrame() {
+		matrix.fillScreen(0);
+        //backgroundLayer.fillScreen({ 0, 0, 0 });
+        return 0;
+    };
+
+    virtual void start() {};
+    virtual void stop() {};
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Effects.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Effects.h
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+
+/*
+   Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+   Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+
+   Portions of this code are adapted from "Funky Clouds" by Stefan Petrick: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/876f908333cd95315c35
+   Portions of this code are adapted from "NoiseSmearing" by Stefan Petrick: https://gist.github.com/StefanPetrick/9ee2f677dbff64e3ba7a
+   Copyright (c) 2014 Stefan Petrick
+   http://www.stefan-petrick.de/wordpress_beta
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+   this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+   the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+   use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+   the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+   subject to the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+   copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+   IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+   FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+   COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+   IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+   CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef Effects_H
+#define Effects_H
+
+/* ---------------------------- GLOBAL CONSTANTS ----------------------------- */
+
+//const int  MATRIX_CENTER_X = MATRIX_WIDTH / 2;
+//const int  MATRIX_CENTER_Y = MATRIX_HEIGHT / 2;
+//const byte MATRIX_CENTRE_X = MATRIX_CENTER_X - 1;
+//const byte MATRIX_CENTRE_Y = MATRIX_CENTER_Y - 1;
+
+const int  MATRIX_CENTER_X = VPANEL_W / 2;
+const int  MATRIX_CENTER_Y = VPANEL_H / 2;
+const byte MATRIX_CENTRE_X = MATRIX_CENTER_X - 1;
+const byte MATRIX_CENTRE_Y = MATRIX_CENTER_Y - 1;
+
+const uint16_t NUM_LEDS = (VPANEL_W * VPANEL_H) + 1; // one led spare to capture out of bounds
+
+/* Convert x,y co-ordinate to flat array index.
+   x and y positions start from 0, so must not be >= 'real' panel width or height
+   (i.e. 64 pixels or 32 pixels.).  Max value: MATRIX_WIDTH-1 etc.
+*/
+uint16_t XY( uint8_t x, uint8_t y)
+{
+  if ( x >= VPANEL_W || x < 0) return 0;
+  if ( y >= VPANEL_H || y < 0) return 0;
+
+  return (y * VPANEL_W) + x + 1; // everything offset by one to capture out of bounds stuff - never displayed by ShowFrame()
+
+}
+
+/// Some mathematics provided by FastLED
+uint8_t beatcos8(accum88 beats_per_minute, uint8_t lowest = 0, uint8_t highest = 255, uint32_t timebase = 0, uint8_t phase_offset = 0)
+{
+  uint8_t beat = beat8(beats_per_minute, timebase);
+  uint8_t beatcos = cos8(beat + phase_offset);
+  uint8_t rangewidth = highest - lowest;
+  uint8_t scaledbeat = scale8(beatcos, rangewidth);
+  uint8_t result = lowest + scaledbeat;
+  return result;
+}
+
+uint8_t mapsin8(uint8_t theta, uint8_t lowest = 0, uint8_t highest = 255) {
+  uint8_t beatsin = sin8(theta);
+  uint8_t rangewidth = highest - lowest;
+  uint8_t scaledbeat = scale8(beatsin, rangewidth);
+  uint8_t result = lowest + scaledbeat;
+  return result;
+}
+
+uint8_t mapcos8(uint8_t theta, uint8_t lowest = 0, uint8_t highest = 255) {
+  uint8_t beatcos = cos8(theta);
+  uint8_t rangewidth = highest - lowest;
+  uint8_t scaledbeat = scale8(beatcos, rangewidth);
+  uint8_t result = lowest + scaledbeat;
+  return result;
+}
+
+// Array of temperature readings at each simulation cell
+byte heat[NUM_LEDS];
+
+uint32_t noise_x;
+uint32_t noise_y;
+uint32_t noise_z;
+uint32_t noise_scale_x;
+uint32_t noise_scale_y;
+
+uint8_t noise[VPANEL_W][VPANEL_H];
+uint8_t noisesmoothing;
+
+class Effects {
+  public:
+    //CRGB *leds;
+    CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];
+    CRGB leds2[NUM_LEDS]; // Faptastic: getting rid of this and any dependant effects or algos. to save memory 24*64*32 bytes of ram (50k).
+
+
+    /* The only 'framebuffer' we have is what is contained in the leds and leds2 variables.
+       We don't store what the color a particular pixel might be, other than when it's turned
+       into raw electrical signal output gobbly-gook (i.e. the DMA matrix buffer), but this * is not reversible.
+
+       As such, any time these effects want to write a pixel color, we first have to update
+       the leds or leds2 array, and THEN write it to the RGB panel. This enables us to 'look up' the array to see what a pixel color was previously, each drawFrame().
+    */
+    void drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(int16_t x, int16_t y, CRGB color)
+    {
+      leds[XY(x, y)] = color;
+      virtualDisp.drawPixelRGB888(x, y, color.r, color.g, color.b);
+    }
+
+    // write one pixel with the specified color from the current palette to coordinates
+    void Pixel(int x, int y, uint8_t colorIndex) {
+      CRGB temp = ColorFromCurrentPalette(colorIndex);
+      leds[XY(x, y)] = temp;
+      virtualDisp.drawPixelRGB888(x, y, temp.r, temp.g, temp.b); // now draw it?
+    }
+
+    void PrepareFrame() {
+      // leds = (CRGB*) backgroundLayer.backBuffer();
+    }
+
+    void ShowFrame() {
+#if (FASTLED_VERSION >= 3001000)
+      nblendPaletteTowardPalette(currentPalette, targetPalette, 24);
+#else
+      currentPalette = targetPalette;
+#endif
+      //  backgroundLayer.swapBuffers();
+      // leds = (CRGB*) backgroundLayer.backBuffer();
+      // LEDS.countFPS();
+      for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+        for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++)
+        {
+          CRGB tmp_led = leds[XY(x, y)];
+          virtualDisp.drawPixelRGB888( x, y, tmp_led.r, tmp_led.g, tmp_led.b);
+        } // end loop to copy fast led to the dma matrix
+      }
+    }
+
+
+    // scale the brightness of the screenbuffer down
+    void DimAll(byte value)
+    {
+      for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++)
+      {
+        leds[i].nscale8(value);
+      }
+    }
+
+    void ClearFrame()
+    {
+      memset(leds, 0x00,  sizeof(leds)); // flush
+    }
+
+
+
+  
+    void CircleStream(uint8_t value) {
+      DimAll(value); ShowFrame();
+
+      for (uint8_t offset = 0; offset < MATRIX_CENTER_X; offset++) {
+        boolean hasprev = false;
+        uint16_t prevxy = 0;
+
+        for (uint8_t theta = 0; theta < 255; theta++) {
+          uint8_t x = mapcos8(theta, offset, (VPANEL_W - 1) - offset);
+          uint8_t y = mapsin8(theta, offset, (VPANEL_H - 1) - offset);
+
+          uint16_t xy = XY(x, y);
+
+          if (hasprev) {
+            leds[prevxy] += leds[xy];
+          }
+
+          prevxy = xy;
+          hasprev = true;
+        }
+      }
+
+      for (uint8_t x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+        for (uint8_t y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+          uint16_t xy = XY(x, y);
+          leds[xy] = leds2[xy];
+          leds[xy].nscale8(value);
+          leds2[xy].nscale8(value);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    
+
+    // palettes
+    static const int paletteCount = 10;
+    int paletteIndex = -1;
+    TBlendType currentBlendType = LINEARBLEND;
+    CRGBPalette16 currentPalette;
+    CRGBPalette16 targetPalette;
+    char* currentPaletteName;
+
+    static const int HeatColorsPaletteIndex = 6;
+    static const int RandomPaletteIndex = 9;
+
+    void Setup() {
+      currentPalette = RainbowColors_p;
+      loadPalette(0);
+      NoiseVariablesSetup();
+    }
+
+    void CyclePalette(int offset = 1) {
+      loadPalette(paletteIndex + offset);
+    }
+
+    void RandomPalette() {
+      loadPalette(RandomPaletteIndex);
+    }
+
+    void loadPalette(int index) {
+      paletteIndex = index;
+
+      if (paletteIndex >= paletteCount)
+        paletteIndex = 0;
+      else if (paletteIndex < 0)
+        paletteIndex = paletteCount - 1;
+
+      switch (paletteIndex) {
+        case 0:
+          targetPalette = RainbowColors_p;
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Rainbow";
+          break;
+        case 1:
+          targetPalette = OceanColors_p;
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Ocean";
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          targetPalette = CloudColors_p;
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Cloud";
+          break;
+        case 3:
+          targetPalette = ForestColors_p;
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Forest";
+          break;
+        case 4:
+          targetPalette = PartyColors_p;
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Party";
+          break;
+        case 5:
+          setupGrayscalePalette();
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Grey";
+          break;
+        case HeatColorsPaletteIndex:
+          targetPalette = HeatColors_p;
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Heat";
+          break;
+        case 7:
+          targetPalette = LavaColors_p;
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Lava";
+          break;
+        case 8:
+          setupIcePalette();
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Ice";
+          break;
+        case RandomPaletteIndex:
+          loadPalette(random(0, paletteCount - 1));
+          paletteIndex = RandomPaletteIndex;
+          currentPaletteName = (char *)"Random";
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    void setPalette(String paletteName) {
+      if (paletteName == "Rainbow")
+        loadPalette(0);
+      else if (paletteName == "Ocean")
+        loadPalette(1);
+      else if (paletteName == "Cloud")
+        loadPalette(2);
+      else if (paletteName == "Forest")
+        loadPalette(3);
+      else if (paletteName == "Party")
+        loadPalette(4);
+      else if (paletteName == "Grayscale")
+        loadPalette(5);
+      else if (paletteName == "Heat")
+        loadPalette(6);
+      else if (paletteName == "Lava")
+        loadPalette(7);
+      else if (paletteName == "Ice")
+        loadPalette(8);
+      else if (paletteName == "Random")
+        RandomPalette();
+    }
+
+    void listPalettes() {
+      Serial.println(F("{"));
+      Serial.print(F("  \"count\": "));
+      Serial.print(paletteCount);
+      Serial.println(",");
+      Serial.println(F("  \"results\": ["));
+
+      String paletteNames [] = {
+        "Rainbow",
+        // "RainbowStripe",
+        "Ocean",
+        "Cloud",
+        "Forest",
+        "Party",
+        "Grayscale",
+        "Heat",
+        "Lava",
+        "Ice",
+        "Random"
+      };
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < paletteCount; i++) {
+        Serial.print(F("    \""));
+        Serial.print(paletteNames[i]);
+        if (i == paletteCount - 1)
+          Serial.println(F("\""));
+        else
+          Serial.println(F("\","));
+      }
+
+      Serial.println("  ]");
+      Serial.println("}");
+    }
+
+    void setupGrayscalePalette() {
+      targetPalette = CRGBPalette16(CRGB::Black, CRGB::White);
+    }
+
+    void setupIcePalette() {
+      targetPalette = CRGBPalette16(CRGB::Black, CRGB::Blue, CRGB::Aqua, CRGB::White);
+    }
+
+    // Oscillators and Emitters
+
+    // the oscillators: linear ramps 0-255
+    byte osci[6];
+
+    // sin8(osci) swinging between 0 to MATRIX_WIDTH - 1
+    byte p[6];
+
+    // set the speeds (and by that ratios) of the oscillators here
+    void MoveOscillators() {
+      osci[0] = osci[0] + 5;
+      osci[1] = osci[1] + 2;
+      osci[2] = osci[2] + 3;
+      osci[3] = osci[3] + 4;
+      osci[4] = osci[4] + 1;
+      if (osci[4] % 2 == 0)
+        osci[5] = osci[5] + 1; // .5
+      for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        p[i] = map8(sin8(osci[i]), 0, VPANEL_W - 1); //why? to keep the result in the range of 0-MATRIX_WIDTH (matrix size)
+      }
+    }
+
+
+    // All the caleidoscope functions work directly within the screenbuffer (leds array).
+    // Draw whatever you like in the area x(0-15) and y (0-15) and then copy it arround.
+
+    // rotates the first 16x16 quadrant 3 times onto a 32x32 (+90 degrees rotation for each one)
+    void Caleidoscope1() {
+      for (int x = 0; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y < MATRIX_CENTER_Y; y++) {
+          leds[XY(VPANEL_W - 1 - x, y)] = leds[XY(x, y)];
+          leds[XY(VPANEL_W - 1 - x, VPANEL_H - 1 - y)] = leds[XY(x, y)];
+          leds[XY(x, VPANEL_H - 1 - y)] = leds[XY(x, y)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+
+    // mirror the first 16x16 quadrant 3 times onto a 32x32
+    void Caleidoscope2() {
+      for (int x = 0; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y < MATRIX_CENTER_Y; y++) {
+          leds[XY(VPANEL_W - 1 - x, y)] = leds[XY(y, x)];
+          leds[XY(x, VPANEL_H - 1 - y)] = leds[XY(y, x)];
+          leds[XY(VPANEL_W - 1 - x, VPANEL_H - 1 - y)] = leds[XY(x, y)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // copy one diagonal triangle into the other one within a 16x16
+    void Caleidoscope3() {
+      for (int x = 0; x <= MATRIX_CENTRE_X; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y <= x; y++) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(y, x)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // copy one diagonal triangle into the other one within a 16x16 (90 degrees rotated compared to Caleidoscope3)
+    void Caleidoscope4() {
+      for (int x = 0; x <= MATRIX_CENTRE_X; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y <= MATRIX_CENTRE_Y - x; y++) {
+          leds[XY(MATRIX_CENTRE_Y - y, MATRIX_CENTRE_X - x)] = leds[XY(x, y)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // copy one diagonal triangle into the other one within a 8x8
+    void Caleidoscope5() {
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W / 4; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y <= x; y++) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(y, x)];
+        }
+      }
+
+      for (int x = VPANEL_W / 4; x < VPANEL_W / 2; x++) {
+        for (int y = VPANEL_H / 4; y >= 0; y--) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(y, x)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    void Caleidoscope6() {
+      for (int x = 1; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        leds[XY(7 - x, 7)] = leds[XY(x, 0)];
+      } //a
+      for (int x = 2; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        leds[XY(7 - x, 6)] = leds[XY(x, 1)];
+      } //b
+      for (int x = 3; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        leds[XY(7 - x, 5)] = leds[XY(x, 2)];
+      } //c
+      for (int x = 4; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        leds[XY(7 - x, 4)] = leds[XY(x, 3)];
+      } //d
+      for (int x = 5; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        leds[XY(7 - x, 3)] = leds[XY(x, 4)];
+      } //e
+      for (int x = 6; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        leds[XY(7 - x, 2)] = leds[XY(x, 5)];
+      } //f
+      for (int x = 7; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        leds[XY(7 - x, 1)] = leds[XY(x, 6)];
+      } //g
+    }
+
+    // create a square twister to the left or counter-clockwise
+    // x and y for center, r for radius
+    void SpiralStream(int x, int y, int r, byte dimm) {
+      for (int d = r; d >= 0; d--) { // from the outside to the inside
+        for (int i = x - d; i <= x + d; i++) {
+          leds[XY(i, y - d)] += leds[XY(i + 1, y - d)]; // lowest row to the right
+          leds[XY(i, y - d)].nscale8(dimm);
+        }
+        for (int i = y - d; i <= y + d; i++) {
+          leds[XY(x + d, i)] += leds[XY(x + d, i + 1)]; // right colum up
+          leds[XY(x + d, i)].nscale8(dimm);
+        }
+        for (int i = x + d; i >= x - d; i--) {
+          leds[XY(i, y + d)] += leds[XY(i - 1, y + d)]; // upper row to the left
+          leds[XY(i, y + d)].nscale8(dimm);
+        }
+        for (int i = y + d; i >= y - d; i--) {
+          leds[XY(x - d, i)] += leds[XY(x - d, i - 1)]; // left colum down
+          leds[XY(x - d, i)].nscale8(dimm);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // expand everything within a circle
+    void Expand(int centerX, int centerY, int radius, byte dimm) {
+      if (radius == 0)
+        return;
+
+      int currentRadius = radius;
+
+      while (currentRadius > 0) {
+        int a = radius, b = 0;
+        int radiusError = 1 - a;
+
+        int nextRadius = currentRadius - 1;
+        int nextA = nextRadius - 1, nextB = 0;
+        int nextRadiusError = 1 - nextA;
+
+        while (a >= b)
+        {
+          // move them out one pixel on the radius
+          leds[XY(a + centerX, b + centerY)] = leds[XY(nextA + centerX, nextB + centerY)];
+          leds[XY(b + centerX, a + centerY)] = leds[XY(nextB + centerX, nextA + centerY)];
+          leds[XY(-a + centerX, b + centerY)] = leds[XY(-nextA + centerX, nextB + centerY)];
+          leds[XY(-b + centerX, a + centerY)] = leds[XY(-nextB + centerX, nextA + centerY)];
+          leds[XY(-a + centerX, -b + centerY)] = leds[XY(-nextA + centerX, -nextB + centerY)];
+          leds[XY(-b + centerX, -a + centerY)] = leds[XY(-nextB + centerX, -nextA + centerY)];
+          leds[XY(a + centerX, -b + centerY)] = leds[XY(nextA + centerX, -nextB + centerY)];
+          leds[XY(b + centerX, -a + centerY)] = leds[XY(nextB + centerX, -nextA + centerY)];
+
+          // dim them
+          leds[XY(a + centerX, b + centerY)].nscale8(dimm);
+          leds[XY(b + centerX, a + centerY)].nscale8(dimm);
+          leds[XY(-a + centerX, b + centerY)].nscale8(dimm);
+          leds[XY(-b + centerX, a + centerY)].nscale8(dimm);
+          leds[XY(-a + centerX, -b + centerY)].nscale8(dimm);
+          leds[XY(-b + centerX, -a + centerY)].nscale8(dimm);
+          leds[XY(a + centerX, -b + centerY)].nscale8(dimm);
+          leds[XY(b + centerX, -a + centerY)].nscale8(dimm);
+
+          b++;
+          if (radiusError < 0)
+            radiusError += 2 * b + 1;
+          else
+          {
+            a--;
+            radiusError += 2 * (b - a + 1);
+          }
+
+          nextB++;
+          if (nextRadiusError < 0)
+            nextRadiusError += 2 * nextB + 1;
+          else
+          {
+            nextA--;
+            nextRadiusError += 2 * (nextB - nextA + 1);
+          }
+        }
+
+        currentRadius--;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // give it a linear tail to the right
+    void StreamRight(byte scale, int fromX = 0, int toX = VPANEL_W, int fromY = 0, int toY = VPANEL_H)
+    {
+      for (int x = fromX + 1; x < toX; x++) {
+        for (int y = fromY; y < toY; y++) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] += leds[XY(x - 1, y)];
+          leds[XY(x, y)].nscale8(scale);
+        }
+      }
+      for (int y = fromY; y < toY; y++)
+        leds[XY(0, y)].nscale8(scale);
+    }
+
+    // give it a linear tail to the left
+    void StreamLeft(byte scale, int fromX = VPANEL_W, int toX = 0, int fromY = 0, int toY = VPANEL_H)
+    {
+      for (int x = toX; x < fromX; x++) {
+        for (int y = fromY; y < toY; y++) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] += leds[XY(x + 1, y)];
+          leds[XY(x, y)].nscale8(scale);
+        }
+      }
+      for (int y = fromY; y < toY; y++)
+        leds[XY(0, y)].nscale8(scale);
+    }
+
+    // give it a linear tail downwards
+    void StreamDown(byte scale)
+    {
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+        for (int y = 1; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] += leds[XY(x, y - 1)];
+          leds[XY(x, y)].nscale8(scale);
+        }
+      }
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++)
+        leds[XY(x, 0)].nscale8(scale);
+    }
+
+    // give it a linear tail upwards
+    void StreamUp(byte scale)
+    {
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+        for (int y = VPANEL_H - 2; y >= 0; y--) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] += leds[XY(x, y + 1)];
+          leds[XY(x, y)].nscale8(scale);
+        }
+      }
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++)
+        leds[XY(x, VPANEL_H - 1)].nscale8(scale);
+    }
+
+    // give it a linear tail up and to the left
+    void StreamUpAndLeft(byte scale)
+    {
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W - 1; x++) {
+        for (int y = VPANEL_H - 2; y >= 0; y--) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] += leds[XY(x + 1, y + 1)];
+          leds[XY(x, y)].nscale8(scale);
+        }
+      }
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++)
+        leds[XY(x, VPANEL_H - 1)].nscale8(scale);
+      for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++)
+        leds[XY(VPANEL_W - 1, y)].nscale8(scale);
+    }
+
+    // give it a linear tail up and to the right
+    void StreamUpAndRight(byte scale)
+    {
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W - 1; x++) {
+        for (int y = VPANEL_H - 2; y >= 0; y--) {
+          leds[XY(x + 1, y)] += leds[XY(x, y + 1)];
+          leds[XY(x, y)].nscale8(scale);
+        }
+      }
+      // fade the bottom row
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++)
+        leds[XY(x, VPANEL_H - 1)].nscale8(scale);
+
+      // fade the right column
+      for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++)
+        leds[XY(VPANEL_W - 1, y)].nscale8(scale);
+    }
+
+    // just move everything one line down
+    void MoveDown() {
+      for (int y = VPANEL_H - 1; y > 0; y--) {
+        for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(x, y - 1)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // just move everything one line down
+    void VerticalMoveFrom(int start, int end) {
+      for (int y = end; y > start; y--) {
+        for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(x, y - 1)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // copy the rectangle defined with 2 points x0, y0, x1, y1
+    // to the rectangle beginning at x2, x3
+    void Copy(byte x0, byte y0, byte x1, byte y1, byte x2, byte y2) {
+      for (int y = y0; y < y1 + 1; y++) {
+        for (int x = x0; x < x1 + 1; x++) {
+          leds[XY(x + x2 - x0, y + y2 - y0)] = leds[XY(x, y)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // rotate + copy triangle (MATRIX_CENTER_X*MATRIX_CENTER_X)
+    void RotateTriangle() {
+      for (int x = 1; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y < x; y++) {
+          leds[XY(x, 7 - y)] = leds[XY(7 - x, y)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // mirror + copy triangle (MATRIX_CENTER_X*MATRIX_CENTER_X)
+    void MirrorTriangle() {
+      for (int x = 1; x < MATRIX_CENTER_X; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y < x; y++) {
+          leds[XY(7 - y, x)] = leds[XY(7 - x, y)];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // draw static rainbow triangle pattern (MATRIX_CENTER_XxWIDTH / 2)
+    // (just for debugging)
+    void RainbowTriangle() {
+      for (int i = 0; i < MATRIX_CENTER_X; i++) {
+        for (int j = 0; j <= i; j++) {
+          Pixel(7 - i, j, i * j * 4);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    void BresenhamLine(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, byte colorIndex)
+    {
+      BresenhamLine(x0, y0, x1, y1, ColorFromCurrentPalette(colorIndex));
+    }
+
+    void BresenhamLine(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1, CRGB color)
+    {
+      int dx = abs(x1 - x0), sx = x0 < x1 ? 1 : -1;
+      int dy = -abs(y1 - y0), sy = y0 < y1 ? 1 : -1;
+      int err = dx + dy, e2;
+      for (;;) {
+        leds[XY(x0, y0)] += color;
+        if (x0 == x1 && y0 == y1) break;
+        e2 = 2 * err;
+        if (e2 > dy) {
+          err += dy;
+          x0 += sx;
+        }
+        if (e2 < dx) {
+          err += dx;
+          y0 += sy;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // write one pixel with the specified color from the current palette to coordinates
+    /*
+      void Pixel(int x, int y, uint8_t colorIndex) {
+      leds[XY(x, y)] = ColorFromCurrentPalette(colorIndex);
+      matrix.drawBackgroundPixelRGB888(x,y, leds[XY(x, y)]); // now draw it?
+      }
+    */
+
+    CRGB ColorFromCurrentPalette(uint8_t index = 0, uint8_t brightness = 255, TBlendType blendType = LINEARBLEND) {
+      return ColorFromPalette(currentPalette, index, brightness, currentBlendType);
+    }
+
+    CRGB HsvToRgb(uint8_t h, uint8_t s, uint8_t v) {
+      CHSV hsv = CHSV(h, s, v);
+      CRGB rgb;
+      hsv2rgb_spectrum(hsv, rgb);
+      return rgb;
+    }
+
+    void NoiseVariablesSetup() {
+      noisesmoothing = 200;
+
+      noise_x = random16();
+      noise_y = random16();
+      noise_z = random16();
+      noise_scale_x = 6000;
+      noise_scale_y = 6000;
+    }
+
+    void FillNoise() {
+      for (uint8_t i = 0; i < VPANEL_W; i++) {
+        uint32_t ioffset = noise_scale_x * (i - MATRIX_CENTRE_Y);
+
+        for (uint8_t j = 0; j < VPANEL_H; j++) {
+          uint32_t joffset = noise_scale_y * (j - MATRIX_CENTRE_Y);
+
+          byte data = inoise16(noise_x + ioffset, noise_y + joffset, noise_z) >> 8;
+
+          uint8_t olddata = noise[i][j];
+          uint8_t newdata = scale8(olddata, noisesmoothing) + scale8(data, 256 - noisesmoothing);
+          data = newdata;
+
+          noise[i][j] = data;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // non leds2 memory version.
+    void MoveX(byte delta)
+    {
+
+      CRGB tmp = 0;
+
+      for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++)
+      {
+
+        // Shift Left: https://codedost.com/c/arraypointers-in-c/c-program-shift-elements-array-left-direction/
+        // Computationally heavier but doesn't need an entire leds2 array
+
+        tmp = leds[XY(0, y)];
+        for (int m = 0; m < delta; m++)
+        {
+          // Do this delta time for each row... computationally expensive potentially.
+          for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_H; x++)
+          {
+            leds[XY(x, y)] = leds [XY(x + 1, y)];
+          }
+
+          leds[XY(VPANEL_W - 1, y)] = tmp;
+        }
+
+
+        /*
+          // Shift
+          for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W - delta; x++) {
+          leds2[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(x + delta, y)];
+          }
+
+          // Wrap around
+          for (int x = VPANEL_W - delta; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+          leds2[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(x + delta - VPANEL_H, y)];
+          }
+        */
+      } // end row loop
+
+      /*
+        // write back to leds
+        for (uint8_t y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+        for (uint8_t x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+          leds[XY(x, y)] = leds2[XY(x, y)];
+        }
+        }
+      */
+    }
+
+    void MoveY(byte delta)
+    {
+
+      CRGB tmp = 0;
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++)
+      {
+        tmp = leds[XY(x, 0)];
+        for (int m = 0; m < delta; m++) // moves
+        {
+          // Do this delta time for each row... computationally expensive potentially.
+          for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++)
+          {
+            leds[XY(x, y)] = leds [XY(x, y + 1)];
+          }
+
+          leds[XY(x, VPANEL_H - 1)] = tmp;
+        }
+      } // end column loop
+    } /// MoveY
+
+    void MoveFractionalNoiseX(byte amt = 16) {
+    // move delta pixelwise
+    for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+      uint16_t amount = noise[0][y] * amt;
+      byte delta = 31 - (amount / 256);
+
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W - delta; x++) {
+        leds2[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(x + delta, y)];
+      }
+      for (int x = VPANEL_H - delta; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+        leds2[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(x + delta - VPANEL_W, y)];
+      }
+    }
+
+    //move fractions
+    CRGB PixelA;
+    CRGB PixelB;
+
+    for (uint8_t y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+      uint16_t amount = noise[0][y] * amt;
+      byte delta = 31 - (amount / 256);
+      byte fractions = amount - (delta * 256);
+
+      for (uint8_t x = 1; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+        PixelA = leds2[XY(x, y)];
+        PixelB = leds2[XY(x - 1, y)];
+
+        PixelA %= 255 - fractions;
+        PixelB %= fractions;
+
+        leds[XY(x, y)] = PixelA + PixelB;
+      }
+
+      PixelA = leds2[XY(0, y)];
+      PixelB = leds2[XY(VPANEL_W - 1, y)];
+
+      PixelA %= 255 - fractions;
+      PixelB %= fractions;
+
+      leds[XY(0, y)] = PixelA + PixelB;
+    }
+  }
+
+    void MoveFractionalNoiseY(byte amt = 16) {
+      // move delta pixelwise
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+        uint16_t amount = noise[x][0] * amt;
+        byte delta = 31 - (amount / 256);
+  
+        for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_W - delta; y++) {
+          leds2[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(x, y + delta)];
+        }
+        for (int y = VPANEL_W - delta; y < VPANEL_W; y++) {
+          leds2[XY(x, y)] = leds[XY(x, y + delta - VPANEL_W)];
+        }
+      }
+  
+      //move fractions
+      CRGB PixelA;
+      CRGB PixelB;
+  
+      for (uint8_t x = 0; x < VPANEL_H; x++) {
+        uint16_t amount = noise[x][0] * amt;
+        byte delta = 31 - (amount / 256);
+        byte fractions = amount - (delta * 256);
+  
+        for (uint8_t y = 1; y < VPANEL_W; y++) {
+          PixelA = leds2[XY(x, y)];
+          PixelB = leds2[XY(x, y - 1)];
+  
+          PixelA %= 255 - fractions;
+          PixelB %= fractions;
+  
+          leds[XY(x, y)] = PixelA + PixelB;
+        }
+  
+        PixelA = leds2[XY(x, 0)];
+        PixelB = leds2[XY(x, VPANEL_W - 1)];
+  
+        PixelA %= 255 - fractions;
+        PixelB %= fractions;
+  
+        leds[XY(x, 0)] = PixelA + PixelB;
+      }
+    }
+  
+    void standardNoiseSmearing() {
+      noise_x += 1000;
+      noise_y += 1000;
+      noise_scale_x = 4000;
+      noise_scale_y = 4000;
+      FillNoise();
+  
+      MoveX(3);
+      MoveFractionalNoiseY(4);
+  
+      MoveY(3);
+      MoveFractionalNoiseX(4);
+    }
+  
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Geometry.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Geometry.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8efb768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Geometry.h
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from Noel Bundy's work: https://github.com/TwystNeko/Object3d
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Noel Bundy
+ * 
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from the Petty library: https://code.google.com/p/peggy/
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Windell H Oskay.  All right reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef Geometry_H
+#define Geometry_H
+
+struct Vertex
+{
+    float x, y, z;
+    Vertex()
+    {
+        this->set(0, 0, 0);
+    }
+
+    Vertex(float x, float y, float z)
+    {
+        this->set(x, y, z);
+    }
+
+    void set(float x, float y, float z)
+    {
+        this->x = x;
+        this->y = y;
+        this->z = z;
+    }
+};
+
+struct EdgePoint
+{
+    int x, y;
+    boolean visible;
+
+    EdgePoint()
+    {
+        this->set(0, 0);
+        this->visible = false;
+    }
+
+    void set(int a, int b)
+    {
+        this->x = a;
+        this->y = b;
+    }
+};
+
+struct Point
+{
+    float x, y;
+
+    Point()
+    {
+        set(0, 0);
+    }
+
+    Point(float x, float y)
+    {
+        set(x, y);
+    }
+
+    void set(float x, float y)
+    {
+        this->x = x;
+        this->y = y;
+    }
+
+};
+
+struct squareFace
+{
+    int length;
+    int sommets[4];
+    int ed[4];
+
+    squareFace()
+    {
+        set(-1, -1, -1, -1);
+    }
+
+    squareFace(int a, int b, int c, int d)
+    {
+        this->length = 4;
+        this->sommets[0] = a;
+        this->sommets[1] = b;
+        this->sommets[2] = c;
+        this->sommets[3] = d;
+    }
+
+    void set(int a, int b, int c, int d)
+    {
+        this->length = 4;
+        this->sommets[0] = a;
+        this->sommets[1] = b;
+        this->sommets[2] = c;
+        this->sommets[3] = d;
+    }
+
+};
+
+struct triFace
+{
+  int length;
+  int sommets[3];
+  int ed[3];
+
+  triFace()
+  {
+    set(-1,-1,-1);
+  }
+  triFace(int a, int b, int c)
+  {
+    this->length =3;
+    this->sommets[0]=a;
+    this->sommets[1]=b;
+    this->sommets[2]=c;
+  }
+  void set(int a, int b, int c)
+  { 
+    this->length =3;
+    this->sommets[0]=a;
+    this->sommets[1]=b;
+    this->sommets[2]=c;
+  }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PaletteFireKoz.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PaletteFireKoz.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8398331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PaletteFireKoz.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+const uint8_t PROGMEM palette_fire[] = {/* RGB888  R,G,B,R,G,B,R,G,B,...  */  
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+};
+//const uint8_t PROGMEM palletfire[] = {/* RGB888  R,G,B,R,G,B,R,G,B,...  */  
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+//};
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternAttract.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternAttract.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7df342c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternAttract.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternAttract_H
+
+class PatternAttract : public Drawable {
+private:
+    const int count = 8;
+    Attractor attractor;
+
+public:
+    PatternAttract() {
+        name = (char *)"Attract";
+    }
+
+    void start() {
+        int direction = random(0, 2);
+        if (direction == 0)
+            direction = -1;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            Boid boid = Boid(15, 31 - i);
+            boid.mass = 1; // random(0.1, 2);
+            boid.velocity.x = ((float) random(40, 50)) / 100.0;
+            boid.velocity.x *= direction;
+            boid.velocity.y = 0;
+            boid.colorIndex = i * 32;
+            boids[i] = boid;
+            //dim = random(170, 250);
+        }
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+        // dim all pixels on the display
+        uint8_t dim = beatsin8(2, 170, 250);
+        effects.DimAll(dim); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            Boid boid = boids[i];
+
+            PVector force = attractor.attract(boid);
+            boid.applyForce(force);
+
+            boid.update();
+            effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(boid.location.x, boid.location.y, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(boid.colorIndex));
+
+            boids[i] = boid;
+        }
+
+        return 15;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternElectricMandala.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternElectricMandala.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6ea4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternElectricMandala.h
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from "Funky Noise" by Stefan Petrick: https://github.com/StefanPetrick/FunkyNoise
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Stefan Petrick
+ * http://www.stefan-petrick.de/wordpress_beta
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternElectricMandala_H
+
+class PatternElectricMandala : public Drawable {
+  private:
+
+    // The coordinates for 16-bit noise spaces.
+#define NUM_LAYERS 1
+
+    // used for the random based animations
+    int16_t dx;
+    int16_t dy;
+    int16_t dz;
+    int16_t dsx;
+    int16_t dsy;
+
+  public:
+    PatternElectricMandala() {
+      name = (char *)"ElectricMandala";
+    }
+
+    void start() {
+      // set to reasonable values to avoid a black out
+      noisesmoothing = 200;
+
+      // just any free input pin
+      //random16_add_entropy(analogRead(18));
+
+      // fill coordinates with random values
+      // set zoom levels
+      noise_x = random16();
+      noise_y = random16();
+      noise_z = random16();
+      noise_scale_x = 6000;
+      noise_scale_y = 6000;
+
+      // for the random movement
+      dx = random8();
+      dy = random8();
+      dz = random8();
+      dsx = random8();
+      dsy = random8();
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+#if FASTLED_VERSION >= 3001000
+      // a new parameter set every 15 seconds
+      EVERY_N_SECONDS(25) {
+        //SetupRandomPalette3();
+        dy = random16(500) - 250; // random16(2000) - 1000 is pretty fast but works fine, too
+        dx = random16(500) - 250;
+        dz = random16(500) - 250;
+        noise_scale_x = random16(10000) + 2000;
+        noise_scale_y = random16(10000) + 2000;
+      }
+#endif
+
+      noise_y += dy;
+      noise_x += dx;
+      noise_z += dz;
+
+      effects.FillNoise();
+      ShowNoiseLayer(0, 1, 0);
+
+      effects.Caleidoscope3();
+      effects.Caleidoscope1();
+
+      effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    // show just one layer
+    void ShowNoiseLayer(byte layer, byte colorrepeat, byte colorshift) {
+      for (uint8_t i = 0; i < VPANEL_W; i++) {
+        for (uint8_t j = 0; j < VPANEL_H; j++) {
+
+          uint8_t color = noise[i][j];
+
+          uint8_t bri = color;
+
+          // assign a color depending on the actual palette
+          CRGB pixel = ColorFromPalette(effects.currentPalette, colorrepeat * (color + colorshift), bri);
+
+          effects.leds[XY(i, j)] = pixel;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFire.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFire.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d5d021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFire.h
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+   Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+   Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+
+   Portions of this code are adapted from FastLED Fire2012 example by Mark Kriegsman: https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/tree/master/examples/Fire2012WithPalette
+   Copyright (c) 2013 FastLED
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+   this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+   the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+   use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+   the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+   subject to the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+   copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+   IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+   FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+   COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+   IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+   CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+// Note: (Kosso) : Doesn't look good with certain palettes.
+
+#ifndef PatternFire_H
+#define PatternFire_H
+
+#ifndef Effects_H
+#include "Effects.h"
+#endif
+
+class PatternFire : public Drawable {
+  private:
+
+  public:
+    PatternFire() {
+      name = (char *)"Fire";
+    }
+
+    // There are two main parameters you can play with to control the look and
+    // feel of your fire: COOLING (used in step 1 above), and SPARKING (used
+    // in step 3 above).
+    //
+    // cooling: How much does the air cool as it rises?
+    // Less cooling = taller flames.  More cooling = shorter flames.
+    // Default 55, suggested range 20-100
+    int cooling = 100;
+
+    // sparking: What chance (out of 255) is there that a new spark will be lit?
+    // Higher chance = more roaring fire.  Lower chance = more flickery fire.
+    // Default 120, suggested range 50-200.
+    unsigned int sparking = 100;
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+      // Add entropy to random number generator; we use a lot of it.
+      random16_add_entropy( random16());
+
+      effects.DimAll(235);
+
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+        // Step 1.  Cool down every cell a little
+        for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+          int xy = XY(x, y);
+          heat[xy] = qsub8(heat[xy], random8(0, ((cooling * 10) / VPANEL_H) + 2));
+        }
+
+        // Step 2.  Heat from each cell drifts 'up' and diffuses a little
+        for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+          heat[XY(x, y)] = (heat[XY(x, y + 1)] + heat[XY(x, y + 2)] + heat[XY(x, y + 2)]) / 3;
+        }
+
+        // Step 2.  Randomly ignite new 'sparks' of heat
+        if (random8() < sparking) {
+          // int x = (p[0] + p[1] + p[2]) / 3;
+
+          int xy = XY(x, VPANEL_H - 1);
+          heat[xy] = qadd8(heat[xy], random8(160, 255));
+        }
+
+        // Step 4.  Map from heat cells to LED colors
+        for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+          int xy = XY(x, y);
+          byte colorIndex = heat[xy];
+
+          // Recommend that you use values 0-240 rather than
+          // the usual 0-255, as the last 15 colors will be
+          // 'wrapping around' from the hot end to the cold end,
+          // which looks wrong.
+          colorIndex = scale8(colorIndex, 200);
+
+          // override color 0 to ensure a black background?
+          //if (colorIndex != 0) {
+          //  effects.leds[xy] = CRGB::Black;
+          //}
+          //else {
+            effects.leds[xy] = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(colorIndex);
+          //}
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Noise
+      noise_x += 1000;
+      noise_y += 1000;
+      noise_z += 1000;
+      noise_scale_x = 4000;
+      noise_scale_y = 4000;
+      effects.FillNoise();
+
+      // effects.MoveX(2);
+      effects.MoveFractionalNoiseX(2);
+
+      effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      return 15;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFireKoz.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFireKoz.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c553d6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFireKoz.h
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+   Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+   Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+
+   Added by @Kosso. Cobbled together from various places which I can't remember. I'll update this when I track it down.
+   Requires PaletteFireKoz.h
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+   this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+   the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+   use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+   the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+   subject to the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+   copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+   IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+   FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+   COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+   IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+   CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PatternFireKoz_H
+#define PatternFireKoz_H
+
+class PatternFireKoz : public Drawable {
+  private:
+
+    const int FIRE_HEIGHT = 800;
+
+    int Bit = 0, NBit = 1;
+    float fire_c;
+    // might not need this buffer here... there some led buffers set up in Effects.h
+    uint8_t fireBuffer[VPANEL_W][VPANEL_H][2];
+
+  public:
+    PatternFireKoz() {
+      name = (char *)"FireKoz";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+
+      for (int x = 1; x < VPANEL_W - 1; x++)
+      {
+        fireBuffer[x][VPANEL_H - 2][Bit] = random(0, FIRE_HEIGHT);
+        if (random(0, 100) > 80)
+        {
+          fireBuffer[x][VPANEL_H - 2][Bit] = 0;
+          fireBuffer[x][VPANEL_H - 3][Bit] = 0;
+        }
+      }
+      for (int y = 1; y < VPANEL_H - 1; y++)
+      {
+        for (int x = 1; x < VPANEL_W - 1; x++)
+        {
+          fire_c = (fireBuffer[x - 1][y][Bit] +
+                    fireBuffer[x + 1][y][Bit] +
+                    fireBuffer[x][y - 1][Bit] +
+                    fireBuffer[x][y + 1][Bit] +
+                    fireBuffer[x][y][Bit]) /
+                   5.0;
+
+          fire_c = (fireBuffer[x - 1][y][Bit] +
+                    fireBuffer[x + 1][y][Bit] +
+                    fireBuffer[x][y - 1][Bit] +
+                    fireBuffer[x][y + 1][Bit] +
+                    fireBuffer[x][y][Bit]) /
+                   5.0;
+
+          if (fire_c > (FIRE_HEIGHT / 2) && fire_c < FIRE_HEIGHT) {
+            fire_c -= 0.2;
+          } else if (fire_c > (FIRE_HEIGHT / 4) && fire_c < (FIRE_HEIGHT / 2)) {
+            fire_c -= 0.4;
+          } else if (fire_c <= (FIRE_HEIGHT / 8)) {
+            fire_c -= 0.7;
+          } else {
+            fire_c -= 1;
+          }
+          if (fire_c < 0)
+            fire_c = 0;
+          if (fire_c >= FIRE_HEIGHT + 1)
+            fire_c = FIRE_HEIGHT - 1;
+          fireBuffer[x][y - 1][NBit] = fire_c;
+          int index = (int)fire_c * 3;
+          if (fire_c == 0)
+          {
+            effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(x, y, CRGB(0, 0, 0));
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(x, y, CRGB(palette_fire[index], palette_fire[index + 1], palette_fire[index + 2]));
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      //display.drawRect(0, 0, VPANEL_W, VPANEL_H, display.color565(25, 25, 25));
+
+      NBit = Bit;
+      Bit = 1 - Bit;
+
+      effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      return 30; // no idea what this is for...
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFlock.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFlock.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ae31b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFlock.h
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from "Flocking" in "The Nature of Code" by Daniel Shiffman: http://natureofcode.com/
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Daniel Shiffman
+ * http://www.shiffman.net
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+// Flocking
+// Daniel Shiffman <http://www.shiffman.net>
+// The Nature of Code, Spring 2009
+
+// Demonstration of Craig Reynolds' "Flocking" behavior
+// See: http://www.red3d.com/cwr/
+// Rules: Cohesion, Separation, Alignment
+
+#ifndef PatternFlock_H
+#define PatternFlock_H
+
+class PatternFlock : public Drawable {
+  public:
+    PatternFlock() {
+      name = (char *)"Flock";
+    }
+
+    static const int boidCount = 10;
+    Boid predator;
+
+    PVector wind;
+    byte hue = 0;
+    bool predatorPresent = true;
+
+    void start() {
+      for (int i = 0; i < boidCount; i++) {
+        boids[i] = Boid(15, 15);
+        boids[i].maxspeed = 0.380;
+        boids[i].maxforce = 0.015;
+      }
+
+      predatorPresent = random(0, 2) >= 1;
+      if (predatorPresent) {
+        predator = Boid(31, 31);
+        predatorPresent = true;
+        predator.maxspeed = 0.385;
+        predator.maxforce = 0.020;
+        predator.neighbordist = 16.0;
+        predator.desiredseparation = 0.0;
+      }
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+      effects.DimAll(230); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      bool applyWind = random(0, 255) > 250;
+      if (applyWind) {
+        wind.x = Boid::randomf() * .015;
+        wind.y = Boid::randomf() * .015;
+      }
+
+      CRGB color = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(hue);
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < boidCount; i++) {
+        Boid * boid = &boids[i];
+
+        if (predatorPresent) {
+          // flee from predator
+          boid->repelForce(predator.location, 10);
+        }
+
+        boid->run(boids, boidCount);
+        boid->wrapAroundBorders();
+        PVector location = boid->location;
+        // PVector velocity = boid->velocity;
+        // backgroundLayer.drawLine(location.x, location.y, location.x - velocity.x, location.y - velocity.y, color);
+        // effects.leds[XY(location.x, location.y)] += color;
+        effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(location.x, location.y, color);
+
+        if (applyWind) {
+          boid->applyForce(wind);
+          applyWind = false;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (predatorPresent) {
+        predator.run(boids, boidCount);
+        predator.wrapAroundBorders();
+        color = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(hue + 128);
+        PVector location = predator.location;
+        // PVector velocity = predator.velocity;
+        // backgroundLayer.drawLine(location.x, location.y, location.x - velocity.x, location.y - velocity.y, color);
+        // effects.leds[XY(location.x, location.y)] += color;        
+        effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(location.x, location.y, color);
+      }
+
+      EVERY_N_MILLIS(200) {
+        hue++;
+      }
+      
+      EVERY_N_SECONDS(30) {
+        predatorPresent = !predatorPresent;
+      }
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFlowField.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFlowField.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be91ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternFlowField.h
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+* Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+*
+* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+* this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+* the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+* use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+* the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+* subject to the following conditions:
+*
+* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+* copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+*
+* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+* FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+* COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+* IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+* CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PatternFlowField_H
+
+class PatternFlowField : public Drawable {
+  public:
+    PatternFlowField() {
+      name = (char *)"FlowField";
+    }
+
+    uint16_t x;
+    uint16_t y;
+    uint16_t z;
+
+    uint16_t speed = 1;
+    uint16_t scale = 26;
+
+    static const int count = 40;
+
+    byte hue = 0;
+
+    void start() {
+      x = random16();
+      y = random16();
+      z = random16();
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        boids[i] = Boid(random(VPANEL_W), 0);
+      }
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+      effects.DimAll(240); 
+
+      // CRGB color = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(hue);
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        Boid * boid = &boids[i];
+
+        int ioffset = scale * boid->location.x;
+        int joffset = scale * boid->location.y;
+
+        byte angle = inoise8(x + ioffset, y + joffset, z);
+
+        boid->velocity.x = (float) sin8(angle) * 0.0078125 - 1.0;
+        boid->velocity.y = -((float)cos8(angle) * 0.0078125 - 1.0);
+        boid->update();
+
+        effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(boid->location.x, boid->location.y, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(angle + hue)); // color
+
+        if (boid->location.x < 0 || boid->location.x >= VPANEL_W ||
+            boid->location.y < 0 || boid->location.y >= VPANEL_H) {
+          boid->location.x = random(VPANEL_W);
+          boid->location.y = 0;
+        }
+      }
+
+      EVERY_N_MILLIS(200) {
+        hue++;
+      }
+
+      x += speed;
+      y += speed;
+      z += speed;
+
+      effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      return 50;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternIncrementalDrift.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternIncrementalDrift.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98c9b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternIncrementalDrift.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+*
+* Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+*
+* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+* this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+* the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+* use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+* the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+* subject to the following conditions:
+*
+* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+* copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+*
+* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+* FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+* COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+* IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+* CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PatternIncrementalDrift_H
+#define PatternIncrementalDrift_H
+
+class PatternIncrementalDrift : public Drawable {
+  public:
+    PatternIncrementalDrift() {  
+      name = (char *)"Incremental Drift";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+      uint8_t dim = beatsin8(2, 230, 250);
+      effects.DimAll(dim); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      for (int i = 2; i <= VPANEL_W / 2; i++)
+      {
+        CRGB color = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette((i - 2) * (240 / (VPANEL_W / 2)));
+
+        uint8_t x = beatcos8((17 - i) * 2, MATRIX_CENTER_X - i, MATRIX_CENTER_X + i);
+        uint8_t y = beatsin8((17 - i) * 2, MATRIX_CENTER_Y - i, MATRIX_CENTER_Y + i);
+
+        effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(x, y, color);
+      }
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternInfinity.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternInfinity.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87803a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternInfinity.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternInfinity_H
+
+class PatternInfinity : public Drawable {
+public:
+    PatternInfinity() {
+        name = (char *)"Infinity";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+        // dim all pixels on the display slightly 
+        // to 250/255 (98%) of their current brightness
+        effects.DimAll(250); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+        // the Effects class has some sample oscillators
+        // that move from 0 to 255 at different speeds
+        effects.MoveOscillators();
+
+        // the horizontal position of the head of the infinity sign
+        // oscillates from 0 to the maximum horizontal and back
+        int x = (VPANEL_W - 1) - effects.p[1];
+
+        // the vertical position of the head oscillates
+        // from 8 to 23 and back (hard-coded for a 32x32 matrix)
+        int y = map8(sin8(effects.osci[3]), 8, 23);
+
+        // the hue oscillates from 0 to 255, overflowing back to 0
+        byte hue = sin8(effects.osci[5]);
+
+        // draw a pixel at x,y using a color from the current palette
+        effects.Pixel(x, y, hue);
+
+        return 15;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternLife.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternLife.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8074e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternLife.h
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from Andrew: http://pastebin.com/f22bfe94d
+ * which, in turn, was "Adapted from the Life example on the Processing.org site"
+ *
+ * Made much more colorful by J.B. Langston: https://github.com/jblang/aurora/commit/6db5a884e3df5d686445c4f6b669f1668841929b
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternLife_H
+#define PatternLife_H
+
+class Cell {
+public:
+  byte alive : 1;
+  byte prev : 1;
+  byte hue: 6;  
+  byte brightness;
+};
+
+class PatternLife : public Drawable {
+private:
+    Cell world[VPANEL_W][VPANEL_H];
+    unsigned int density = 50;
+    int generation = 0;
+
+    void randomFillWorld() {
+        for (int i = 0; i < VPANEL_W; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < VPANEL_H; j++) {
+                if (random(100) < density) {
+                    world[i][j].alive = 1;
+                    world[i][j].brightness = 255;
+                }
+                else {
+                    world[i][j].alive = 0;
+                    world[i][j].brightness = 0;
+                }
+                world[i][j].prev = world[i][j].alive;
+                world[i][j].hue = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    int neighbours(int x, int y) {
+        return (world[(x + 1) % VPANEL_W][y].prev) +
+            (world[x][(y + 1) % VPANEL_H].prev) +
+            (world[(x + VPANEL_W - 1) % VPANEL_W][y].prev) +
+            (world[x][(y + VPANEL_H - 1) % VPANEL_H].prev) +
+            (world[(x + 1) % VPANEL_W][(y + 1) % VPANEL_H].prev) +
+            (world[(x + VPANEL_W - 1) % VPANEL_W][(y + 1) % VPANEL_H].prev) +
+            (world[(x + VPANEL_W - 1) % VPANEL_W][(y + VPANEL_H - 1) % VPANEL_H].prev) +
+            (world[(x + 1) % VPANEL_W][(y + VPANEL_H - 1) % VPANEL_H].prev);
+    }
+
+public:
+    PatternLife() {
+        name = (char *)"Life";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+        if (generation == 0) {
+            effects.ClearFrame();
+
+            randomFillWorld();
+        }
+
+        // Display current generation
+        for (int i = 0; i < VPANEL_W; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < VPANEL_H; j++) {
+                effects.leds[XY(i, j)] = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(world[i][j].hue * 4, world[i][j].brightness);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Birth and death cycle
+        for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+            for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+                // Default is for cell to stay the same
+                if (world[x][y].brightness > 0 && world[x][y].prev == 0)
+                  world[x][y].brightness *= 0.9;
+                int count = neighbours(x, y);
+                if (count == 3 && world[x][y].prev == 0) {
+                    // A new cell is born
+                    world[x][y].alive = 1;
+                    world[x][y].hue += 2;
+                    world[x][y].brightness = 255;
+                } else if ((count < 2 || count > 3) && world[x][y].prev == 1) {
+                    // Cell dies
+                    world[x][y].alive = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Copy next generation into place
+        for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+            for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+                world[x][y].prev = world[x][y].alive;
+            }
+        }
+
+
+        generation++;
+        if (generation >= 256)
+            generation = 0;
+
+        effects.ShowFrame();
+  
+        return 60;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternMaze.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternMaze.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a94d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternMaze.h
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Many thanks to Jamis Buck for the documentation of the Growing Tree maze generation algorithm: http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2011/1/27/maze-generation-growing-tree-algorithm
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternMaze_H
+#define PatternMaze_H
+
+class PatternMaze : public Drawable {
+private:
+    enum Directions {
+        None = 0,
+        Up = 1,
+        Down = 2,
+        Left = 4,
+        Right = 8,
+    };
+
+    struct Point{
+        int x;
+        int y;
+
+        static Point New(int x, int y) {
+            Point point;
+            point.x = x;
+            point.y = y;
+            return point;
+        }
+
+        Point Move(Directions direction) {
+            switch (direction)
+            {
+                case Up:
+                    return New(x, y - 1);
+
+                case Down:
+                    return New(x, y + 1);
+
+                case Left:
+                    return New(x - 1, y);
+
+                case Right:
+                default:
+                    return New(x + 1, y);
+            }
+        }
+
+        static Directions Opposite(Directions direction) {
+            switch (direction) {
+                case Up:
+                    return Down;
+
+                case Down:
+                    return Up;
+
+                case Left:
+                    return Right;
+
+                case Right:
+                default:
+                    return Left;
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+//    int width = 16;
+//    int height = 16;
+
+    static const int width = VPANEL_W / 2;
+    static const int height = VPANEL_H / 2;
+    
+
+    Directions grid[width][height];
+
+    Point point;
+
+    Point cells[256];
+    int cellCount = 0;
+
+    int algorithm = 0;
+    int algorithmCount = 1;
+
+    byte hue = 0;
+    byte hueOffset = 0;
+
+    Directions directions[4] = { Up, Down, Left, Right };
+
+    void removeCell(int index) {// shift cells after index down one
+        for (int i = index; i < cellCount - 1; i++) {
+            cells[i] = cells[i + 1];
+        }
+
+        cellCount--;
+    }
+
+    void shuffleDirections() {
+        for (int a = 0; a < 4; a++)
+        {
+            int r = random(a, 4);
+            Directions temp = directions[a];
+            directions[a] = directions[r];
+            directions[r] = temp;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Point createPoint(int x, int y) {
+        Point point;
+        point.x = x;
+        point.y = y;
+        return point;
+    }
+
+    CRGB chooseColor(int index) {
+        byte h = index + hueOffset;
+                
+        switch (algorithm) {
+            case 0:
+            default:
+                return effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(h);
+
+            case 1:
+                return effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(hue++);
+        }
+    }
+
+    int chooseIndex(int max) {
+        switch (algorithm) {
+            case 0:
+            default:
+                // choose newest (recursive backtracker)
+                return max - 1;
+
+            case 1:
+                // choose random(Prim's)
+                return random(max);
+
+                // case 2:
+                //     // choose oldest (not good, so disabling)
+                //     return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void generateMaze() {
+        while (cellCount > 1) {
+            drawNextCell();
+        }
+    }
+
+    void drawNextCell() {
+        int index = chooseIndex(cellCount);
+
+        if (index < 0)
+            return;
+
+        point = cells[index];
+
+        Point imagePoint = createPoint(point.x * 2, point.y * 2);
+
+        //effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(imagePoint.x, imagePoint.y, CRGB(CRGB::Gray));
+
+        shuffleDirections();
+
+        CRGB color = chooseColor(index);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+            Directions direction = directions[i];
+
+            Point newPoint = point.Move(direction);
+            if (newPoint.x >= 0 && newPoint.y >= 0 && newPoint.x < width && newPoint.y < height && grid[newPoint.y][newPoint.x] == None) {
+                grid[point.y][point.x] = (Directions) ((int) grid[point.y][point.x] | (int) direction);
+                grid[newPoint.y][newPoint.x] = (Directions) ((int) grid[newPoint.y][newPoint.x] | (int) point.Opposite(direction));
+
+                Point newImagePoint = imagePoint.Move(direction);
+
+                effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(newImagePoint.x, newImagePoint.y, color);
+
+                cellCount++;
+                cells[cellCount - 1] = newPoint;
+
+                index = -1;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (index > -1) {
+            Point finishedPoint = cells[index];
+            imagePoint = createPoint(finishedPoint.x * 2, finishedPoint.y * 2);
+            effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(imagePoint.x, imagePoint.y, color);
+
+            removeCell(index);
+        }
+    }
+
+public:
+    PatternMaze() {
+        name = (char *)"Maze";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+        if (cellCount < 1) {
+            
+            effects.ClearFrame();
+
+            // reset the maze grid
+            for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+                for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+                    grid[y][x] = None;
+                }
+            }
+
+            int x = random(width);
+            int y = random(height);
+
+            cells[0] = createPoint(x, y);
+
+            cellCount = 1;
+
+            hue = 0;
+            hueOffset = random(0, 256);
+            
+        }
+
+        drawNextCell();
+
+        if (cellCount < 1) {
+            algorithm++;
+            if (algorithm >= algorithmCount)
+                algorithm = 0;
+
+            return 1000;
+        }
+
+        effects.ShowFrame();
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    void start() {
+        matrix.fillScreen(0);
+        cellCount = 0;
+        hue = 0;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternMunch.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternMunch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21d6720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternMunch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Munch pattern created by J.B. Langston: https://github.com/jblang/aurora/blob/master/PatternMunch.h
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternMunch_H
+#define PatternMunch_H
+
+
+class PatternMunch : public Drawable {
+private:
+    byte count = 0;
+    byte dir = 1;
+    byte flip = 0;
+    byte generation = 0;
+
+public:
+    PatternMunch() {
+        name = (char *)"Munch";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+       
+        for (byte x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+            for (byte y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+                effects.leds[XY(x, y)] = (x ^ y ^ flip) < count ? effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(((x ^ y) << 2) + generation) : CRGB::Black;
+
+                // The below is more pleasant
+               // effects.leds[XY(x, y)] = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(((x ^ y) << 2) + generation) ;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        count += dir;
+        
+        if (count <= 0 || count >= VPANEL_W) {
+          dir = -dir;
+        }
+        
+        if (count <= 0) {
+          if (flip == 0)
+            flip = VPANEL_W-1;
+          else
+            flip = 0;
+        }
+
+        generation++;
+
+        // show it ffs!
+        effects.ShowFrame();
+        
+        return 60;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternNoiseSmearing.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternNoiseSmearing.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96e8e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternNoiseSmearing.h
@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+/*
+* Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+*
+* Portions of this code are adapted from "Noise Smearing" by Stefan Petrick: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/embedded-creations/5cd47d83cb0e04f4574d/raw/ebf6a82b4755d55cfba3bf6598f7b19047f89daf/NoiseSmearing.ino
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Stefan Petrick
+* http://www.stefan-petrick.de/wordpress_beta
+*
+* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+* this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+* the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+* use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+* the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+* subject to the following conditions:
+*
+* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+* copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+*
+* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+* FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+* COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+* IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+* CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PatternNoiseSmearing_H
+#define PatternNoiseSmearing_H
+
+byte patternNoiseSmearingHue = 0;
+
+class PatternMultipleStream : public Drawable {
+public:
+  PatternMultipleStream() {
+    name = (char *)"MultipleStream";
+  }
+
+  // this pattern draws two points to the screen based on sin/cos if a counter
+  // (comment out NoiseSmearWithRadius to see pattern of pixels)
+  // these pixels are smeared by a large radius, giving a lot of movement
+  // the image is dimmed before each drawing to not saturate the screen with color
+  // the smear has an offset so the pixels usually have a trail leading toward the upper left
+  unsigned int drawFrame() {
+    static unsigned long counter = 0;
+#if 0
+    // this counter lets put delays between each frame and still get the same animation
+    counter++;
+#else
+    // this counter updates in real time and can't be slowed down for debugging
+    counter = millis() / 10;
+#endif
+
+    byte x1 = 4 + sin8(counter * 2) / 10;
+    byte x2 = 8 + sin8(counter * 2) / 16;
+    byte y2 = 8 + cos8((counter * 2) / 3) / 16;
+
+    effects.leds[XY(x1, x2)] = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(patternNoiseSmearingHue);
+    effects.leds[XY(x2, y2)] = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(patternNoiseSmearingHue + 128);
+
+    // Noise
+    noise_x += 1000;
+    noise_y += 1000;
+    noise_scale_x = 4000;
+    noise_scale_y = 4000;
+    effects.FillNoise();
+
+    effects.MoveX(8);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseX();
+
+    effects.MoveY(8);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseY();
+
+    patternNoiseSmearingHue++;
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
+
+class PatternMultipleStream2 : public Drawable {
+public:
+  PatternMultipleStream2() {
+    name = (char *)"MultipleStream2";
+  }
+
+  unsigned int drawFrame() {
+    effects.DimAll(230); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+    byte xx = 4 + sin8(millis() / 9) / 10;
+    byte yy = 4 + cos8(millis() / 10) / 10;
+    effects.leds[XY(xx, yy)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(patternNoiseSmearingHue);
+
+    xx = 8 + sin8(millis() / 10) / 16;
+    yy = 8 + cos8(millis() / 7) / 16;
+    effects.leds[XY(xx, yy)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(patternNoiseSmearingHue + 80);
+
+    effects.leds[XY(15, 15)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(patternNoiseSmearingHue + 160);
+
+    noise_x += 1000;
+    noise_y += 1000;
+    noise_z += 1000;
+    noise_scale_x = 4000;
+    noise_scale_y = 4000;
+    effects.FillNoise();
+
+    effects.MoveX(3);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseY(4);
+
+    effects.MoveY(3);
+    //effects.MoveFractionalNoiseX(4);
+
+    patternNoiseSmearingHue++;
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
+
+class PatternMultipleStream3 : public Drawable {
+public:
+  PatternMultipleStream3() {
+    name = (char *)"MultipleStream3";
+  }
+
+  unsigned int drawFrame() {
+    //CLS();
+    effects.DimAll(235); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+    for (uint8_t i = 3; i < 32; i = i + 4) {
+      effects.leds[XY(i, 15)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(i * 8);
+    }
+
+    // Noise
+    noise_x += 1000;
+    noise_y += 1000;
+    noise_z += 1000;
+    noise_scale_x = 4000;
+    noise_scale_y = 4000;
+    effects.FillNoise();
+
+    effects.MoveX(3);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseY(4);
+
+    effects.MoveY(3);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseX(4);
+
+        effects.ShowFrame();
+
+    return 1;
+  }
+};
+
+class PatternMultipleStream4 : public Drawable {
+public:
+  PatternMultipleStream4() {
+    name = (char *)"MultipleStream4";
+  }
+
+  unsigned int drawFrame() {
+
+    //CLS();
+    effects.DimAll(235); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+    effects.leds[XY(15, 15)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(patternNoiseSmearingHue);
+
+
+    // Noise
+    noise_x += 1000;
+    noise_y += 1000;
+    noise_scale_x = 4000;
+    noise_scale_y = 4000;
+    effects.FillNoise();
+
+    effects.MoveX(8);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseX();
+
+    effects.MoveY(8);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseY();
+
+    patternNoiseSmearingHue++;
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
+
+class PatternMultipleStream5 : public Drawable {
+public:
+  PatternMultipleStream5() {
+    name = (char *)"MultipleStream5";
+  }
+
+  unsigned int drawFrame() {
+
+    //CLS();
+    effects.DimAll(235); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+
+    for (uint8_t i = 3; i < 32; i = i + 4) {
+      effects.leds[XY(i, 31)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(i * 8);
+    }
+
+    // Noise
+    noise_x += 1000;
+    noise_y += 1000;
+    noise_z += 1000;
+    noise_scale_x = 4000;
+    noise_scale_y = 4000;
+    effects.FillNoise();
+
+    effects.MoveX(3);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseY(4);
+
+    effects.MoveY(4);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseX(4);
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
+
+class PatternMultipleStream8 : public Drawable {
+public:
+  PatternMultipleStream8() {
+    name = (char *)"MultipleStream8";
+  }
+
+  unsigned int drawFrame() {
+    effects.DimAll(230); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+    // draw grid of rainbow dots on top of the dimmed image
+    for (uint8_t y = 1; y < 32; y = y + 6) {
+      for (uint8_t x = 1; x < 32; x = x + 6) {
+
+        effects.leds[XY(x, y)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette((x * y) / 4);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Noise
+    noise_x += 1000;
+    noise_y += 1000;
+    noise_z += 1000;
+    noise_scale_x = 4000;
+    noise_scale_y = 4000;
+    effects.FillNoise();
+
+    effects.MoveX(3);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseX(4);
+
+    effects.MoveY(3);
+    //effects.MoveFractionalNoiseY(4);
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
+
+class PatternPaletteSmear : public Drawable {
+public:
+  PatternPaletteSmear() {
+    name = (char *)"PaletteSmear";
+  }
+
+  unsigned int drawFrame() {
+
+    effects.DimAll(170); effects.ShowFrame();
+   
+    // draw a rainbow color palette
+    for (uint8_t y = 0; y < MATRIX_HEIGHT; y++) {
+      for (uint8_t x = 0; x < MATRIX_WIDTH; x++) {
+        effects.leds[XY(x, y)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(x * 8, y * 8 + 7);
+      }
+    }
+ 
+  
+    // Noise
+    noise_x += 1000;
+    noise_y += 1000;
+    noise_scale_x = 4000;
+    noise_scale_y = 4000;
+ 
+    effects.FillNoise();
+
+    effects.MoveX(3);
+    //effects.MoveFractionalNoiseY(4);
+
+    effects.MoveY(3);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseX(4);
+    effects.ShowFrame();
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
+
+class PatternRainbowFlag : public Drawable {
+public:
+  PatternRainbowFlag() {
+    name = (char *)"RainbowFlag";
+  }
+
+  unsigned int drawFrame() {
+    effects.DimAll(10); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+    CRGB rainbow[7] = {
+      CRGB::Red,
+      CRGB::Orange,
+      CRGB::Yellow,
+      CRGB::Green,
+      CRGB::Blue,
+      CRGB::Violet
+    };
+
+    uint8_t y = 2;
+
+    for (uint8_t c = 0; c < 6; c++) {
+      for (uint8_t j = 0; j < 5; j++) {
+        for (uint8_t x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+          effects.leds[XY(x, y)] += rainbow[c];
+        }
+
+        y++;
+        if (y >= VPANEL_H)
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Noise
+    noise_x += 1000;
+    noise_y += 1000;
+    noise_scale_x = 4000;
+    noise_scale_y = 4000;
+    effects.FillNoise();
+
+    effects.MoveX(3);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseY(4);
+
+    effects.MoveY(3);
+    // effects.MoveFractionalNoiseX(4);
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternPendulumWave.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternPendulumWave.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc6618b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternPendulumWave.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+*
+* Inspired by and based on a loading animation for Prismata by Lunarch Studios:
+* http://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/2on8si/connecting_to_server_so_mesmerizing/cmow0sz
+*
+* Lunarch Studios Inc. hereby publishes the Actionscript 3 source code pasted in this
+* comment under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.
+* Lunarch Studios Inc. waives all rights to the work worldwide under copyright law,
+* including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.
+* You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes,
+* all without asking permission.
+*
+* Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+*
+* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+* this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+* the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+* use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+* the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+* subject to the following conditions:
+*
+* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+* copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+*
+* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+* FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+* COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+* IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+* CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PatternPendulumWave_H
+#define PatternPendulumWave_H
+
+class PatternPendulumWave : public Drawable {
+  public:
+    PatternPendulumWave() {
+      name = (char *)"Pendulum Wave";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+      effects.DimAll(170); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++)
+      {
+        uint8_t y = beatsin8(x + VPANEL_W, 0, VPANEL_H);
+        effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(x, y, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(x * 7));
+      }
+
+      return 15;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternPlasma.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternPlasma.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcecc97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternPlasma.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from LedEffects Plasma by Robert Atkins: https://bitbucket.org/ratkins/ledeffects/src/26ed3c51912af6fac5f1304629c7b4ab7ac8ca4b/Plasma.cpp?at=default
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Robert Atkins
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternPlasma_H
+#define PatternPlasma_H
+
+class PatternPlasma : public Drawable {
+private:
+    int time = 0;
+    int cycles = 0;
+
+public:
+    PatternPlasma() {
+        name = (char *)"Plasma";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+        for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+            for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+                int16_t v = 0;
+                uint8_t wibble = sin8(time);
+                v += sin16(x * wibble * 6 + time);
+                v += cos16(y * (128 - wibble) * 6 + time);
+                v += sin16(y * x * cos8(-time) / 8);
+
+                effects.Pixel(x, y, (v >> 8) + 127);
+            }
+        }
+
+        time += 1;
+        cycles++;
+
+        if (cycles >= 2048) {
+            time = 0;
+            cycles = 0;
+        }
+
+        effects.ShowFrame();
+
+        return 30;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternRadar.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternRadar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..602078b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternRadar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternRadar_H
+
+class PatternRadar : public Drawable {
+  private:
+    byte theta = 0;
+    byte hueoffset = 0;
+
+  public:
+    PatternRadar() {
+      name = (char *)"Radar";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+      effects.DimAll(254); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      for (int offset = 0; offset < MATRIX_CENTER_X; offset++) {
+        byte hue = 255 - (offset * 16 + hueoffset);
+        CRGB color = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(hue);
+        uint8_t x = mapcos8(theta, offset, (VPANEL_W - 1) - offset);
+        uint8_t y = mapsin8(theta, offset, (VPANEL_H - 1) - offset);
+        uint16_t xy = XY(x, y);
+        effects.leds[xy] = color;
+
+        EVERY_N_MILLIS(25) {
+          theta += 2;
+          hueoffset += 1;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSimplexNoise.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSimplexNoise.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..272c604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSimplexNoise.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from FastLED Fire2012 example by Mark Kriegsman: https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/blob/master/examples/Noise/Noise.ino
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 FastLED
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternSimplexNoise_H
+#define PatternSimplexNoise_H
+
+class PatternSimplexNoise : public Drawable {
+  public:
+    PatternSimplexNoise() {
+      name = (char *)"Noise";
+    }
+
+    void start() {
+      // Initialize our coordinates to some random values
+      noise_x = random16();
+      noise_y = random16();
+      noise_z = random16();
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+#if FASTLED_VERSION >= 3001000
+      // a new parameter set every 15 seconds
+      EVERY_N_SECONDS(15) {
+        noise_x = random16();
+        noise_y = random16();
+        noise_z = random16();
+      }
+#endif
+
+      uint32_t speed = 100;
+
+      effects.FillNoise();
+      ShowNoiseLayer(0, 1, 0);
+
+      // noise_x += speed;
+      noise_y += speed;
+      noise_z += speed;
+
+      effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    // show just one layer
+    void ShowNoiseLayer(byte layer, byte colorrepeat, byte colorshift) {
+      for (uint8_t i = 0; i < VPANEL_W; i++) {
+        for (uint8_t j = 0; j < VPANEL_H; j++) {
+          uint8_t pixel = noise[i][j];
+
+          // assign a color depending on the actual palette
+          effects.leds[XY(i, j)] = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(colorrepeat * (pixel + colorshift), pixel);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSnake.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSnake.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6201985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSnake.h
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from LedEffects Snake by Robert Atkins: https://bitbucket.org/ratkins/ledeffects/src/26ed3c51912af6fac5f1304629c7b4ab7ac8ca4b/Snake.cpp?at=default
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Robert Atkins
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternSnake_H
+#define PatternSnake_H
+
+class PatternSnake : public Drawable {
+private:
+    static const byte SNAKE_LENGTH = 16;
+
+    CRGB colors[SNAKE_LENGTH];
+    uint8_t initialHue;
+
+    enum Direction {
+        UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT
+    };
+
+    struct Pixel {
+        uint8_t x;
+        uint8_t y;
+    };
+
+    struct Snake {
+        Pixel pixels[SNAKE_LENGTH];
+
+        Direction direction;
+
+        void newDirection() {
+            switch (direction) {
+                case UP:
+                case DOWN:
+                    direction = random(0, 2) == 1 ? RIGHT : LEFT;
+                    break;
+
+                case LEFT:
+                case RIGHT:
+                    direction = random(0, 2) == 1 ? DOWN : UP;
+
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        void shuffleDown() {
+            for (byte i = SNAKE_LENGTH - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+                pixels[i] = pixels[i - 1];
+            }
+        }
+
+        void reset() {
+            direction = UP;
+            for (int i = 0; i < SNAKE_LENGTH; i++) {
+                pixels[i].x = 0;
+                pixels[i].y = 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        void move() {
+            switch (direction) {
+                case UP:
+                    pixels[0].y = (pixels[0].y + 1) % VPANEL_H;
+                    break;
+                case LEFT:
+                    pixels[0].x = (pixels[0].x + 1) % VPANEL_W;
+                    break;
+                case DOWN:
+                    pixels[0].y = pixels[0].y == 0 ? VPANEL_H - 1 : pixels[0].y - 1;
+                    break;
+                case RIGHT:
+                    pixels[0].x = pixels[0].x == 0 ? VPANEL_W - 1 : pixels[0].x - 1;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        void draw(CRGB colors[SNAKE_LENGTH]) {
+            for (byte i = 0; i < SNAKE_LENGTH; i++) {
+                effects.leds[XY(pixels[i].x, pixels[i].y)] = colors[i] %= (255 - i * (255 / SNAKE_LENGTH));
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    static const int snakeCount = 40;
+    Snake snakes[snakeCount];
+
+public:
+    PatternSnake() {
+        name = (char *)"Snake";
+        for (int i = 0; i < snakeCount; i++) {
+            Snake* snake = &snakes[i];
+            snake->reset();
+        }
+    }
+
+    void start()
+    {
+              effects.ClearFrame();
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+
+         
+        fill_palette(colors, SNAKE_LENGTH, initialHue++, 5, effects.currentPalette, 255, LINEARBLEND);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < snakeCount; i++) {
+            Snake* snake = &snakes[i];
+
+            snake->shuffleDown();
+
+            if (random(10) > 7) {
+                snake->newDirection();
+            }
+
+            snake->move();
+            snake->draw(colors);
+        }
+        
+        effects.ShowFrame();
+
+        return 30;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSpiral.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSpiral.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23ce699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSpiral.h
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/*
+ * Portions of this code are adapted from "Funky Clouds" by Stefan Petrick:
+ * https://gist.github.com/anonymous/876f908333cd95315c35
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Stefan Petrick
+ * http://www.stefan-petrick.de/wordpress_beta
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternSpiral_H
+#define PatternSpiral_H
+
+class PatternSpiral : public Drawable {
+private:
+    // Timer stuff (Oszillators)
+    struct timer {
+        unsigned long takt;
+        unsigned long lastMillis;
+        unsigned long count;
+        int delta;
+        byte up;
+        byte down;
+    };
+    timer multiTimer[5];
+
+    int timers = sizeof(multiTimer) / sizeof(multiTimer[0]);
+
+    // counts all variables with different speeds linear up and down
+    void UpdateTimers()
+    {
+        unsigned long now = millis();
+        for (int i = 0; i < timers; i++)
+        {
+            while (now - multiTimer[i].lastMillis >= multiTimer[i].takt)
+            {
+                multiTimer[i].lastMillis += multiTimer[i].takt;
+                multiTimer[i].count = multiTimer[i].count + multiTimer[i].delta;
+                if ((multiTimer[i].count == multiTimer[i].up) || (multiTimer[i].count == multiTimer[i].down))
+                {
+                    multiTimer[i].delta = -multiTimer[i].delta;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+public:
+    PatternSpiral() {
+        name = (char *)"Spiral";
+    }
+
+    void start() {
+        // set all counting directions positive for the beginning
+        for (int i = 0; i < timers; i++) multiTimer[i].delta = 1;
+
+        // set range (up/down), speed (takt=ms between steps) and starting point of all oszillators
+
+        unsigned long now = millis();
+
+        multiTimer[0].lastMillis = now;
+        multiTimer[0].takt = 42;     //x1
+        multiTimer[0].up = VPANEL_W - 1;
+        multiTimer[0].down = 0;
+        multiTimer[0].count = 0;
+
+        multiTimer[1].lastMillis = now;
+        multiTimer[1].takt = 55;     //y1
+        multiTimer[1].up = VPANEL_H - 1;
+        multiTimer[1].down = 0;
+        multiTimer[1].count = 0;
+
+        multiTimer[2].lastMillis = now;
+        multiTimer[2].takt = 3;      //color
+        multiTimer[2].up = 255;
+        multiTimer[2].down = 0;
+        multiTimer[2].count = 0;
+
+        multiTimer[3].lastMillis = now;
+        multiTimer[3].takt = 71;     //x2  
+        multiTimer[3].up = VPANEL_W - 1;
+        multiTimer[3].down = 0;
+        multiTimer[3].count = 0;
+
+        multiTimer[4].lastMillis = now;
+        multiTimer[4].takt = 89;     //y2
+        multiTimer[4].up = VPANEL_H - 1;
+        multiTimer[4].down = 0;
+        multiTimer[4].count = 0;
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+        // manage the Oszillators
+        UpdateTimers();
+
+        // draw just a line defined by 5 oszillators
+        effects.BresenhamLine(
+            multiTimer[3].count,  // x1
+            multiTimer[4].count,  // y1
+            multiTimer[0].count,  // x2
+            multiTimer[1].count,  // y2
+            multiTimer[2].count); // color
+
+        // manipulate the screen buffer
+        // with fixed parameters (could be oszillators too)
+        // Params: center x, y, radius, scale color down
+        // --> NOTE: Affects always a SQUARE with an odd length
+     //   effects.SpiralStream(15, 15, 10, 128);
+
+        effects.SpiralStream(31, 15, 64, 128);        // for 64 pixel wide matrix!
+      //  effects.SpiralStream(47, 15, 10, 128);        // for 64 pixel wide matrix!
+
+        // why not several times?!
+       // effects.SpiralStream(16, 6, 6, 128);
+       // effects.SpiralStream(10, 24, 10, 128);
+
+        // increase the contrast
+        effects.DimAll(250); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSpiro.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSpiro.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c75952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSpiro.h
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternSpiro_H
+
+class PatternSpiro : public Drawable {
+  private:
+    byte theta1 = 0;
+    byte theta2 = 0;
+    byte hueoffset = 0;
+
+    uint8_t radiusx = VPANEL_W / 4;
+    uint8_t radiusy = VPANEL_H / 4;
+    uint8_t minx = MATRIX_CENTER_X - radiusx;
+    uint8_t maxx = MATRIX_CENTER_X + radiusx + 1;
+    uint8_t miny = MATRIX_CENTER_Y - radiusy;
+    uint8_t maxy = MATRIX_CENTER_Y + radiusy + 1;
+
+    uint8_t spirocount = 1;
+    uint8_t spirooffset = 256 / spirocount;
+    boolean spiroincrement = false;
+
+    boolean handledChange = false;
+
+  public:
+    PatternSpiro() {
+      name = (char *)"Spiro";
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+      effects.DimAll(254); effects.ShowFrame();
+
+      boolean change = false;
+      
+      for (int i = 0; i < spirocount; i++) {
+        uint8_t x = mapsin8(theta1 + i * spirooffset, minx, maxx);
+        uint8_t y = mapcos8(theta1 + i * spirooffset, miny, maxy);
+
+        uint8_t x2 = mapsin8(theta2 + i * spirooffset, x - radiusx, x + radiusx);
+        uint8_t y2 = mapcos8(theta2 + i * spirooffset, y - radiusy, y + radiusy);
+
+        CRGB color = effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(hueoffset + i * spirooffset, 128);
+        effects.leds[XY(x2, y2)] += color;
+        
+        if((x2 == MATRIX_CENTER_X && y2 == MATRIX_CENTER_Y) ||
+           (x2 == MATRIX_CENTRE_X && y2 == MATRIX_CENTRE_Y)) change = true;
+      }
+
+      theta2 += 1;
+
+      EVERY_N_MILLIS(25) {
+        theta1 += 1;
+      }
+
+      EVERY_N_MILLIS(100) {
+        if (change && !handledChange) {
+          handledChange = true;
+          
+          if (spirocount >= VPANEL_W || spirocount == 1) spiroincrement = !spiroincrement;
+
+          if (spiroincrement) {
+            if(spirocount >= 4)
+              spirocount *= 2;
+            else
+              spirocount += 1;
+          }
+          else {
+            if(spirocount > 4)
+              spirocount /= 2;
+            else
+              spirocount -= 1;
+          }
+
+          spirooffset = 256 / spirocount;
+        }
+        
+        if(!change) handledChange = false;
+      }
+
+      EVERY_N_MILLIS(33) {
+        hueoffset += 1;
+      }
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSwirl.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSwirl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96793ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternSwirl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+* Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+*
+* Portions of this code are adapted from SmartMatrixSwirl by Mark Kriegsman: https://gist.github.com/kriegsman/5adca44e14ad025e6d3b
+* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsGBT-50cts
+* Copyright (c) 2014 Mark Kriegsman
+*
+* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+* this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+* the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+* use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+* the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+* subject to the following conditions:
+*
+* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+* copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+*
+* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+* FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+* COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+* IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+* CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PatternSwirl_H
+
+class PatternSwirl : public Drawable {
+  private:
+    const uint8_t borderWidth = 2;
+
+  public:
+    PatternSwirl() {
+      name = (char *)"Swirl";
+    }
+
+    void start() {
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+      // Apply some blurring to whatever's already on the matrix
+      // Note that we never actually clear the matrix, we just constantly
+      // blur it repeatedly.  Since the blurring is 'lossy', there's
+      // an automatic trend toward black -- by design.
+      uint8_t blurAmount = beatsin8(2, 10, 255);
+
+#if FASTLED_VERSION >= 3001000
+      blur2d(effects.leds, VPANEL_W, VPANEL_H, blurAmount);
+#else
+      effects.DimAll(blurAmount); 
+#endif
+
+      // Use two out-of-sync sine waves
+      uint8_t  i = beatsin8(27, borderWidth, VPANEL_H - borderWidth);
+      uint8_t  j = beatsin8(41, borderWidth, VPANEL_W - borderWidth);
+      // Also calculate some reflections
+      uint8_t ni = (VPANEL_W - 1) - i;
+      uint8_t nj = (VPANEL_W - 1) - j;
+
+      // The color of each point shifts over time, each at a different speed.
+      uint16_t ms = millis();
+      effects.leds[XY(i, j)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(ms / 11);
+      effects.leds[XY(j, i)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(ms / 13);
+      effects.leds[XY(ni, nj)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(ms / 17);
+      effects.leds[XY(nj, ni)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(ms / 29);
+      effects.leds[XY(i, nj)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(ms / 37);
+      effects.leds[XY(ni, j)] += effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(ms / 41);
+
+      
+      effects.ShowFrame();
+      return 0;
+      
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternWave.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternWave.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90e7448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/PatternWave.h
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef PatternWave_H
+#define PatternWave_H
+
+class PatternWave : public Drawable {
+private:
+    byte thetaUpdate = 0;
+    byte thetaUpdateFrequency = 0;
+    byte theta = 0;
+
+    byte hueUpdate = 0;
+    byte hueUpdateFrequency = 0;
+    byte hue = 0;
+
+    byte rotation = 0;
+
+    uint8_t scale = 256 / VPANEL_W;
+
+    uint8_t maxX = VPANEL_W - 1;
+    uint8_t maxY = VPANEL_H - 1;
+
+    uint8_t waveCount = 1;
+
+public:
+    PatternWave() {
+        name = (char *)"Wave";
+    }
+
+    void start() {
+        rotation = random(0, 4);
+        waveCount = random(1, 3);
+
+    }
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+        int n = 0;
+
+        switch (rotation) {
+            case 0:
+                for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+                    n = quadwave8(x * 2 + theta) / scale;
+                    effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(x, n, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(x + hue));
+                    if (waveCount == 2)
+                        effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(x, maxY - n, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(x + hue));
+                }
+                break;
+
+            case 1:
+                for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+                    n = quadwave8(y * 2 + theta) / scale;
+                    effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(n, y, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(y + hue));
+                    if (waveCount == 2)
+                        effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(maxX - n, y, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(y + hue));
+                }
+                break;
+
+            case 2:
+                for (int x = 0; x < VPANEL_W; x++) {
+                    n = quadwave8(x * 2 - theta) / scale;
+                    effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(x, n, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(x + hue));
+                    if (waveCount == 2)
+                        effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(x, maxY - n, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(x + hue));
+                }
+                break;
+
+            case 3:
+                for (int y = 0; y < VPANEL_H; y++) {
+                    n = quadwave8(y * 2 - theta) / scale;
+                    effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(n, y, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(y + hue));
+                    if (waveCount == 2)
+                        effects.drawBackgroundFastLEDPixelCRGB(maxX - n, y, effects.ColorFromCurrentPalette(y + hue));
+                }
+                break;
+        }
+
+        effects.DimAll(254);
+		effects.ShowFrame();
+
+        if (thetaUpdate >= thetaUpdateFrequency) {
+            thetaUpdate = 0;
+            theta++;
+        }
+        else {
+            thetaUpdate++;
+        }
+
+        if (hueUpdate >= hueUpdateFrequency) {
+            hueUpdate = 0;
+            hue++;
+        }
+        else {
+            hueUpdate++;
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Patterns.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Patterns.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8242fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Patterns.h
@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef Patterns_H
+#define Patterns_H
+
+#define ARRAY_SIZE(A) (sizeof(A) / sizeof((A)[0]))
+
+#include "Vector.h"
+#include "Boid.h"
+#include "Attractor.h"
+
+/* 
+ *  Note from mrfaptastic:
+ *  
+ *  Commented out patterns are due to the fact they either didn't work properly with a non-square display,
+ *  or from my personal opinion, are crap. 
+ *  
+ *  Kosso: I have removed the crappy ones and added a less crappy (and working!) Fire demo ;) 
+ *  
+ */
+#include "PaletteFireKoz.h" // Added by Kosso
+#include "PatternFireKoz.h" // Added by Kosso
+#include "PatternSpiro.h"
+#include "PatternRadar.h"
+#include "PatternSwirl.h"
+#include "PatternPendulumWave.h"
+#include "PatternFlowField.h"
+#include "PatternIncrementalDrift.h"
+#include "PatternMunch.h"
+#include "PatternElectricMandala.h"
+#include "PatternSimplexNoise.h"
+#include "PatternWave.h"
+#include "PatternAttract.h"
+#include "PatternFlock.h"
+#include "PatternInfinity.h"
+#include "PatternPlasma.h"
+#include "PatternSnake.h"
+#include "PatternFire.h" // Not very good.
+#include "PatternLife.h"
+#include "PatternMaze.h"
+#include "PatternSpiral.h"
+
+
+class Patterns : public Playlist {
+  private:
+    PatternFireKoz fireKoz;
+    PatternSpiro spiro;
+    PatternSwirl swirl;
+    PatternPendulumWave pendulumWave;
+    PatternFlowField flowField;
+    PatternIncrementalDrift incrementalDrift;
+    PatternMunch munch;
+    PatternElectricMandala electricMandala;
+    PatternSimplexNoise simplexNoise;
+    PatternWave wave;
+    PatternAttract attract;
+    PatternFlock flock;
+    PatternPlasma plasma;
+    PatternSnake snake;
+    PatternFire fire;
+    PatternLife life;
+    PatternMaze maze;
+    PatternSpiral spiral;
+
+    int currentIndex = 0;
+    Drawable* currentItem;
+
+    int getCurrentIndex() {
+      return currentIndex;
+    }
+
+    const static int PATTERN_COUNT = 18; 
+
+    Drawable* shuffledItems[PATTERN_COUNT];
+
+    Drawable* items[PATTERN_COUNT] = {
+      &fireKoz, // added by Kosso
+      &spiro,           
+      &life,            
+      &flowField,
+      &pendulumWave,    
+      &incrementalDrift,
+      &munch,           
+      &electricMandala, 
+      &simplexNoise,    
+      &wave,            
+      &attract,         
+      &swirl,  
+      &flock, 
+      &plasma, 
+      &snake, 
+      &fire, 
+      &maze,
+      &spiral, 
+    };
+
+  public:
+    Patterns() {
+      // add the items to the shuffledItems array
+      for (int a = 0; a < PATTERN_COUNT; a++) {
+        shuffledItems[a] = items[a];
+      }
+
+      shuffleItems();
+
+      this->currentItem = items[0];
+      this->currentItem->start();
+    }
+
+    char* Drawable::name = (char *)"Patterns";
+
+    void stop() {
+      if (currentItem)
+        currentItem->stop();
+    }
+
+    void start() {
+      if (currentItem)
+        currentItem->start();
+    }
+
+    void move(int step) {
+      currentIndex += step;
+
+      if (currentIndex >= PATTERN_COUNT) currentIndex = 0;
+      else if (currentIndex < 0) currentIndex = PATTERN_COUNT - 1;
+
+      if (effects.paletteIndex == effects.RandomPaletteIndex)
+        effects.RandomPalette();
+
+      moveTo(currentIndex);
+
+      //if (!isTimeAvailable && currentItem == &analogClock)
+     //   move(step);
+    }
+
+    void moveRandom(int step) {
+      currentIndex += step;
+
+      if (currentIndex >= PATTERN_COUNT) currentIndex = 0;
+      else if (currentIndex < 0) currentIndex = PATTERN_COUNT - 1;
+
+      if (effects.paletteIndex == effects.RandomPaletteIndex)
+        effects.RandomPalette();
+
+      if (currentItem)
+        currentItem->stop();
+
+      currentItem = shuffledItems[currentIndex];
+
+      if (currentItem)
+        currentItem->start();
+
+     // if (!isTimeAvailable && currentItem == &analogClock)
+     //   moveRandom(step);
+    }
+
+    void shuffleItems() {
+      for (int a = 0; a < PATTERN_COUNT; a++)
+      {
+        int r = random(a, PATTERN_COUNT);
+        Drawable* temp = shuffledItems[a];
+        shuffledItems[a] = shuffledItems[r];
+        shuffledItems[r] = temp;
+      }
+    }
+
+
+    unsigned int drawFrame() {
+      return currentItem->drawFrame();
+    }
+
+    void listPatterns() {
+      Serial.println(F("{"));
+      Serial.print(F("  \"count\": "));
+      Serial.print(PATTERN_COUNT);
+      Serial.println(",");
+      Serial.println(F("  \"results\": ["));
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < PATTERN_COUNT; i++) {
+        Serial.print(F("    \""));
+        Serial.print(i, DEC);
+        Serial.print(F(": "));
+        Serial.print(items[i]->name);
+        if (i == PATTERN_COUNT - 1)
+          Serial.println(F("\""));
+        else
+          Serial.println(F("\","));
+      }
+
+      Serial.println("  ]");
+      Serial.println("}");
+    }
+
+    int getPatternIndex()
+    {
+      return currentIndex;
+    }
+
+    char * getCurrentPatternName()
+    {
+      return currentItem->name;      
+    }
+
+    void moveTo(int index) {
+      if (currentItem)
+        currentItem->stop();
+
+      currentIndex = index;
+
+      currentItem = items[currentIndex];
+
+      if (currentItem)
+        currentItem->start();
+    }    
+
+    bool setPattern(String name) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < PATTERN_COUNT; i++) {
+        if (name.compareTo(items[i]->name) == 0) {
+          moveTo(i);
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
+
+    bool setPattern(int index) {
+      if (index >= PATTERN_COUNT || index < 0)
+        return false;
+
+      moveTo(index);
+
+      return true;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Playlist.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Playlist.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29c0c87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Playlist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef Playlist_H
+#define Playlist_H
+
+class Playlist : public Drawable {
+public:
+    virtual bool isPlaylist() {
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    boolean isCurrentItemFinished = true;
+
+    virtual void move(int step) = 0;
+    virtual void moveRandom(int step) = 0;
+    virtual int getCurrentIndex();
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Vector.h b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Vector.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8acbadc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ChainedPanelsAuroraDemo/Vector.h
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+/*
+ * Aurora: https://github.com/pixelmatix/aurora
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Coon
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef Vector_H
+#define Vector_H
+
+template <class T>
+class Vector2 {
+public:
+    T x, y;
+
+    Vector2() :x(0), y(0) {}
+    Vector2(T x, T y) : x(x), y(y) {}
+    Vector2(const Vector2& v) : x(v.x), y(v.y) {}
+
+    Vector2& operator=(const Vector2& v) {
+        x = v.x;
+        y = v.y;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    
+    bool isEmpty() {
+        return x == 0 && y == 0;
+    }
+
+    bool operator==(Vector2& v) {
+        return x == v.x && y == v.y;
+    }
+
+    bool operator!=(Vector2& v) {
+        return !(x == y);
+    }
+
+    Vector2 operator+(Vector2& v) {
+        return Vector2(x + v.x, y + v.y);
+    }
+    Vector2 operator-(Vector2& v) {
+        return Vector2(x - v.x, y - v.y);
+    }
+
+    Vector2& operator+=(Vector2& v) {
+        x += v.x;
+        y += v.y;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    Vector2& operator-=(Vector2& v) {
+        x -= v.x;
+        y -= v.y;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    Vector2 operator+(double s) {
+        return Vector2(x + s, y + s);
+    }
+    Vector2 operator-(double s) {
+        return Vector2(x - s, y - s);
+    }
+    Vector2 operator*(double s) {
+        return Vector2(x * s, y * s);
+    }
+    Vector2 operator/(double s) {
+        return Vector2(x / s, y / s);
+    }
+    
+    Vector2& operator+=(double s) {
+        x += s;
+        y += s;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    Vector2& operator-=(double s) {
+        x -= s;
+        y -= s;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    Vector2& operator*=(double s) {
+        x *= s;
+        y *= s;
+        return *this;
+    }
+    Vector2& operator/=(double s) {
+        x /= s;
+        y /= s;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    void set(T x, T y) {
+        this->x = x;
+        this->y = y;
+    }
+
+    void rotate(double deg) {
+        double theta = deg / 180.0 * M_PI;
+        double c = cos(theta);
+        double s = sin(theta);
+        double tx = x * c - y * s;
+        double ty = x * s + y * c;
+        x = tx;
+        y = ty;
+    }
+
+    Vector2& normalize() {
+        if (length() == 0) return *this;
+        *this *= (1.0 / length());
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    float dist(Vector2 v) const {
+        Vector2 d(v.x - x, v.y - y);
+        return d.length();
+    }
+    float length() const {
+        return sqrt(x * x + y * y);
+    }
+
+    float mag() const {
+        return length();
+    }
+
+    float magSq() {
+        return (x * x + y * y);
+    }
+
+    void truncate(double length) {
+        double angle = atan2f(y, x);
+        x = length * cos(angle);
+        y = length * sin(angle);
+    }
+
+    Vector2 ortho() const {
+        return Vector2(y, -x);
+    }
+
+    static float dot(Vector2 v1, Vector2 v2) {
+        return v1.x * v2.x + v1.y * v2.y;
+    }
+    static float cross(Vector2 v1, Vector2 v2) {
+        return (v1.x * v2.y) - (v1.y * v2.x);
+    }
+
+    void limit(float max) {
+        if (magSq() > max*max) {
+            normalize();
+            *this *= max;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+typedef Vector2<float> PVector;
+
+#endif