Add a setting to send full DMX frames, instead of partial ones exclus…

…ively. Thanks Gruffalo34!

README.md

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ light:
   refresh_every: 0                      # Resend values if no fades are running every x seconds, 0 disables automatic refresh
   universes:                            # Support for multiple universes
     0:                                  # Nr of Universe (see configuration of your Art-Net Node)
+      send_partial_universe: True       # Only send the universe which contains data
       output_correction: quadratic      # optional: output correction for the whole universe, will be used as default if nothing is set for the channel
       devices:
         # Dimmer
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ light:
 - **max-fps** (*Optional; default=25*): frame rate for fade update (1 to 40 FPS)
 - **refresh_every** (*Optional; default=120*): Seconds to resend values if no fades are running, 0 disables.
 - **universe** (*Required*): Art-Net universe for following DMX channels.
+  - **send_partial_universe** (*Optional; default=True*): Some controllers only accept full DMX frames. Set to `False` to always send the full 512 channels to every universe. 
   - **output_correction** (*Optional; default=linear*): applied to whole universe
     - **'linear'**
     - **'quadratic'** (see Graph)

custom_components/artnet_led/light.py

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 CONF_DEVICE_TRANSITION = ATTR_TRANSITION
 
 CONF_INITIAL_VALUES = "initial_values"
+CONF_SEND_PARTIAL_UNIVERSE = "send_partial_universe"
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
@@ -169,6 +170,11 @@ async def async_setup_platform(hass: HomeAssistant, config, async_add_devices, d
             d.set_initial_brightness(device[CONF_DEVICE_VALUE])
 
             device_list.append(d)
+
+            send_partial_universe = universe_cfg[CONF_SEND_PARTIAL_UNIVERSE]
+            if not send_partial_universe and universe.highest_channel != 512:
+                universe.add_channel(start=512, width=1, channel_name="Full universe hack")
+
     async_add_devices(device_list)
 
     return True
@@ -856,6 +862,7 @@ async def restore_state(self, old_state):
         vol.Required(CONF_NODE_HOST): cv.string,
         vol.Required(CONF_NODE_UNIVERSES): {
             vol.All(int, vol.Range(min=0, max=1024)): {
+                vol.Optional(CONF_SEND_PARTIAL_UNIVERSE, default=True): cv.boolean,
                 vol.Optional(CONF_OUTPUT_CORRECTION, default=None): vol.Any(
                     None, vol.In(AVAILABLE_CORRECTIONS)
                 ),