Add per-bus white-LED color temperature for accurate auto-white

wled00/bus_manager.cpp

@@ -98,6 +98,22 @@ void Bus::calculateCCT(uint32_t c, uint8_t &ww, uint8_t &cw) {
   cw = (w * cw) / 255;
 }
 
+// AI: below section was generated by an AI
+// recompute cached W-LED RGB equivalent when the configured Kelvin changes;
+// 0 means "treat the W LED as neutral white" which preserves legacy behavior
+// where autoWhiteCalc subtracted the same value from R, G, B.
+void Bus::setWhiteKelvin(uint16_t k) {
+  _whiteKelvin = k;
+  if (k == 0) {
+    _wR = _wG = _wB = 255; // legacy: treat W as neutral
+  } else {
+    byte rgb[4];
+    colorKtoRGB(k, rgb);
+    _wR = rgb[0]; _wG = rgb[1]; _wB = rgb[2];
+  }
+}
+// AI: end
+
 // calculates white channel and CCT values based on given settings
 uint32_t Bus::autoWhiteCalc(uint32_t c, uint8_t &ww, uint8_t &cw) const {
   unsigned aWM = _autoWhiteMode;
@@ -112,9 +128,34 @@ uint32_t Bus::autoWhiteCalc(uint32_t c, uint8_t &ww, uint8_t &cw) const {
       //ignore auto-white calculation if w>0 and mode DUAL (DUAL behaves as BRIGHTER if w==0)
     } else if (aWM == RGBW_MODE_MAX) {
       w = r > g ? (r > b ? r : b) : (g > b ? g : b); // brightest RGB channel
+    } else if (_whiteKelvin == 0) {
+      // Fast path: per-bus W-LED CCT feature is off. Identical to the
+      // pre-feature behavior — pick darkest RGB channel as W and (for
+      // ACCURATE) subtract it equally. Avoids three divisions per pixel
+      // in the default case, since most strips never enable the feature.
+      w = r < g ? (r < b ? r : b) : (g < b ? g : b);
+      if (aWM == RGBW_MODE_AUTO_ACCURATE) { r -= w; g -= w; b -= w; }
     } else {
-      w = r < g ? (r < b ? r : b) : (g < b ? g : b); // darkest RGB channel
-      if (aWM == RGBW_MODE_AUTO_ACCURATE) { r -= w; g -= w; b -= w; } //subtract w in ACCURATE mode
+      // AI: below section was generated by an AI
+      // Per-channel cap path (feature on): pick the largest w such that
+      // (w * _wX)/255 <= channel for every X in {R,G,B}, preventing
+      // underflow when subtracting the W LED's RGB contribution. Floor
+      // division composes back through the subtract — i.e.
+      // floor((r*255)/_wR) * _wR <= r*255 — so the subtraction is safe.
+      // _wB is 0 at/below 1900 K (and _wG could reach 0 at extreme lows),
+      // hence the per-channel zero guards.
+      unsigned wMaxR = _wR ? (r * 255U) / _wR : 255U;
+      unsigned wMaxG = _wG ? (g * 255U) / _wG : 255U;
+      unsigned wMaxB = _wB ? (b * 255U) / _wB : 255U;
+      unsigned wCap = wMaxR < wMaxG ? (wMaxR < wMaxB ? wMaxR : wMaxB) : (wMaxG < wMaxB ? wMaxG : wMaxB);
+      if (wCap > 255U) wCap = 255U;
+      w = wCap;
+      if (aWM == RGBW_MODE_AUTO_ACCURATE) {
+        r -= (w * _wR) / 255; // subtract W LED's R contribution
+        g -= (w * _wG) / 255; // subtract W LED's G contribution
+        b -= (w * _wB) / 255; // subtract W LED's B contribution
+      }
+      // AI: end
     }
     c = RGBW32(r, g, b, w);
   }
@@ -1226,6 +1267,7 @@ int BusManager::add(const BusConfig &bc, bool placeholder) {
   } else {
     busses.push_back(make_unique<BusPwm>(bc));
   }
+  if (!busses.empty()) busses.back()->setWhiteKelvin(bc.whiteKelvin);
   return busses.size();
 }
 

wled00/bus_manager.h

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ make_unique(Args&&... args)
 
 //colors.cpp
 uint16_t approximateKelvinFromRGB(uint32_t rgb);
+void colorKtoRGB(uint16_t kelvin, byte* rgb);
 
 #define GET_BIT(var,bit)    (((var)>>(bit))&0x01)
 #define SET_BIT(var,bit)    ((var)|=(uint16_t)(0x0001<<(bit)))
@@ -121,6 +122,10 @@ class Bus {
     , _reversed(reversed)
     , _valid(false)
     , _needsRefresh(refresh)
+    , _whiteKelvin(0)
+    , _wR(255)
+    , _wG(255)
+    , _wB(255)
     {
       _autoWhiteMode = Bus::hasWhite(type) ? aw : RGBW_MODE_MANUAL_ONLY;
     };
@@ -162,6 +167,8 @@ class Bus {
     inline  void     setStart(uint16_t start)                   { _start = start; }
     inline  void     setAutoWhiteMode(uint8_t m)                { if (m < 5) _autoWhiteMode = m; }
     inline  uint8_t  getAutoWhiteMode() const                   { return _autoWhiteMode; }
+    inline  uint16_t getWhiteKelvin() const                     { return _whiteKelvin; }
+    void             setWhiteKelvin(uint16_t k);
     inline  size_t   getNumberOfChannels() const                { return hasWhite() + 3*hasRGB() + hasCCT(); }
     inline  uint16_t getStart() const                           { return _start; }
     inline  uint8_t  getType() const                            { return _type; }
@@ -221,6 +228,10 @@ class Bus {
     uint8_t  _autoWhiteMode; // global Auto White Calculation override
     uint16_t _start;
     uint16_t _len;
+    uint16_t _whiteKelvin; // physical W-channel CCT in Kelvin (0 = neutral/legacy behavior)
+    uint8_t  _wR;          // cached W LED RGB equivalent (255,255,255 when _whiteKelvin==0)
+    uint8_t  _wG;
+    uint8_t  _wB;
     //struct { //using bitfield struct adds abour 250 bytes to binary size
       bool _reversed;//     : 1;
       bool _valid;//        : 1;
@@ -461,6 +472,7 @@ struct BusConfig {
   uint8_t skipAmount;
   bool refreshReq;
   uint8_t autoWhite;
+  uint16_t whiteKelvin; // physical W-channel CCT in Kelvin (0 = neutral/legacy behavior)
   uint8_t pins[OUTPUT_MAX_PINS] = {255, 255, 255, 255, 255};
   uint16_t frequency;
   uint8_t milliAmpsPerLed;
@@ -469,13 +481,14 @@ struct BusConfig {
   uint8_t iType; // internal bus type (I_*) determined during memory estimation, used for bus creation
   String text;
 
-  BusConfig(uint8_t busType, uint8_t* ppins, uint16_t pstart, uint16_t len = 1, uint8_t pcolorOrder = COL_ORDER_GRB, bool rev = false, uint8_t skip = 0, byte aw=RGBW_MODE_MANUAL_ONLY, uint16_t clock_kHz=0U, uint8_t maPerLed=LED_MILLIAMPS_DEFAULT, uint16_t maMax=ABL_MILLIAMPS_DEFAULT, uint8_t driver=0, String sometext = "")
+  BusConfig(uint8_t busType, uint8_t* ppins, uint16_t pstart, uint16_t len = 1, uint8_t pcolorOrder = COL_ORDER_GRB, bool rev = false, uint8_t skip = 0, byte aw=RGBW_MODE_MANUAL_ONLY, uint16_t clock_kHz=0U, uint8_t maPerLed=LED_MILLIAMPS_DEFAULT, uint16_t maMax=ABL_MILLIAMPS_DEFAULT, uint8_t driver=0, String sometext = "", uint16_t whiteK=0)
   : count(std::max(len,(uint16_t)1))
   , start(pstart)
   , colorOrder(pcolorOrder)
   , reversed(rev)
   , skipAmount(skip)
   , autoWhite(aw)
+  , whiteKelvin(whiteK)
   , frequency(clock_kHz)
   , milliAmpsPerLed(maPerLed)
   , milliAmpsMax(maMax)

wled00/cfg.cpp

@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ bool deserializeConfig(JsonObject doc, bool fromFS) {
       bool refresh = elm["ref"] | false;
       uint16_t freqkHz = elm[F("freq")] | 0;  // will be in kHz for DotStar and Hz for PWM
       uint8_t AWmode = elm[F("rgbwm")] | RGBW_MODE_MANUAL_ONLY;
+      uint16_t whiteK = elm[F("wk")] | 0; // physical W-channel CCT in K (0 = neutral/legacy)
       uint8_t maPerLed = elm[F("ledma")] | LED_MILLIAMPS_DEFAULT;
       uint16_t maMax = elm[F("maxpwr")] | (ablMilliampsMax * length) / total; // rough (incorrect?) per strip ABL calculation when no config exists
       // To disable brightness limiter we either set output max current to 0 or single LED current to 0 (we choose output max current)
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ bool deserializeConfig(JsonObject doc, bool fromFS) {
       uint8_t driverType = elm[F("drv")] | 0; // 0=RMT (default), 1=I2S note: polybus may override this if driver is not available
 
       String host = elm[F("text")] | String();
-      busConfigs.emplace_back(ledType, pins, start, length, colorOrder, reversed, skipFirst, AWmode, freqkHz, maPerLed, maMax, driverType, host);
+      busConfigs.emplace_back(ledType, pins, start, length, colorOrder, reversed, skipFirst, AWmode, freqkHz, maPerLed, maMax, driverType, host, whiteK);
       doInitBusses = true;  // finalization done in beginStrip()
       if (!Bus::isVirtual(ledType)) s++; // have as many virtual buses as you want
     }
@@ -999,6 +1000,7 @@ void serializeConfig(JsonObject root) {
     ins["type"]      = bus->getType() & 0x7F;
     ins["ref"]       = bus->isOffRefreshRequired();
     ins[F("rgbwm")]  = bus->getAutoWhiteMode();
+    ins[F("wk")]     = bus->getWhiteKelvin();
     ins[F("freq")]   = bus->getFrequency();
     ins[F("maxpwr")] = bus->getMaxCurrent();
     ins[F("ledma")]  = bus->getLEDCurrent();

wled00/data/settings_leds.htm

@@ -205,6 +205,22 @@
 			});
 			if (ppl) d.Sf.MA.value = sumMA; // populate UI ABL value if PPL used
 		}
+		// AI: below section was generated by an AI
+		// Per-bus W-LED color temperature toggle. The Kelvin input lives in a
+		// wrapper div (dig<n>wkv) that UI() shows/hides based on the checkbox;
+		// the input itself is also disabled when off, so it isn't submitted
+		// with the form — backend then sees no WK<n> arg and stores wk=0
+		// (legacy fast path). Seed the field to 6500 K when re-enabling from
+		// a blank or sub-min value so the UI default matches the sRGB white
+		// point.
+		function wkChk(n)
+		{
+			const wke = d.Sf["WKE"+n], wk = d.Sf["WK"+n];
+			if (!wke || !wk) return;
+			if (wke.checked && parseInt(wk.value)<1000) wk.value = 6500;
+			UI();
+		}
+		// AI: end
 		// enable and update LED Amps
 		function enLA(s,n)
 		{
@@ -369,6 +385,27 @@
 				gId("dig"+n+"s").style.display = (isVir(t) || isAna(t) || isHub75(t)) ? "none":"inline";  // hide skip 1st for virtual & analog
 				gId("dig"+n+"f").style.display = (isDig(t) || (isPWM(t) && maxL>2048)) ? "inline":"none"; // hide refresh (PWM hijacks reffresh for dithering on ESP32)
 				gId("dig"+n+"a").style.display = (hasW(t)) ? "inline":"none";               // auto calculate white
+				// AI: below section was generated by an AI
+				// W-channel CCT controls are only meaningful when autoWhiteCalc
+				// uses the per-channel-cap path that consumes _wR/_wG/_wB —
+				// i.e. AW mode is Brighter (1), Accurate (2), or Dual (3, where
+				// manual w==0 falls through to the Brighter path). Hide the
+				// whole toggle otherwise. The Kelvin input lives in a child
+				// block that's shown only when the checkbox is on; the input
+				// is disabled (and so not submitted) when off, so the backend
+				// stores wk=0 and the legacy autoWhite path is used.
+				{
+					const awEl = d.Sf["AW"+n];
+					const awv = awEl ? parseInt(awEl.value) : 0;
+					const wkBox = gId("dig"+n+"wk");
+					if (wkBox) wkBox.style.display = (hasW(t) && (awv === 1 || awv === 2 || awv === 3)) ? "inline" : "none";
+					const wke = d.Sf["WKE"+n], wk = d.Sf["WK"+n], wkv = gId("dig"+n+"wkv");
+					if (wke && wk) {
+						wk.disabled = !wke.checked;
+						if (wkv) wkv.style.display = wke.checked ? "inline" : "none";
+					}
+				}
+				// AI: end
 				gId("dig"+n+"l").style.display = (isD2P(t) || isPWM(t)) ? "inline":"none";  // bus clock speed / PWM speed (relative) (not On/Off)
 				gId("rev"+n).innerHTML = isAna(t) ? "Inverted output":"Reversed";           // change reverse text for analog else (rotated 180°)
 				//gId("psd"+n).innerHTML = isAna(t) ? "Index:":"Start:";                      // change analog start description
@@ -593,7 +630,7 @@
 <div id="dig${s}r" style="display:inline"><br><span id="rev${s}">Reversed</span>: <input type="checkbox" name="CV${s}"></div>
 <div id="dig${s}s" style="display:inline"><br>Skip first LEDs: <input type="number" name="SL${s}" min="0" max="255" value="0" oninput="UI()"></div>
 <div id="dig${s}f" style="display:inline"><br><span id="off${s}">Off Refresh</span>: <input id="rf${s}" type="checkbox" name="RF${s}"></div>
-<div id="dig${s}a" style="display:inline"><br>Auto-calculate W channel from RGB:<br><select name="AW${s}"><option value=0>None</option><option value=1>Brighter</option><option value=2>Accurate</option><option value=3>Dual</option><option value=4>Max</option></select>&nbsp;</div>
+<div id="dig${s}a" style="display:inline"><br>Auto-calculate W channel from RGB:<br><select name="AW${s}" onchange="UI()"><option value=0>None</option><option value=1>Brighter</option><option value=2>Accurate</option><option value=3>Dual</option><option value=4>Max</option></select><div id="dig${s}wk" style="display:none"><br>Tune RGB to W channel color temperature: <input type="checkbox" name="WKE${s}" onchange="wkChk('${s}')"><div id="dig${s}wkv" style="display:none"><br>W channel color temperature: <input type="number" name="WK${s}" min="1000" max="10000" step="50" class="l" value="6500" disabled> K</div></div></div>
 </div>`;
 				f.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", cn);
 				// fill led types (credit @netmindz)
@@ -784,6 +821,13 @@
 							d.getElementsByName("RF"+i)[0].checked = v.ref;
 							d.getElementsByName("CV"+i)[0].checked = v.rev;
 							d.getElementsByName("AW"+i)[0].value   = v.rgbwm;
+							{ // AI: derive WKE checkbox + WK seed from stored wk (0 = feature off)
+								const wkChkEl = d.getElementsByName("WKE"+i)[0];
+								const wkEl = d.getElementsByName("WK"+i)[0];
+								const wkv = parseInt(v.wk) | 0;
+								if (wkChkEl) wkChkEl.checked = wkv > 0;
+								if (wkEl) wkEl.value = wkv > 0 ? wkv : 6500;
+							}
 							d.getElementsByName("WO"+i)[0].value   = (v.order>>4) & 0x0F;
 							d.getElementsByName("SP"+i)[0].value   = v.freq;
 							d.getElementsByName("LA"+i)[0].value   = v.ledma;

wled00/set.cpp

@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
       char sl[4] = "SL"; sl[2] = offset+s; sl[3] = 0; //skip first N LEDs
       char rf[4] = "RF"; rf[2] = offset+s; rf[3] = 0; //refresh required
       char aw[4] = "AW"; aw[2] = offset+s; aw[3] = 0; //auto white mode
+      char wk[4] = "WK"; wk[2] = offset+s; wk[3] = 0; //W-channel CCT (Kelvin)
       char wo[4] = "WO"; wo[2] = offset+s; wo[3] = 0; //channel swap
       char sp[4] = "SP"; sp[2] = offset+s; sp[3] = 0; //bus clock speed (DotStar & PWM)
       char la[4] = "LA"; la[2] = offset+s; la[3] = 0; //LED mA
@@ -230,6 +231,9 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
         break;  // no parameter
       }
       awmode = request->arg(aw).toInt();
+      uint16_t whiteK = request->hasArg(wk) ? (uint16_t)request->arg(wk).toInt() : 0;
+      // Reject out-of-range or sub-1000K Kelvin values; 0 means "neutral/legacy"
+      if (whiteK != 0 && (whiteK < 1000 || whiteK > 10000)) whiteK = 0;
       uint16_t freq = request->arg(sp).toInt();
       if (Bus::isPWM(type)) {
         switch (freq) {
@@ -265,7 +269,7 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
       text = request->arg(hs).substring(0,31);
       // actual finalization is done in WLED::loop() (removing old busses and adding new)
       // this may happen even before this loop is finished so we do "doInitBusses" after the loop
-      busConfigs.emplace_back(type, pins, start, length, colorOrder | (channelSwap<<4), request->hasArg(cv), skip, awmode, freq, maPerLed, maMax, driverType, text);
+      busConfigs.emplace_back(type, pins, start, length, colorOrder | (channelSwap<<4), request->hasArg(cv), skip, awmode, freq, maPerLed, maMax, driverType, text, whiteK);
       busesChanged = true;
     }
     //doInitBusses = busesChanged; // we will do that below to ensure all input data is processed

wled00/xml.cpp

@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ void getSettingsJS(byte subPage, Print& settingsScript)
       char sl[4] = "SL"; sl[2] = offset+s; sl[3] = 0; //skip 1st LED
       char rf[4] = "RF"; rf[2] = offset+s; rf[3] = 0; //off refresh
       char aw[4] = "AW"; aw[2] = offset+s; aw[3] = 0; //auto white mode
+      char wke[5] = "WKE"; wke[3] = offset+s; wke[4] = 0; //W-channel CCT enabled (UI checkbox)
+      char wk[4] = "WK"; wk[2] = offset+s; wk[3] = 0; //W-channel CCT (Kelvin)
       char wo[4] = "WO"; wo[2] = offset+s; wo[3] = 0; //swap channels
       char sp[4] = "SP"; sp[2] = offset+s; sp[3] = 0; //bus clock speed
       char la[4] = "LA"; la[2] = offset+s; la[3] = 0; //LED current
@@ -392,6 +394,8 @@ void getSettingsJS(byte subPage, Print& settingsScript)
       printSetFormValue(settingsScript,sl,bus->skippedLeds());
       printSetFormCheckbox(settingsScript,rf,bus->isOffRefreshRequired());
       printSetFormValue(settingsScript,aw,bus->getAutoWhiteMode());
+      printSetFormCheckbox(settingsScript,wke,bus->getWhiteKelvin() > 0);
+      printSetFormValue(settingsScript,wk,bus->getWhiteKelvin() > 0 ? bus->getWhiteKelvin() : 6500);
       printSetFormValue(settingsScript,wo,bus->getColorOrder() >> 4);
       unsigned speed = bus->getFrequency();
       if (bus->isPWM()) {