Fade

A fade pattern is one in which the brightness of a segment is gradually increased or decreased, and has 5 properties and a "bounce" toggle:

• Color: The color property sets the color of the strip when it is at its brightest.

• Contrast: The contrast property sets the contrast of the strip when it is at its brightest.

• Speed: The speed property sets the period over which the fade happens. A longer period (higher number) will result in a slower fade, and a shorter period (lower number) will result in a faster fade.

• Direction: The direction toggle flips the order in which the fade occurs. The default is low to high, so from turned off to the full brightness of the color selected, but by flipping the toggle you can start with the brightness at full and then have it fade to black.

• Low and High: You can adjust the endpoints of the brightness fade. The default is from a brightness of 0 to the maximum brightness, but it is possible to adjust these to create a fade over a smaller spectrum of brightness.

• Bounce: The "bounce" toggle adds the reverse of the fade into each cycle of the pattern. If the bounce toggle is off, the pattern will fade from 0 brightness to full brightness and then jump from full brightness straight to 0 to start fading up again. With the bounce toggle on, the pattern will fade from 0 to full brightness and then fade just as slowly back to 0, then repeat.