Auto-select pixel driving method based on LEDPIN

wled00/NpbWrapper.h

@@ -5,22 +5,28 @@
 //#define WORKAROUND_ESP32_BITBANG
 //see https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/issues/2 for flicker free ESP32 support
 
-#define LEDPIN 2 //strip pin. Only effective for ESP32, ESP8266 must use gpio2
+#define LEDPIN 2 //strip pin. Any for ESP32, gpio2 is recommended for ESP8266
 
 //uncomment this if red and green are swapped
 //#define SWAPRG
 
 //automatically uses the right driver method for each platform
 #ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
-#ifdef WORKAROUND_ESP32_BITBANG
-#define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp32BitBangWs2813Method
-#else
-#define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp32RmtWS2813_V3Method
-#endif
+  #ifdef WORKAROUND_ESP32_BITBANG
+    #define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp32BitBangWs2813Method
+  #else
+    #define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp32RmtWS2813_V3Method
+  #endif
 #else //esp8266
-//you may change to DMA method on pin GPIO3 here
-#define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp8266Uart800KbpsMethod
-//#define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp8266Dma800KbpsMethod
+  //autoselect the right method depending on strip pin
+  #if LEDPIN == 2
+    #define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp8266Uart800KbpsMethod
+  #elif LEDPIN == 3
+    #define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp8266Dma800KbpsMethod
+  #else
+    #define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp8266BitBang800KbpsMethod
+    #pragma message "Software BitBang will be used because of your selected LED pin. This may cause flicker. Use GPIO 2 or 3 for best results."
+  #endif
 #endif
 
 //handle swapping Red and Green automatically

wled00/wled05_init.ino

@@ -258,13 +258,8 @@ void getBuildInfo()
   #endif
   oappend("button-pin: gpio");
   oappendi(buttonPin);
-  oappend("\r\n");
-  #ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
-  oappend("strip-pin: gpio");
+  oappend("\r\nstrip-pin: gpio");
   oappendi(LEDPIN);
-  #else
-  oappend("strip-pin: gpio2");
-  #endif
   oappend("\r\nbuild-type: dev\r\n");
 }