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+"""All 7 LightSync animations for MicroPython firmware.
+
+Ported from lightsync/animations/*.py — same math, MicroPython-compatible.
+Each animation has render(t, led_count) -> list of (R,G,B) tuples.
+"""
+import math
+import random
+
+
+def _hsv_to_rgb(h, s, v):
+    """HSV to RGB conversion — replaces colorsys.hsv_to_rgb (not in MicroPython)."""
+    if s == 0.0:
+        c = int(v * 255)
+        return c, c, c
+    i = int(h * 6.0)
+    f = (h * 6.0) - i
+    p = v * (1.0 - s)
+    q = v * (1.0 - s * f)
+    t = v * (1.0 - s * (1.0 - f))
+    i = i % 6
+    if i == 0:
+        return int(v * 255), int(t * 255), int(p * 255)
+    if i == 1:
+        return int(q * 255), int(v * 255), int(p * 255)
+    if i == 2:
+        return int(p * 255), int(v * 255), int(t * 255)
+    if i == 3:
+        return int(p * 255), int(q * 255), int(v * 255)
+    if i == 4:
+        return int(t * 255), int(p * 255), int(v * 255)
+    return int(v * 255), int(p * 255), int(q * 255)
+
+
+class SolidColorAnimation:
+    def __init__(self, color, white=0):
+        self.color = tuple(color)
+        self.white = white
+
+    def render(self, t, led_count):
+        return [self.color] * led_count
+
+
+class ChaseAnimation:
+    def __init__(self, color, bg_color, speed, size, spacing, reverse, white):
+        self.color = tuple(color)
+        self.bg_color = tuple(bg_color)
+        self.speed = speed
+        self.size = size
+        self.spacing = spacing
+        self.reverse = reverse
+        self.white = white
+
+    def render(self, t, led_count):
+        period = self.size + self.spacing
+        offset = int(t * self.speed * 60)
+        pixels = []
+        for i in range(led_count):
+            if self.reverse:
+                pos = (i + offset) % period
+            else:
+                pos = (i - offset) % period
+            if pos < self.size:
+                pixels.append(self.color)
+            else:
+                pixels.append(self.bg_color)
+        return pixels
+
+
+class PulseAnimation:
+    def __init__(self, color, speed, min_brightness, max_brightness, white):
+        self.color = tuple(color)
+        self.speed = speed
+        self.min_brightness = min_brightness
+        self.max_brightness = max_brightness
+        self.white = white
+
+    def render(self, t, led_count):
+        period = 0.1 + (1.0 - self.speed) * 4.9
+        brightness = (
+            self.min_brightness
+            + (self.max_brightness - self.min_brightness)
+            * (0.5 + 0.5 * math.sin(2 * math.pi * t / period))
+        )
+        scale = brightness / 255.0
+        r = min(255, max(0, int(self.color[0] * scale)))
+        g = min(255, max(0, int(self.color[1] * scale)))
+        b = min(255, max(0, int(self.color[2] * scale)))
+        pixel = (r, g, b)
+        return [pixel] * led_count
+
+
+class RainbowAnimation:
+    def __init__(self, speed, period):
+        self.speed = speed
+        self.period = period
+
+    def render(self, t, led_count):
+        pixels = []
+        for i in range(led_count):
+            hue = (i / led_count / self.period + t * self.speed) % 1.0
+            r, g, b = _hsv_to_rgb(hue, 1.0, 1.0)
+            pixels.append((r, g, b))
+        return pixels
+
+
+class StrobeAnimation:
+    def __init__(self, color, speed, duty_cycle, white):
+        self.color = tuple(color)
+        self.speed = speed
+        self.duty_cycle = duty_cycle
+        self.white = white
+
+    def render(self, t, led_count):
+        freq = 1.0 + self.speed * 19.0
+        phase = (t * freq) % 1.0
+        if phase < self.duty_cycle:
+            pixel = self.color
+        else:
+            pixel = (0, 0, 0)
+        return [pixel] * led_count
+
+
+class ColorWipeAnimation:
+    def __init__(self, color, speed, reverse, white):
+        self.color = tuple(color)
+        self.speed = speed
+        self.reverse = reverse
+        self.white = white
+
+    def render(self, t, led_count):
+        fill_count = min(led_count, int(t * self.speed * 60))
+        black = (0, 0, 0)
+        if not self.reverse:
+            pixels = [self.color] * fill_count + [black] * (led_count - fill_count)
+        else:
+            pixels = [black] * (led_count - fill_count) + [self.color] * fill_count
+        return pixels
+
+
+class FireAnimation:
+    def __init__(self, cooling, sparking, speed):
+        self.cooling = cooling
+        self.sparking = sparking
+        self.speed = speed
+        self._heat = None  # bytearray, lazy-init
+        self._led_count = 0
+
+    def render(self, t, led_count):
+        # Lazy-init or resize heat array (bytearray to avoid GC pressure)
+        if self._heat is None or self._led_count != led_count:
+            self._heat = bytearray(led_count)
+            self._led_count = led_count
+
+        steps = max(1, int(self.speed * 3))
+        heat = self._heat
+
+        for _ in range(steps):
+            # Step 1: Cool every cell
+            for i in range(led_count):
+                cooldown = random.randint(0, (self.cooling * 10 // led_count) + 2)
+                v = heat[i] - cooldown
+                heat[i] = v if v > 0 else 0
+
+            # Step 2: Heat drifts upward
+            for i in range(led_count - 1, 1, -1):
+                heat[i] = (heat[i - 1] + heat[i - 2] + heat[i - 2]) // 3
+
+            # Step 3: Randomly ignite sparks near bottom
+            if random.randint(0, 255) < self.sparking:
+                y = random.randint(0, min(6, led_count - 1))
+                v = heat[y] + random.randint(160, 255)
+                heat[y] = v if v < 255 else 255
+
+        # Map heat to color
+        pixels = []
+        for i in range(led_count):
+            h = heat[i]
+            if h < 85:
+                pixels.append((h * 3, 0, 0))
+            elif h < 170:
+                h2 = h - 85
+                pixels.append((255, h2 * 3, 0))
+            else:
+                h2 = h - 170
+                c = h2 * 3
+                pixels.append((255, 255, c if c < 255 else 255))
+        return pixels
+
+
+# Animation factory — maps names to constructors with default params
+def create_animation(cmd):
+    """Create animation instance from parsed animation command dict.
+
+    Args:
+        cmd: dict from parse_animation_cmd() with keys:
+            animation, speed, color, bg_color, white, density, reverse
+
+    Returns:
+        Animation instance with render(t, led_count) method.
+    """
+    name = cmd['animation']
+    color = cmd['color']       # (R, G, B) tuple
+    bg_color = cmd['bg_color'] # (R, G, B) tuple
+    speed = cmd['speed']
+    white = cmd['white']
+    density = cmd['density']
+    reverse = cmd['reverse']
+
+    if name == 'solid_color':
+        return SolidColorAnimation(color, white)
+    elif name == 'chase':
+        return ChaseAnimation(color, bg_color, speed, density or 3, 7, reverse, white)
+    elif name == 'pulse':
+        return PulseAnimation(color, speed, 0, 255, white)
+    elif name == 'rainbow':
+        return RainbowAnimation(speed, 1.0)
+    elif name == 'strobe':
+        return StrobeAnimation(color, speed, 0.1, white)
+    elif name == 'color_wipe':
+        return ColorWipeAnimation(color, speed, reverse, white)
+    elif name == 'fire':
+        return FireAnimation(density or 55, 120, speed)
+    else:
+        print('[anim] Unknown animation:', name)
+        return SolidColorAnimation(color, white)  # fallback