Using hardware I2C on an ESP32? Do you need to connect multiple I2C devices with the same address? Normally, you wouldn’t be able to do that without extra parts, but on the ESP32, [BastelBaus… ...

The shift register method allows the ESP32 to operate at five times the speed of the LED strip, so it can push out the bits on each pin for five strips, latch, and then repeat for each bit for 256 ...